Crystal Palace F.C. is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, who compete in the Premier League, the highest level of English football, and featured in the Apple TV+ series, Ted Lasso.
The club's nickname became "The Eagles", with the badge showing the image of an eagle holding a ball. The club made use of an American bald eagle, called Kayla, as the club mascot, with the bird flying from one end of the stadium to the other at every home game.
A match between Crystal Palace and AFC Richmond is the first game in the season especially their rival club has a new owner Rebecca Welton and a new manager Ted Lasso. Marcus asks Ted about the upcoming match, and the coach answers that crystals seem fragile, which make the journalists laugh.
The rivalry between the clubs is very intense enough to be characterized as a "Derby Day" in London by sport commentator Arlo White. At first, Ted doesn't want to change the game plan the team had used earlier under the previous coach George Cartrick leadership in the season against Palace as Richmond had beaten them convincingly.
However, the club lost to Palace and Arlo White concludes that it's an inauspicious start to the Ted Lasso era. He says that Richmond looks disjointed, uninspired, and joyless during the match under the new manager and coach.
The club also plays an important role in Richmond's battle against the relegation from the Premier League: when Palace beat Norwich City F.C. 6-0, Richmond is draw with Manchester City F.C. and has a chance to avoid relegation. Everyone at the stadium is receiving a text message about the scores, and it makes everyone pumped up.
When Roy Kent gets injured and hurt his knee during the match, Isaac McAdoo leads the team into using the 'Lasso Special' elaborate set-piece; the American Football strategy confuses the opposing team and it gives Dani Rojas a chance to score a goal. Unfortunately, ended up losing to Manchester City thanks to a last-minute goal by Jamie Tartt.
Behind the scene, Crystal Palace's real-life home ground, Selhurst Park, served as a stand-in for AFC Richmond's fictional home ground, Nelson Road Stadium.