Ted Lasso’s Cristo Fernandez on Quitting Acting to Live his Fútbol Dream | Orange Slices w/ Heath Pearce

Heath is joined by footballer, actor, writer, filmmaker Cristo Fernandez! Best known for the role of Dani Rojas on the hit Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” Cristo is now a real professional football/soccer player for El Paso Locomotive in the USL Championship.  Heath and Cristo talk about the challenges of pursuing your football dreams, partying with Ronaldinho, and Cristo’s new children’s book, “Fútbol Is Life!”  Watch Orange Slices every Tuesday and Thursday wherever you get your podcasts! Orange Slices connects the past, present, and future generations of U.S. internationals around our collective soccer story.  Hosted by former U.S. international Heath Pearce the show is an unfiltered celebration of our national teams and soccer Americana. From the muddy fields of our youth to the games won and lost on the world's stage, weekly episodes will feature guests from different generations of American soccer sharing stories, insights, and commentary on their soccer experiences and the American game.  Sign up now for your twenty-five dollar bonus on FanDuel Predicts. Go to FanDuel.Com/Predicts to sign up.