This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Actor Cristo Fernández, known worldwide for portraying Dani Rojas in the series Ted Lasso, may be on the verge of turning fiction into reality. A source from El Paso Locomotive, a second-tier American team, confirmed to Goal that Fernández, 35, played for 30 minutes in a friendly match against New Mexico United last Saturday. The match served as part of a trial period that the actor is undergoing with the USL Championship team, after starting to train with the squad the previous Thursday. Club source confirms Cristo Fernandez (the man behind Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso) played 30 minutes in a friendly for USL Championship team El Paso Locomotive against New Mexico United on Saturday. They are yet to make a decision on his future. Verdict expected this week. The decision regarding a potential contract has not yet been made, but the verdict is expected this week. Although he is now recognized for his charisma on television — where he immortalized the enthusiastic "Football is life!" — Fernández has a genuine past in football. In his teenage years, he joined the academy of Tecos FC in Mexico, but saw his career interrupted due to serious knee injuries. Now, more than a decade later, the unlikely opportunity to return to competitive football arises, albeit in a context different from what he envisioned in his youth. The question remains: can the actor who plays Dani Rojas replicate, even partially, the impact of the character that has won fans around the world? In El Paso, the answer may come in the coming days.
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