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Soccer gets comedy series treatment with help from Liverpool
Read full article: Soccer gets comedy series treatment with help from LiverpoolThis undated photo made available by Terry Cartwright Television Ltd shows the filming in London of The First Team a new BBC comedy drama series about a fictional soccer team. (Terry Cartwright Television Ltd via AP)Mattie Sullivan cannot believe he is making the leap from American soccer to the Premier League. But Sullivan wont be seen in the Premier League anytime soon, and not just because the competition is suspended. This is an opening scene from the The First Team, a TV comedy series which premieres on the BBC in Britain next week. The series largely focuses on the off-field antics of Premier League players with more cash than common sense.