LUKE'S TED LASSO VIBE CAN NICK IT

SIR NICK FALDO says Luke Donald is like Ted Lasso - only with a better winning record - with the feelgood factor he has created for Team Europe. And the European skipper has promised more dad jokes and fun this week before facing the serious business of retaining the Ryder Cup on US soil.

- FROM NEIL MCLEMAN

And the European skipper has promised more dad jokes and fun this week before facing the serious business of retaining the Ryder Cup on US soil.

Six-time Major winner Faldo was a guest at the State Banquet for Donald Trump at Windsor Castle last week - and he is an even bigger fan of Europe's Donald and Lasso.

The Richmond coach brought a folksy optimism to the fictional Premier League team with the sign "Believe" above the door. His side were relegated in the first season before returning to the top.