In a recent interview, Will Ferrell spoke about what it is like to be one of the ambassadors for the FIFA World Cup and joked about how the role demands a great deal of his time and attention.
A passionate soccer fan and co-owner of Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), he is part of the Los Angeles community ambassador group alongside Magic Johnson, Snoop Dogg, Mia Hamm, and Eva Longoria, helping welcome visitors and promote the tournament’s festivities.
When asked how the new role was going, the actor and comedian jokingly said that his work as an ambassador is “terrible.”
“I thought it was going to be great. I have to mow the lawn. I don’t even have a motorized lawn mower. I have a manual lawn mower, and it’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge: when I finish one side, I have to start over on the other. I’m there all the time,” he said during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.
The 58-year-old Ferrell also jokingly “complained” about all the difficulties of being a FIFA ambassador, the amount of “paperwork” involved, and the time he supposedly spends making sure athletes are being treated properly.
“I’m processing things like HR complaints, all this passport bureaucracy, all by myself. And I’m having to wash the uniforms too,” he joked, adding that he has so many responsibilities that he barely has time to watch the tournament matches.
“I’ve got a lot of work to do. I have to do night patrol. I have to operate a drone,” said the former “Saturday Night Live” star. “I thought it would be a really cool job,” he added. “But it hasn’t exactly turned out that way.”
The host, laughing at Ferrell’s complaints, suggested that if he were ever offered a similar role in the future, he should simply decline it. However, the actor replied that he takes the assignment very seriously: “No, I’m very dedicated.”
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