Foy Vance and Ed Sheeran win Emmy for Ted Lasso song

Foy Vance has won an Emmy alongside Ed Sheeran for a song written for the Ted Lasso soundtrack.

The singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland collected the award on the first night of the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

Vance was named the co-winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, along with Sheeran and Swedish music producer Max Martin.

Originally from Bangor, County Down, Vance rose to prominence in 2013 with his critically-acclaimed album Joy of Nothing, for which he won the inaugural Northern Ireland Music Prize.

Vance collected the award on behalf of his collaborators at the Peacock Theatre on Saturday.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Vance said: "What an honour to accept this award last night."

The musician added: "We wanted to make a 'come all ye' of a song that felt universal and unifying... [I] never would have dreamed it would receive the coveted Emmy nod let alone take home the award… bewildering."

Sheeran said he was not expecting to win and it was a "real, real surprise" waking up to the news as he begins his tour of Asia.

"We were all fans of the show and got asked to do a song for the finale, so two years ago this month we got in together and wrote a song about love and football, and how it is always about the journey rather than the destination," Sheeran wrote on Instagram.

"It was up against some fantastic artists and songs in its Emmy category... hence not thinking we had a chance in hell of winning, but thank you so much for whoever voted for it, and to Max, Foy and all the Lasso crew.