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At 2026 World Cup Draw, Trump Urges Calling Soccer 'Football' and Renaming the NFL

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino handed the president a newly created Peace Prize at the Washington event.

Overview

  • The comments came during an on-stage Q&A at the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5.
  • Trump argued the global game should carry the name "football" in the United States and said the NFL should "come up with another name."
  • Accounts of the room differed, with some reports citing applause and others noting subdued laughter.
  • NFL legends Tom Brady and Eli Manning were in attendance, and Kevin Hart and Heidi Klum took part in the program.
  • Coverage situates the remarks in the longstanding U.S. terminology debate, with no sign of any formal response from the NFL.