{"id":44677,"date":"2025-12-06T19:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44677"},"modified":"2025-12-06T19:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:04:44","slug":"president-donald-trump-announces-he-wants-to-change-the-name-of-american-football-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44677","title":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump Announces He Wants To Change The Name Of \u201cAmerican Football\u201d [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/amplify_video_thumb\/1997016249147240448\/img\/zQYmYuMzG1WQHTUn.jpg\" alt=\"Tackleball.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>President Donald Trump drops another controversial football-related opinion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump thinks America\u2019s most popular sport needs to change its name.<\/p>\n<p>During his second term as president, Donald Trump has suggested several changes for the NFL. Among them,\u00a0<strong>Trump wants the Washington Commanders to\u00a0revert to their old team name<\/strong>,\u00a0which\u00a0was scrapped five years ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_ub_inpage20\" class=\"adsconex-banner-parallax\" data-ad-placement=\"banner20\"><\/div>\n<p>The Commanders are also getting a new stadium that will be built on the site of the old RFK Stadium. The 79-year-old Trump has\u00a0<strong>asked the Commanders to name their<\/strong>\u00a0new stadium after him.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Trump participated in the 2026 FIFA\u00a0<strong>World Cup<\/strong>\u00a0draw ceremony on Friday. While speaking on stage, Trump made the case for the sport of \u201cAmerican football\u201d to change its name, per Elizabeth Flores of\u00a0<strong><em>USA Today<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWhen you look at what has happened to the sport, which we call soccer in the U.S., we never call it that because we have another conflict with a thing called football. But when you think about it, this is football, there is no question. We have to come up with another name for the other one. It really does not make sense when you think about it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"ub-banner2\" class=\"adsconex-banner\" align=\"center\" data-ad-placement=\"banner2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKvGoqXTqZEDFVdYCAQdr986qw\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" data-ad-placement=\"banner2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKvGoqXTqZEDFVdYCAQdr986qw\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" data-ad-placement=\"banner2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKvGoqXTqZEDFVdYCAQdr986qw\">\n<p>Here\u2019s the video of Donald Trump making the argument:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1997002871523659941&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fpresident-donald-trump-wants-to-change-name-of-american-football%2F&amp;sessionId=8d2b57719491f820b29ca24394da44f0dfc817a9&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>With all due respect to the president, that certainly isn\u2019t happening. Americans are proud of \u201cAmerican football\u201d, and they\u2019re not going to start giving soccer the more commonly used \u201cfootball\u201d term.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Donald Trump Has Been Heavily Involved In The Professional Sports Scene<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"div_ub_inpage21\" class=\"adsconex-banner-parallax\" data-ad-placement=\"banner21\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4.dailysportspage.com\/cumulus\/image\/849412\/600\/400\/\" alt=\"Report: Trump wants D.C. stadium named after him | KNBR\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Roger Goodell and Donald Trump (Photo via Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During his second term as President of the United States, Trump has been heavily involved in the professional sports scene. He became the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl when the\u00a0<strong>Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong>\u00a0defeated the\u00a0<strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong>\u00a0in the big game.<\/p>\n<p>Before Team USA and Team Canada met in the 4 Nations Face-Off finals, Trump spoke to the American players to wish them luck. He also helped set up the first-ever \u201c<strong>UFC<\/strong>\u00a0White House\u201d event that will be held on the South Lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump watched the Commanders\u2019 Week 10 home game against the\u00a0<strong>Detroit Lions<\/strong>, a 44-22 victory for the away team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; President Donald Trump drops another controversial football-related opinion. President Donald Trump thinks America\u2019s most popular sport needs to change its name. 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