Football or soccer? Trump makes NFL name-change hint
- Donald Trump has suggested that the NFL (National Football League) may have to change its name.
- The U.S. president made the light-hearted claim while on stage during the World Cup 2026 draw, when the topic of the terms 'football' and 'soccer' came up.
- After praising the impact of football in the U.S., Trump said: "We never call it football as we seem to have a conflict on another thing called football (referring to NFL). When you think about it, it shouldn't be called football, this is football."
- Trump added: "We have to come up with another name for the NFL, it really doesn't make sense when you think about it.”
- Trump later went on to praise Fifa for its ticket sales ahead of the World Cup next summer.