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Trump argues the U.S. should adopt the global term 'football' for soccer and rename the NFL, citing international consistency during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.
- On Friday at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Official Draw in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump proposed renaming the National Football League and urged Americans to call association football football instead.
- Citing global usage, Trump argued the United States should "fall in line with the rest of the world" because the term 'soccer' vs 'football' creates a "little bit of a conflict".
- Recollecting Pelé, Trump praised him as "one of the greats," recalled watching Pelé for the Cosmos, and noted Pelé "scored three goals out there."
- The debate could intensify as American sports fans mock the U.S. cultural usage of 'soccer' and media note Trump does not consider the National Football League 'real football.'
- In a notable moment, Trump said, 'When 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,' while attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw Friday in Washington D.C., and the report was updated Dec. 5, 2025.
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Enthusiasted by the 2026 World Cup draw, U.S. President Donald Trump said this Friday that American football should be renamed, considering that the round ball, called "soccer" in that country, really deserves the name of "football." "We have a small conflict with something else called football. But when you think about it (...) this is football, there is no doubt. You have to find another name for everything that has to do with the NFL (Nationa…
The American president likes to express his opinion even on matters over which he has no direct influence.
"It doesn't make any sense for us to say 'soccer'," said the US President during the draw for the 2026 World Cup. "We need to find another name for the NFL."
New York Post
einnews.comPresident Trump says soccer should be renamed to football in US — reigniting age-old debate around the ‘beautiful game’
President Donald Trump weighed in on the age-old debate about the proper name for soccer -- insisting it should be called football in the United States.
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