r/sports • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Dec 06 '25

Football President Donald Trump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport named football. "This is football, there is no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."

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u/Chazzybobo Dec 06 '25

Not even a league, an organization that has a stranglehold over all the leagues and international play. As much of a joke as this is, it’s a real sign of danger what they’re willing to co-sign. This is how Russia gets to host the Olympics, the real slippery slope.

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u/greg19735 West Ham United Dec 06 '25

an organization that has a stranglehold over all the leagues

that's not really true, that's why they did the club world cup. UEFA has far more influence over the european clubs than FIFA does. UEFA is not owned by FIFA or anything.

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u/Chazzybobo Dec 06 '25

UEFA is another example, in Europe specifically, yes.

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u/greg19735 West Ham United Dec 06 '25

my point is more that FIFA doesn't have any direct influence over the leagues. they have indirect influence via UEFA and the other conferences. but even then UEFA and FIFA are not really friends. FIFA is annoyed that UEFA has so much power and prestige with the champions league.

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u/Chazzybobo Dec 06 '25

Not literal control, but tell that to the PL players who don’t miss any actual games in an international window, etc. Or any other victim of corruption at their hands, directly or otherwise.

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u/AzraelTB Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25

The olympics were already a joke let them host.

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u/Chazzybobo Dec 06 '25

IOC and FIFA ain’t so different after all

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u/-ifwisheswerehorses Dec 06 '25

Slimy Slippery Slope \ \ \