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Star-studded crowd to include Trump, and Swift, despite differences
A capacity crowd of around 74,000 is expected in the Superdome in New Orleans.
Among them will be pop sensation Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and Donald Trump — the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl.
Trump has had a difficult history with the NFL, having repeatedly criticized Black players for kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
He also has a strained relationship with Swift, who issued an empassioned endorsement for Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election campaign.
This prompted Trump to post “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” on social media.
Swift’s boyfriend Kelce, however, does not appear to hold a grudge. He has recently said he’d be “honored” if Trump became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
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02/09/2025February 9, 2025
Why is it Super Bowl LIX, in Roman numerals?
Ever wondered why this 59th Super Bowl is called “Super Bowl LIX,” using Roman numerals?
Well, the answer — somewhat counterintuitively — is that it’s designed to prevent confusion.
Super Bowls are held early in the new year, but technically, they crown the winner of the preceding year’s season. Tonight’s game, for instance, decides the champion of the 2024 NFL season.
The tradition was adopted for the fifth Superbowl, in 1971, with officials hoping it would keep things simple.
Even so, the exact reasoning that determined that the general public would be less confused by “Super Bowl V” rather than “Super Bowl 5” is still somewhat of a mystery to the DW online newsroom.
And on the eve of Super Bowl LIX — well past most people’s Latin counting range — it’s no less puzzling.
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Who’s playing? When does the game start?
The Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans later on Sunday.
The game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. local time, which is already the early hours of Monday for much of the world.
Viewers on Central European Time, like those in Germany, need to tune in at half past midnight. Those on Greenwich Mean Time, for instance in the UK, at half past 11 on Sunday.
Watching from Delhi? Then the game starts at 6 a.m.
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Kansas City Chiefs chasing history and 3rd straight title
Kansas could become the first ever NFL franchise to win three successive Super Bowls tonight.
But they face the stingiest defense in the league, and a Philadelphia Eagles team hungry for revenge after letting a 10-point halftime lead against the Chiefs slip two years ago.
Two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the orchestrator of the Chiefs’ offense, and before the game he warned he expected to face “a great football team, a team that’s going to play with a lot of pride, a team that’s going to play hard, play fast.”
The game will also showcase a clash of generations on the touchline, as 66-year-old Chiefs coach Andy Reid faces off against his 43-year-old counterpart Nick Sirianni.
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