The San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will meet in the Super Bowl, the culmination of the American football season.
NFL team Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Travis Kelce and a pop superstar Taylor Swift’s the dating relationship has had surprising effects.
The couple’s togetherness started in the fall, after which the series has gained a huge number of new followers from Swift’s fans and for example broke audience records. Sales of Kelce’s jerseys increased by more than 400 percent when the couple’s relationship was confirmed.
The star relationship has also caused strange speculations. Swift has been a prominent supporter of the US Democratic Party in the past.
Now, right-wing politicians across the country are claiming that Swift and Kelce’s relationship is part of a plot to manipulate the outcome of the Super Bowl so that Kansas wins. This would help the Democratic candidate Joe Biden to win the election.
Arguments have presented for example, a former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Fox News TV anchor Jesse Watters.
On the night before Monday, the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will meet in the Super Bowl, which will be played Finnish time.
The rumor mill has already made enough rounds that the commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell had to get angry about it.
– I’m not a good screenwriter. The idea that the outcome of the Super Bowl was scripted and pre-planned is nonsense. It doesn’t even have to be discussed, Goodell said According to the BBC.
According to NFL boss Goodell, Swift’s interest in American football has been welcomed by the sport.
– The Taylor Swift effect has only been positive. Travis and Taylor are charming young people. He knows what great entertainment is and that’s probably why he loves the NFL.
– A new group of young supporters, especially young women, are curious to see why Swift is interested in this game.
Swift has appeared in 12 Chiefs games this season. However, it is not yet certain whether the pop star will make it to the culmination of the NFL season, as he has a gig in Tokyo, Japan the day before.
US Embassy of Japan promised last week that Swift would make it comfortably to the match in Las Vegas.
The 49ers and Chiefs last met in the Super Bowl in 2020, when the Chiefs won 31–20. The 49ers have five NFL championships, most recently in 1994. The Chiefs are making their fourth Super Bowl appearance in the last five years and are seeking their third title.