Patriots v Seahawks: the most Latino Super Bowl Trump will lose | OneFootball

The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will face off in a Super Bowl with an unprecedented Latin presence, both on the field and in the musical lineup, which will feature Bad Bunny as the main attraction, whom Donald Trump called "a terrible choice."

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The President of the United States, currently involved in a crackdown on undocumented immigrants across the country, said in an interview on Saturday that he does not plan to attend this year's Super Bowl, the final of the National Football League (NFL) championship, which will be held on February 8 in Santa Clara, near San Francisco, California.

Trump, 79, was the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl in the previous edition, where he received applause from the crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, but this time considers Santa Clara "simply too far" to travel.

Nonetheless, the Republican did not miss the opportunity to harshly criticize the musical performance being prepared by the NFL, a league with which he has had several disagreements, but also tried to join several times as a team owner.

In the 60th edition of the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny will be the first Latin American artist as the main attraction of the highly coveted halftime show.

The Puerto Rican star has already spoken out against Trump's anti-immigration policies and even excluded the United States from his current world tour for fear that his shows would be affected by immigration operations.

Since his election, tensions continue to rise in cities like Minneapolis, where two Americans died in protests this month at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

In addition to the reggaeton artist, whose performance is expected to be predominantly in Spanish, the punk rock band Green Day will also perform. Years ago, they compared Trump to Hitler.

"I'm against them. I think it's a terrible choice. All he does is sow hate. Terrible," Trump told the New York Post about the lineup, which also caused outrage among the NFL's strong conservative fan base.

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Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico

Besides Bad Bunny, the significant presence of players with Latin American roots could also be a turning point for the NFL's expansion.

Omnipresent in the United States, the largest sports market in the world, the league has recently expanded its reach, targeting other regions, especially Europe and Latin America.

Besides Mexico, where it has a passionate fan base, the NFL landed in São Paulo in 2024, a city that hosted the first two regular-season games in South America.

These playoffs have also sparked growing interest in countries historically less connected to American football, such as Colombia and Venezuela, thanks to two players currently on the New England Patriots.

Christian González, whose father is Colombian and mother American, has been one of the key players in the New England Patriots' return to the Super Bowl for the first time since the end of the dynasty led by Tom Brady.

The Texan cornerback, selected for the Pro Bowl, stood out in Sunday's victory against the Denver Broncos with a decisive interception two minutes before the end, amid a heavy snowstorm.

Venezuela will also be represented in the Super Bowl through kicker Andy Borregales, who was born in Caracas and moved with his family to Miami as a child.

The 23-year-old rookie converted a field goal on Sunday that sealed the final score of 10 to 7 in the American Conference (AFC) final.

Safety Jaylinn Hawkins is another Patriots player with Latin American roots, as he has family in Panama.

The Seahawks, who haven't reached the Super Bowl since losing to the Patriots in 2015, will also contribute to this unprecedented representation with Elijah Arroyo, who missed Sunday's victory against the Los Angeles Rams (31 to 27) due to a knee injury.

The 22-year-old tight end, a Florida native, who is also in his first year in the NFL, has Mexican ancestry and lived part of his youth in Cancún.

*With content from AFP

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