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## Football


* ![Super Bowl LX: Fan Zone](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6504134f8fa642c2/6998cdd707a30daa0677dbe3/AP26035123578381.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl 2026](https://time.com/7368808/super-bowl-2026-seahawks-patriots/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Rebecca Schneid
* ![FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump on the red carpet prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta59f24216a54b76e/6998cd29a97fc08523a7507e/trump-infantino.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Why Some are Calling for a World Cup Boycott](https://time.com/7358117/fifa-world-cup-boycott-soccer-football-trump-infantino/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
* ![Buffalo Bills v Chicago Bears - NFL Preseason 2025](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta54fe64ec84fb0cd/6998c98e1500fb22d8aa6932/buffalo-bills-josh-allen.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2025  
## [The Buffalo Bills Need to Break Through](https://time.com/7315034/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-super-bowl/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., on April 12, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5cbbf33aee16bc1c/6998c95107a30dfd1977d462/UNC-Bill-Belichick.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 1, 2025  
## [Meet the Players on Bill Belichick's Team](https://time.com/7312665/bill-belichick-unc-football-team/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![A football and jersey displaying U.S. President Donald Trump's name in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f9a272b394c844f/6998c86583ec37d445c7ac8a/nfl-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2025  
## [Trump Threatens Washington Commanders’ RFK Stadium Deal Over Team Name](https://time.com/7303898/trump-washington-commanders-redskins-name-rfk-stadium-deal-cleveland-indians/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Chad de Guzman  
* ![Super Bowl LIX Opening Night](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e98e225c8cf1c2d/6998b32393610c29a1c2d783/nfl-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Here’s What Chiefs and Eagles Players Have Said About Trump Attending the Super Bowl](https://time.com/7213813/chiefs-eagles-super-bowl-trump/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Simmone Shah
* ![Arizona Cardinals v San Francisco 49ers](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f3472c0e7e17f99/698a89f1b21a9c3fff50f247/GettyImages-2176244988.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2024  
## [Tom Brady Can't Have It Both Ways](https://time.com/7093911/tom-brady-raiders-owner-fox-sports/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Michael Vick photographed in Los Angeles, CA in 2021](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc7fe3356cf47d3a5/698a5b27b3fce333ea0cda27/michael-vick-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Michael Vick on Being a Black Quarterback](https://time.com/7023897/nfl-michael-vick-black-quarterback-interview/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b256affeed06577/698a5a77186892c64a6c870c/GettyImages-2013535802.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [The NFL's New Kickoff Rules, Explained](https://time.com/7017026/nfl-kickoff-rules-new-explained/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Patrick Mahomes](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1417afa70021fbf/698a559ab3fce36a4a0cd08d/patrick-mahomes-ii-time100-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 16, 2024  
## [Patrick Mahomes Is Rewriting the Playbook](https://time.com/6966732/patrick-mahomes-interview-time100-2024/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory  
* ![Fans watch as Kansas City Chiefs players celebrate during the Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 14, 2024.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d3d13292f89ecec/698a488e457a529133d68d2c/chiefs-parade-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 14, 2024  
## [Chiefs' Super Bowl Parade in Photos](https://time.com/6694916/chiefs-super-bowl-parade/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Solcyré Burga and Eli Cohen
* ![A Dallas Cowboys flag on the field during the first half in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Dec. 24, 2022 in Arlington.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7306886933d9221d/698a43fed0753356b7e6ec4f/cowboys-football-fan-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2024  
## [This Cowboys Fan Is Done After 53 Years](https://time.com/6564281/dallas-cowboys-mike-mccarthy-fans/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Bill Belichick looks on during the NFL match between Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots on Nov. 12, 2023.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta36e3698077ea401/698a43cbdb2987e059269b4c/bill-Belichick-partiots-coach-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Why You Should Root for Bill Belichick](https://time.com/6554623/bill-belichick-leaving-patriots/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![New York Jets v Cleveland Browns](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95c04faf905d34f1/698a439009208fa5d941b111/GettyImages-1890897758.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 4, 2024  
## [Aaron Rodgers Needs to Stop Talking](https://time.com/6552017/aaron-rodgers-jimmy-kimmel-tweet-jeffrey-epstein/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Sean Gregory
* ![Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Buffalo Bills](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9320b940e0ba68c1/698a4273d07533770de6e9a6/thompson-fox.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2023  
## [Charissa Thompson Addresses Statement About Making Up Sideline Reports. Here’s What to Know](https://time.com/6336939/charissa-thompson-addresses-statement-making-up-sideline-reports-what-to-know/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Simmone Shah

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