President Donald Trump's second term will be a historic four years for the sports world.
All eyes will be on the United States, which will host the World Cup and the Summer Olympics during the president's first term.
And for American sports, Mr. Trump's controversial position among many of the country's biggest stars and celebrities could be even more heated than it was four years ago.
Here's a look at all the sports history that will come under the political and global microscope over the next four years with President Trump in the White House.
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First college football national champion to visit the White House in the expanded playoff era
Donald Trump waves to the crowd during the Alabama-Georgia game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images)
The 2024 college football season will be the first in history to feature a 12-team playoff, and also the first to feature a major realignment of the sport's most prominent conference following a mass exodus of programs from the Pac-12.
Although the first official championship will technically be held just days before Trump's inauguration in January, the winner's visit to the White House will be one of the first visits of Trump's second term.
Trump should expect respect from the sports world's coaches and stars. During President Trump's first term, and even during his recent campaign, college football was the most unanimously pro-Trump sport in the United States. The games were met with thunderous applause, including multiple Army-Navy games in September and the Georgia-Alabama game in September.
Not a single college football national champion skipped a White House visit during President Trump's first term. Meanwhile, Georgia has decided not to visit President Biden's White House in 2023.
And while many prominent college football coaches have not publicly spoken out against President Trump, many have spoken positively about the president-elect.
There are currently 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoff, so over the next three years President Trump's White House could host the lowest team in history to win a national title, which could mean a potential U.S. It is a story of the underdog.
Four WNBA seasons at the dawn of the Caitlin Clark era.
President Trump infamously refused to invite several major women's basketball championship teams, including all WNBA champions, to the White House during his first term.
Among them were the 2017 women's college basketball champion South Carolina Gamecocks, the 2017 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, and the 2018 women's college basketball champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The 2018 WNBA champions, the Seattle Storm, were not invited, but made it clear that they would not have attended the ceremony if they had been invited.
The last time President Trump's White House hosted a women's basketball team was the 2019 national champion Baylor Bears.
LSU's Angel Reese (right) and Iowa State's Caitlin Clark (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/File)
The reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty is scheduled to visit President Trump's White House in May. However, it is possible that you will not be invited, or that you will not participate even if you are invited. Liberty star Brianna Stewart is a left-wing values activist who took part in protests against Trump's travel ban in January 2017, shortly after Trump first took office.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old superstar Caitlin Clark has brought a new and significant spotlight to the sport since President Trump last took office, with Trump himself praising Clark in an interview on his TV show. and suggested that her salary was low. “Let's Go!” Podcast.
President Trump: “She's great, by the way.” said about clark. “I've watched her. I think she's unbelievable. Watching her shots, her shots go in, I wonder if she can make shots like that in the NBA. ?She's incredible.''
Clark could lead the Indiana Fever to a WNBA title in the next three years, considering the rookie star led the team to the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons. If that happens, whether Clark and his teammates attend President Trump's visit to the White House will be a key moment in the history of the WNBA and the future of its audience.
2026 FIFA World Cup
President Trump is scheduled to present the 2026 World Cup trophy after the final at MetLife Stadium. The Trump administration is the first to bid to host the 2026 World Cup, and President Trump will be the president when the event is held.
But the deal was initially agreed to with the understanding that Trump was not president when the event took place amid concerns over the controversy he had stirred up in the international community. During a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the White House in August 2018, President Trump did not consider the possibility of losing the 2020 election, which led him to run again four years later and to vote in 2020. The path was paved for him to return to the presidency in time. 2026 World Cup.
“In 2026, I won't be here,” Trump said at the time, according to the Associated Press.
Despite this, Infantino used her Instagram account to congratulate Trump even before his election victory in the early hours of November 6th. Infantino also recently moved to Miami, 110 miles south of Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion. FIFA appears to be in open communication with President Trump to discuss potential challenges, including Iran's qualification for the Men's World Cup and the political implications it could have.
Whether the players on the field will embrace President Trump in the same way two years from now is another question. But if one of the soccer powerhouses wins, Trump may be spared the awkward trophy presentation with soccer's biggest stars, judging by his past interactions.
French superstar Kylian Mbappé, who led his country to two consecutive finals before losing to Lionel Messi and Argentina in 2022, even posed with President Trump's daughter and son-in-law. Mbappé was pictured with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the French star also seen arm-in-arm with Trump's grandchildren in the photo.
But Mbappe also went out of his way to voice opposition to his country's right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in this year's French elections. Mbappe criticized Le Pen's anti-immigration stance.
If Mbappé continues at his current pace, he could become soccer's biggest star by 2026.
4 Super Bowls that could involve Taylor Swift's boyfriend after President Trump says he hates her
When President Trump takes office in January, the Kansas City Chiefs could be in the final stages of their quest to win a third consecutive Super Bowl. The Chiefs are currently undefeated and have the best chance in the league to make it to the big game.
If successful, it would also be the team's first visit to the White House with President Trump. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was unable to participate in the summer of 2020. The last two championships included visits to Biden's White House, with all of the notable players in attendance except kicker Harrison Butker.
But tight end Travis Kelce will have his own dilemma if the team is done and invited to President Trump's White House. Kelsey's girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift, supported Trump's Democratic opponent, Vice President Harris, in recent elections, and she has supported the Democratic Party since 2018. But Swift's endorsement of Harris sparked a hostile response, with Trump himself writing, “I hate Taylor.” SWIFT” on his Truth Social platform in September.
Kelce has not talked about politics or elections at all this year. He was previously criticized by Aaron Rodgers for supporting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
Meanwhile, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' family has shown support for Trump in recent election cycles. Mahomes' mother has publicly supported Trump, and his wife, Brittany, has also liked several posts and comments on social media supporting Trump.
The Chiefs are the NFL's reigning dynasty, and with an awkward White House invitation, that could easily continue through President Trump's term.
The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles were the only two NFL teams invited to the White House during President Trump's first term. The Patriots accepted invitations in both 2017 and 2019. The Eagles' visit was canceled and the team released a statement saying it was related to President Trump's stance on players standing for the national anthem.
The Eagles are another team that could be in regular contention for a Super Bowl championship throughout the remainder of President Trump's second term, and if they advance, their second White House invitation would be similar to the first. as well as potentially sparking a national controversy.
2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Similar to the 2026 World Cup, President Trump was actively involved in America's bid to host the 2028 Olympics. And now he will serve as chairman in the final year of his second term.
However, cooperation with President Trump has not been publicly accepted, as has FIFA as well as the International Olympic Committee.
IOC President Thomas Bach visited the White House once in June 2017, and how badly it turned out has become part of Olympic lore.
“Please pray for our world,” Bach was heard saying by cell phone in Washington, D.C., later that day.
The IOC has not yet recognized President Trump's victory. When asked last week why it did not formally recognize Trump's victory, the IOC cited its tradition of being neutral and not taking political sides, according to the Associated Press.
Transgender golfer talks about decision to stop competing with biological women: 'I'm not a woman'
A potential conflict could arise between President Trump and the IOC over the issue of gender eligibility for athletes in women's sports. As part of his presidency, President Trump has pledged to ban transgender athletes from women's sports, and has expressed opposition to the participation of boxers Imane Kelif and Lin Yuting. Both of these boxers failed gender eligibility tests in previous international competitions.
However, the IOC defended the boxers' participation. More cases are likely to occur by 2028. of united nations According to reports, nearly 900 biological women did not reach the podium, losing out to trans athletes.
NBA in the twilight of LeBron James and Stephen Curry's careers
Not a single NBA champion attended President Trump's White House visit during his first term.
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LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the two players who dominated those four years, have criticized Trump multiple times while supporting Democratic candidates. Both men supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, Biden in 2020, and Harris in 2024.
But both players are now nearing the end of their careers, and there's no guarantee they'll even get the chance to turn down President Trump's visit to the White House.
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