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The 78-year-old is the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles at the New Orleans Superdome this evening (9 February).

But while the Grammy-winning singer was performing, some fans thought the new president was getting booed by people in the crowd.

“Y’all didn’t boo at Donald Trump loud enough,” one person said over on X.

A second penned: “That was pretty s**tty to show Trump during Jon Batiste singing the National Anthem, forced me and half of America to boo.”

However, others couldn’t work out if it was a boo or a cheer.

Someone else wrote: “Did they cheer or boo Trump? Difficult to tell.”

As another echoed: “Did they boo or cheer Trump at the #SuperBowlLIX?”

Donald Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl

Donald Trump saluted as the national anthem was being sang (Fox)

“I look forward to joining the fans in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX to cheer on two great teams – the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles – as they battle for the National Football League’s Vince Lombardi Trophy,” Trump said in a statement before the game.

“The coaches, players, and team staff on the field tonight represent the best of the best in professional football, but they also embody the best of the American Dream.

“Their hard work, dedication, and tenacity is admirable, and their individual journeys are as inspiring as the drive and determination that has led them to this extraordinary moment.

“They also represent the hopes and dreams of our Nation’s young athletes as we restore safety and fairness in sports and equal opportunities among their teams.

“Football is America’s most popular sport – for good reason – it fosters a sense of national unity, bringing families, friends, and fans together and strengthening communities.

“This annual tradition transcends our differences and personifies our shared patriotic values of family, faith, and freedom heroically defended by our military service members, law enforcement officers, and first responders.

The two seasoned heavyweights of Hollywood took to the microphone on the Caesars Superdome pitch in New Orleans to welcome their respective teams out from the locker rooms.

Hamm, a Kansas City Chiefs fan, hyped the 75,000-strong crowd as he welcomed the two-time defending Super Bowl champions who are on the quest for a historic ‘three-peat’.

On the flip side, Cooper was there to welcome his Philadelphia Eagles to the pitch.

And given how the two actors did in the promo of their respective teams, fans think the first battle between the two teams was easily won by The Hangover star.

Mad Men’s Hamm said: “Make some noise for your two-time defending Super Bowl champions.”

The problem for the 53-year-old was that his voice squeaked pretty noticeably during the saying of ‘super’ – with the crowd booing the entrance quite noticeably.

“The first battle of the day. Bradley Cooper vs Jon Hamm,” one fan said over on X (formerly Twitter).

“Eagles 1, Chiefs 0.”

Jon Hamm’s voice squeaked in a vital moment (Fox)

A second wrote: “Bradley Cooper > Jon Hamm by a billion light years.”

And a third added: “Jon Hamm Squeaked so Bradley Cooper could Squawk.”

Another viewer took a different slant, writing ‘Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper seeing each other at the next red carpet’ while sharing a gif of The Rock and Hulk Hogan staring each other down during their WWE days.

And someone else joked: “The Chiefs and Eagles should be required to put in Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper for one snap just to see what happens.”

The Chiefs were the slight favourites going into the big match, with the Eagles looking for revenge from when they lost in the 2023 Super Bowl to the very same team.

His brother, Jason Kelce, played for the Eagles and against Travis in the 2023 Super Bowl. Both of them are regarded as the finest of their generation in their respective positions.

And it all comes down to the NFL seemingly knowing who was going to be playing in the game, happening at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, from the very beginning. Or so we’re told.

Yes, we’re talking about the Super Bowl logo controversy which has reared its head for 2025 as the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles look to battle it out for the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday (9 February).

But over on the wonderful world of Reddit, chatter has started around the colours used in the official logo for Super Bowl LIX; something that was decided upon long before the teams were known.

Taking over the Pat McAfee Show Official subreddit, NFL fans were busy chatting through the conspiracy about the colours used.

That’s because, once again, the main colours you can see in the logo mirror those worn by the two teams taking part, with the Chiefs’ red and the Eagles’ green forming the majority of the design.

It’s not the first time the colours have matched up, either, hence the growth of such a conspiracy. Two years ago when the Chiefs beat the Eagles the colours were also green and red, albeit different shades of this year’s creation.

And with the internet being the internet, some claim the NFL is involved in a (baseless) secret plan to maximise its own back pockets by deciding all of this in advance. Yes, really.

The Caesars Superdome where Super Bowl LIX was taking place (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

The problem with the conspiracy, outside of being totally baseless, is that it had a major blip in 2024.

With a purple and orange design, you might have been thinking we could have had the Baltimore Ravens face off against the Detroit Lions.

Instead, we had the red and gold of the San Francisco 49ers up against the red and white of the Chiefs. Unlucky, lads.

“People want to believe there’s some sort of grand conspiracy when there isn’t,” one Redditor wrote about the blip when discussing this year’s colours.

Responding, one person cheekily wrote: “That sounds like something someone who is in on the conspiracy would say.”

And a third said: “But the conspiracy was true until [NFL Commissioner] Roger Goodell heard what fans were up to and changed it up last second. Its true until it’s not true, then when it’s not true, it’s a conspiracy for changing. Makes sense… if you just don’t think.”

Of course, every film has their mistakes, just like that famed scene in Squid Game 2 where you can clearly see a camera man up and close in one of the most tense shootouts ever seen.

To be honest, it’s nothing major, but it’s still a mistake that was obviously accidentally left in the scene.

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s time to shatter the glass and open your eyes to the Titanic scene in question.

A TikToker who is dedicated to all things Titanic called Raf Avila, aka Titanic Guy Raf Avila on social media, went into detail about a specific moment in the James Cameron flick.

He shared that the filming crew had made a blunder one particular scene involving main character Jack Dawson, who was played by the fabulous Leonardo DiCaprio.

In the clip, which has been watched nearly 200,000 times, Raf shows viewers a moment when Jack walks through a glass door as he’s expected to dine with the fancy higher class people for dinner.

However, as the door is opened for him, the glass’ reflection very clearly shows a camera operator staring right back.

Raf said in the clip: “We all know the scene when Jack is getting ready to go to dinner. Now, I want you to pay close attention to the door and tell me if you spot anything here.

“So, Jack is going into the grand staircase – but did you spot anything? You can clearly see a camera man right there in the window for all to see.

“Did you ever notice that? Now you’re going to notice that all of the time.”

Damn, you’re right Raf. I will be noticing it every time and then I’ll also ruin the scene for everyone I watch it with by pointing it out to them.

Anyway, TikTok viewers didn’t know how to take this new bite of information, with some even choosing it be annoyed that the error was discovered.

One wrote: “So what? We all know it’s a film. There are always errors in any movie,” as another defended: “There’s literally no way to avoid that.”

Someone else shared: “I always look in reflections for bloopers like this.”

As the owner of the New England Patriots, businessman Robert Kraft is no stranger to success – with his side being six-time winners of the Super Bowl. However, the 83-year-old only has five Super Bowl winning rings to show for six wins.

The other ring is hanging out in Russia, allegedly in the possession of none other than Vladimir Putin. But how did this happen?

Did Vladimir Putin really ‘steal’ Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring?

If you’re like me, you may have seen this story and wondered ‘What on Earth is a Super Bowl ring?’… so let’s explain.

It’s estimated the rings can cost around $30,000 (£24,000) to $50,000 (£40,000), because it’s America and things can never be done in halves over there.

Now, given the current political climate, the idea of an official NFL memorabilia making the journey east would seem very unlikely these days. However, the US and Russia formerly had better relations during the early to mid 2000s.

Vladimir Putin and Robert Kraft seen together, centre left (ALEXANDER NIKOLAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s during this period that Kraft visited Russia alongside a number of business associates. Fresh of the back of winning his third Super Bowl in 2005, Kraft was donning his winners ring for all to see – with the $25,000 (£19,950) piece of jewellery capturing the attention of Putin.

Reports of what happened next has varied over the years, however, Kraft states the interaction went as follows: Putin tries the ring on, gave a chilling assessment of its capabilities and then pocketed the item for good measure.

Recalling the incident in a 2013, Kraft said: “I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin]. And he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring’.

“I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.”

The whereabouts of the ring and its exchange has resurfaced numerous times over the years, with Kraft later being told it was in the best interest of US and Russian relations for the ring to stay in Moscow as a gift.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has also weighed in on the subject, offering to purchase Kraft a replacement after his 2013 comments.

The last time Kraft addressed the topic was during Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady in 2024, where he said: “And one more thing. In case, Vladimir Putin, you’re watching, give me my f**king ring back, will you?”

Tom Ratcliffe is a UK comedian who decided to take things to the next level when he filled out an application form for one of the most business-savvy TV shows in the UK.

Tom explained in his video posted on Instagram: “Six years ago this week I got formally asked to interview for The Apprentice series 15, after I filled out the application form in the most insane way imaginable.

“If you’re ever wondering why the people on The Apprentice are quite, so bad, and stupid, I proved that they deliberately target mad people.”

So, how did he do it?

He went on to say that for the ‘name’ section, he wrote that he was called ‘Colin Goosewary’ and that he didn’t ‘know why’ he chose such a name but you’ve got to admit that it’s got a ring to hit.

Then, he tacked the employment question, for which he claimed to be a ‘self-employed entrepreneur’.

He then had to ‘state all qualifications, giving all details of establishments attended’ and he answered: “I gave myself nineteen GCSEs, including an A* in Social Media Studies.”

He also put the school down as ‘Thornhill Community Academy’, which is ‘the school from Educating Yorkshire’ TV show about children who are struggling with their learning in working class areas.

Then, Tom gave himself ‘a degree in Genetic Engineering from the University of Toronto’ to spice things up.

How would Sir Alan Sugar react to Tom? (BBC)

But his tomfoolery didn’t stop there (did you see what I did there?)

He went on to share that his salary amounted to: “Between you and me, it’s well over £100,000, but if Revenue & Customs are involved, it’s far less than that.”

While he answered ‘no’ to having previously worked for the BBC before, he did come up with an elaborate story about having worked outside of the UK.

To this, he told the application: “I went to Prague for a weekend, on a poorly organised stag do last month. The stag visited sixteen brothels, which the tour guide said was a new record.”

Now, when applying to the show, they go on to ask ‘Why should you be Lord Sugar’s business partner?’ and while anyone who is truly applying to further their business and to come up with innovating products might answer this one with something like, ‘To set a new standard for the industry’, Tom instead said: “I’m a big business b*****d like Sir Alan, and don’t take no for an answer.”

He continued: “I guarantee I will make more money than any business partner he’s ever had. My ideas are unique – I can give Sir Alan some sort of legacy he can actually be proud of.”

Oof, he’s going up against the Sugar, and that type of confrontation would not be too pretty.

Then, he was asked what makes him ‘different’ from other applicants, to which he called himself a ‘big business dog’ and he will ‘bite the face off the opposition to get ahead’ and will give ‘110%, 8 days a week,’ even though he admitted that he doesn’t ‘do weekends’.

His other answers were equally as bizarre, particularly when he said that he found out about the application process via a ‘man at a bus stop’, but it’s clear that he’s committed to providing the most out there application form to date.

Sadly, while his application progressed to the next round and he was asked to attend an interview with a form of ID, otherwise he wouldn’t ‘be let into the building’, Tom was unable to attend due to the fact that he couldn’t get a fake passport quick enough via the dark web.

So, his adventure ended there.

I really wish I’d have seen Colin Goosewary in front of Sugar, but it wasn’t to be.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps would eat as much as 12,000 calories a day, the equivalent of six days worth of food, as fuel for his sport, while plenty of other athletes eat comparable amounts.

It’s all about fitting the diet to the person, as most of us will spend our days sitting and walking around, while those who push their body to the limits and have to do a lot of intensive training will need more fuel.

Former WWE star Big Show, real name Paul Wight, once sat down in the talkSPORT studio and told them that at the height of his wrestling career he was knocking back up to 18,000 calories a day.

Big guys can handle bigger portions, and Big Show’s portions were larger than most. (Taylor Hill/WireImage)

As his name suggests the bloke is a big guy, standing at over two metres tall, and made his name in wrestling off the back of his gigantic stature.

For a man like that, you’d expect a diet with more calories in it just because there’s more of him that needs powering, but Big Show was also expected to put on a big show in the ring, and needed a body that could do that.

As such, he would often go to McDonald’s and place a huge order, and then sometimes go to Taco Bell afterwards for another big serving of something to chow down on.

He said: “My calorie intake back in the day, which was a lot of empty, bad calories, because I used to just eat whatever I wanted in massive amounts.

“I’d probably say it was somewhere between 13 to 18,000 calories a day. You get Big Macs you know, I get three or four Big Macs and then I get fries, I get a shake, I get apple pies, and probably fish sandwich or two.

Back at the height of his career he could eat half the McDonald’s menu and still have space for Taco Bell. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

“Then you’d go to Taco Bell and get like 20 tacos.”

It’s not the healthiest or most nutritious diet in the world but when you’re as big as the Big Show it can do the job, at least for a time.

“You can do that when you’re younger, when you’re still going to be big, but as you get older you realise ‘Well, I can’t really eat like that anymore,'” the former WWE star explained.

He said that he now feels like ‘I eat like a mouse’, saying he would have ‘about 10 ounces of protein’ and some vegetables to ‘try to eat halfway decent’.

He recounted how a beef pie with gravy was ‘the most delicious concoction’ he’d ever had in his life, and after taking two bites he ordered another one.

Arguably the US equivalent of the Champions League final, the 59th Super Bowl will see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, an event which I’m told is the biggest day in the American Football calendar.

And because this is America, a massive sports game wouldn’t be complete without multiple iconic adverts, new film trailers and a dazzling half-time show from one of the industry’s biggest stars.

So, here is everything you need to know about watching tonight’s game.

How to watch Super Bowl 59 – Super Bowl LIX – in the UK tonight (9 February)

First thing you need to know about watching the Super Bowl is it’s going to be a late one.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports NFL tonight. Coverage begins at 10:45pm GMT with the main event kicking off at around 11:30pm.

If you don’t have a Sky package but fancy getting the full authentic experience, then you can stream the game via an NFL Game Pass via DAZN which features full US broadcast with commentary, commercials, and Kendrick Lamar’s half-time show.

If you’re not too bothered about getting an all-American experience tonight, after all the biggest moments will no doubt be online by time the rest of the UK wakes up, then you can catch the game on ITV1 and streaming services via ITVX.

Just make sure you’ve got your TV licence paperwork in order if you’re streaming the game live, as nothing kills the mood quite like being slapped with a £1,000 fine.

Everything you need to know about tonight’s Super Bowl game

The face off against Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs and Jalen Hurts’ Eagles in New Orleans is a rerun of the 2023 Super Bowl, which the Chiefs clinched an exciting 38-35 win.

Should the Chiefs win tonight’s game and they’ll win the title for the third year in a row, a massive ‘three-peat’ which has never before been achieved in NFL history.

An achievement which the likes of Tom Brady missed out on during his glittering career.

Who will prevail? (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

As previously mentioned, the half time entertainment is coming courtesy of Lamar, whose Drake diss-track ‘Not Like Us’ recently won big at the Grammys – alongside a guest appearance from SZA. Meanwhile Post Malone will be headlining a Tailgate Concert, available via YouTube.

A number of fans who bought tickets recently received an email from Ticketmaster telling them that they believed bots had been used to buy their tickets.

These fans were told to fill out a form to sort out the issue, and some are worried about getting their tickets back.

The Oasis ticket sale proved to be controversial after dynamic pricing for the reunion tour saw some fans having to pay significantly more money for tickets due to massive demand.

The government is now looking into the matter of dynamic pricing.

As for those genuine fans who had their tickets cancelled due to Ticketmaster thinking they were bots, some of them have said it feels like their ‘dreams have been crushed’.

Music fan Leighah Conroy told PA that her friend had bought their tickets back in August last year, but on 7 February they’d received an email from Ticketmaster claiming they’d ‘identified that bots were used to make this purchase’.

“To say that we’re bots is totally out of order for Ticketmaster because we tried all day to get the tickets,” she said.

“Our heads have been pretty battered these past 24 hours.

“I felt sick in the stomach. It’s a band you’ll never experience or see again and it’s been on my bucket list for years. It just feels like my dreams have been completely crushed.”

Ticketmaster sent forms out to people so they could say they weren’t bots. (Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Leighah added that her group had also spend money on hotels and travel, and said it was ‘totally outrageous’ that their tickets had been cancelled.

A fan over in Spain who spent around £3,000 so her family of four could travel to London and see Oasis said she felt ‘shocked then angry’ at her tickets being cancelled, adding that she’d spent five hours trying to sort things out with Ticketmaster through emails and social media.

Marta Bonnet, 48, thought the email saying her tickets had been cancelled was fake at first and criticised Ticketmaster’s approach.

She said: “I know there are a lot of platforms trying to use bots to resell the tickets, but there must be another way to take control of this situation, which is not to take (it out on) all the people that are buying the tickets in a legal form.”

A spokesperson from Ticketmaster said: “Anyone who has been contacted and believes a refund was made in error has been sent a form to fill in for the tour’s promoters to review.”