The world’s most popular sport is “football”… but not the kind with helmets, pads, and Taylor Swift in a luxury box. ⚽😂And now there’s a new debate: Should American football get a brand-new name?
This all started after President Trump said soccer is the real football — and that the NFL needs a different name for its sport. He didn’t give a replacement… but the internet? Oh, the internet had IDEAS. 💀💡
Here are some of the top suggestions people are throwing around:
🏆 Serious(ish) Contenders
📛 Gridiron This is the most popular choice — and technically already what the sport is called. Bonus: The NFL becomes the NGL, which kinda slaps. (Not Gonna Lie. Literally.)
🐷 Pigskin Classic, nostalgic, and yes… very literal.
💥 Tackle Football / American Football We already tried this. People still just say “football.” Confusion continues.
💸 DraftKings Ball This one is definitely a joke… but let’s be honest, naming rights are basically the currency of modern sports.
🧑🎤 Trump Ball Tongue-in-cheek… but ALSO probably his first choice if a rename actually happened.
🥚 Hand Egg / Eggball The internet refuses to let this one die. Props for accuracy though.
🇺🇸 AmeriBall For the “don’t back down, USA!” crowd. Patriotic rebranding, baby.
🤪 The Internet Gets Even Weirder
⚽ Soccer Just… switch names entirely? (Imagine the chaos.)
👊 Millionaire Fight Club Honestly… not wrong.
🧠 Full-Contact Chess Strategic AND violent. Perfect.
🦶 Footsie This sounds like the PG-13 version. Hard pass.
🟥 Endzone Simple, clean, kinda cool.
📏 Yardball The least metric name possible. Founding Fathers would approve.
What would YOU rename American Football to?