On the night from Sunday to Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs won over the Baltimore Ravens and qualified for the Superbowl, the grand final of American football. Usually, this sport only ignites the United States and struggles to raise an eyebrow of interest in a European. But this victory for the Chiefs has, this time, gone well beyond American borders, celebrated on a global scale by the “Swifties”, fans of the singer Taylor Swift.
Her romance with Travis Kelce, one of the Chiefs players, who also played a great game, brought the attention of “Swifties” to this sport – and this team in particular. “Especially since Travis Kelce is very appreciated and validated by the “Swifties”, he seems to be a great companion for her”, informs Célia, waking up in an unusually happy way on a very gray Parisian Monday morning. , upon learning of the Chiefs’ victory.
A first kiss exchanged
If on social networks, the Chiefs’ victory was celebrated in (almost) all languages and relayed by the singer’s fan accounts. The icing on the cake was that Taylor Swift’s die-hard fans were rewarded during the match celebration, where for the first time, a kiss between the 2023 Personality of the Year (elected by the Times) and Travis Kelce was publicly traded.
Such a scene will unfortunately be impossible to relive in the event of victory at the Superbowl on February 11. The singer was at that time in concert in Japan, even if she assured to do everything to at least follow her lover’s match. And is there really a risk of losing when the Swifties community is watching?