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Every year the Super Bowl is much more than the game, but this year it seems that all the elements surrounding the meeting overshadow the match itself.
First and foremost, beyond all the classic reports on the cost of advertisements and the amount of chicken wings sold, this year there is the story of Taylor Swift, the partner of the Kansas City player Travis Kelcey, whose American obsession with her in recent weeks has reached crazy proportions.
According to reports, just her entrance into the world of football - as a spectator of her partner, from her going down to the field, from being in the stadiums, in the stands and on the screens - brought in 331 million dollars for the league due to the huge interest she arouses.
Its mere presence added $330 million to the league.
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The reception at the airport.
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But this year the celebration between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco Fortnighters takes on a new dimension just from the arena where the Super Bowl will take place: Las Vegas.
Even so, it is a flashy and exaggerated event, and Las Vegas makes it even more exaggerated and flashy.
To illustrate, beyond the hotels and casinos, the city's brothels and strip clubs also launch festive promotions in an attempt to attract an audience and become famous, with many of them offering large sums of money just to attract the players and "bidding for the privilege" of hosting them in the victory celebrations.
Joe Buck, one of ESPN's top football broadcasters, has already announced that he does not want to take part in what America's Sin City has to offer. The veteran host of "Monday Night Football" said that he has "no desire" to come to Vegas, and that he is watching Problems.
The problem is not the game of course, but what's around it. "It's a lot of logistics.
It's a lot of stress," he said, "I'm not like that.
I'm not looking for the 'Magic' magazine party and going out all night.
It's just not my thing, and then add Vegas to all of that.
"There's going to be some story there. There's going to be something that happens there, because this is Vegas, and it's not going to stay in Vegas. Something big is going to happen there. I don't know what it is. I have no idea. I just think it's going to make a mess."
It is not clear what exactly the broadcaster is aiming at, but it can be assumed that he is aiming at several possibilities: for example, illegal gambling, which the players are obviously not allowed to be involved in but may be swept away under the atmosphere.
In addition, in Super Bowls in more solid cities, such as Phoenix last year, former player and commentator Michael Irwin allegedly made some disturbing comments towards a hotel employee, and a settlement was reached with him after threatening a lawsuit.
And of course, parties, brothels and clubs, and in general lewdness and sleaze under a party atmosphere.
"There's going to be some big story."
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Dad is drunk.
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By the way, one of the interesting stories that happened off the field was unrelated to Las Vegas: the arrest of Patrick Mahomes' father, a few days before the game, for drunk driving.
Mahomas Sr. was caught driving with a large open can of beer at the wheel, and failed a breathalyzer test.
Mahomes Jr., as you know, the quarterback of Kansas City, is looking for his third Super Bowl title, and had to deal with a stressful and stressful affair and negative headlines.
"Dad is in good shape," Mahomas said of his father, who was released on bail, "It's a family matter, so I'll keep it to the family. That's all I have to say."
This is the third arrest for Hamas Sr. for drunk driving.
The former New York Mets and Minnesota Twins pitcher could face up to 10 years in prison in Texas on the third charge, if convicted.
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