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Taylor Swift kisses Travis Kelce after his team wins the Super Bowl Alamy Stock Photo

Kansas City wins Super Bowl as Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce blows up at coach

Kelce was seen screaming at the team’s coach when he was kept of the field for a play that another player then fumbled.

THE KANSAS CITY Chiefs have won the Super Bowl game in the US, with Taylor Swift celebrating the victory with her boyfriend and Chiefs player Travis Kelce.

The Chiefs won 25-22 in overtime over the San Francisco 49ers, securing their third NFL championship in five seasons.

They became the first team to win the championship two years in a row since the New England Patriots in 2003-2004.

“With the adversity we dealt with this year and to come through, the guys never faltered,” said team captain Patrick Mahomes, who was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.

The Super Bowl is the most important date in the calendar for American football fans – and it held new interest this year for fans of singer Taylor Swift, who has attended multiple games over the course of the championship this year since she began her relationship with Travis Kelce.

Kelce, however, started the game on a bad note and was captured blowing up on the sidelines at the team’s head coach Andy Reid.

Kelce was seen screaming at Reid when he was kept off the field for a play that another player then fumbled.

San Francisco initially took the lead, followed by a period of each team pulling narrowly ahead of each other, with the Chiefs ultimately managing to take the win when the game went into overtime.

“I’m just proud of the guys. They kept believing. And I’m proud of the coaches for calling up those plays that got us some touchdowns there at the end,” Mahomes said.

Swift and Kelce were seen embracing after the game. 

The singer had a performance in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday night local time and then travelled by private jet to make the game in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon.

As a frequent private flier, she has attracted significant criticism for the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with flying private.

Additional reporting by AFP

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    Mute Martin Mongan
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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:11 AM

    Imagine winning the biggest trophy in your sport and all the headlines are about a pop star

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:29 AM

    @Martin Mongan: Chiefs win and Travis Kelce blowing up at the coach is headline, she is mentioned as his gf needlessly. Totally different than her being the subject of the headline.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:31 AM

    @Martin Mongan: although she did put him on the map :-P

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:27 AM

    @another one? what’s going on is the semi state sec: Who’s this Travis Kelce character??

    Oh he’s Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:45 AM

    @Martin Mongan: it’s called SEO. By commenting you have given them what they want.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:53 AM

    @Martin Mongan: The US far-right had created beyond ridiculous conspiracy theories re Kansas City and Taylor Swift.
    But it’s big news in the land of the insane.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:17 AM

    @Stanley Marsh: it a closet relationship. Keeps the fans happy and the money rolling in.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:06 PM

    @Stanley Marsh: he’s one of the best if not the best tight ends in American football

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:15 PM

    @EVAN MEADE: oooooohhh matron!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:17 PM

    @EVAN MEADE: A good tight end is wonderful to experience.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:24 PM

    @Martin Mongan: Whoever’s got the biggest Instagram following gets the article as the media are desperate to sell advertising because a few billionaires need more money for storage and bragging rights… Go Humans!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 2:24 PM

    @EVAN MEADE: Who 95% of the people who know of him now never heard of before he started going out with Taylor Swift.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:20 AM

    Well done Taylor Swift on her superbowl win!!!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:56 AM

    Give me the Six Nations any day.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 9:48 AM

    @Tom Mc Sweeney: Did you watch that s***e at the weekend?

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    Feb 12th 2024, 7:59 AM

    Finally that circus is over

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:15 AM

    Used to try to watch these games as lived in the US for a while. With all the advert breaks in nearly impossible. I know they need a lot of finance, but it has to be watchable. Gave up and only check the highlights now.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 12:29 PM

    @did you every wonder: went to a game when I was on holidays in Miami it had a great build up then the game started they were starting and stopping every 10 seconds I stayed for nearly 3 hours and it wasn’t even in the 4th quarter I got up and left

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:41 AM

    Coming off the back of the ITAvIRE six nations match – the Superbowl is almost unwatchable. Typical ad break divided revenue generating tripe. Don’t know how they tolerate it. Back to Six Nations for me.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 9:43 AM

    @Tadhg Sebastian:
    But they have their freeeeedommmmm!!!!!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:38 AM

    @Tadhg Sebastian: I’ve come to the controversial conclusion that American ‘Foorball’ is not a sport.

    It’s a game wrapped up in a showbiz production.

    To me a sport is something that you have to break a sweat when playing.

    How can you break a sweat when an average play is 4 seconds long and the amount of time the ball is actually in play over a game is around 11 minutes?

    Yes the players are talented and fit and you could break your neck or get seriously injured playing but seriously if you’re breaking a sweat playing AF then there’s something seriously wrong with you.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:10 AM

    @Tadhg Sebastian: not a huge fan.or anything but what else would they do with all the stoppages? It’s how the game is played with a lot changing the sides.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:14 AM

    @P.J. Nolan: freedom fries anyone?

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    Feb 12th 2024, 7:58 AM

    The couch must not have been comfortable

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    Feb 12th 2024, 9:10 AM

    Was a great watch as a casual viewer, my god though the amount of times the camera panned to Swiftie made me want the Phillys lads to win.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:22 AM

    Taylor Swift mentioned 5 times in an NFL article. The end is nigh ….

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:42 AM

    Wow…what an amazing Swift-Bowl it was!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 9:02 AM

    More votes for Joe Biden

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:20 AM

    Yawn fest.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:52 AM

    Am I the only person in Ireland that wasn’t forced to watch this?? FFS lads if you don’t like it don’t watch it.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 5:05 PM

    Yes and also every sport is different , Americans prob looking at rugby and football like wtf are these sports

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:14 AM

    Player has a go at coach for keeping him off field, Coach wins super bowl.. Vindicated.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:32 AM

    Duration of match is 60 mins!!!
    American Flag Football, probably better to watch.!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 10:39 AM

    @john kenny: And ball in play for 11 minutes!!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:52 AM

    Americans always over-inflate the popularity of American football and try pretend it’s the biggest sport in the world.

    But the game and it’s players gets overshadowed and become the spotlight second fiddle to a pop star in a way that I couldn’t picture happening in football

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:04 AM

    Who cares about any of this

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:09 AM

    @F2yxfluD: joe Biden

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:51 AM

    More insanity from the greatest country in the world lol laughable

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    Feb 12th 2024, 11:43 AM

    Three hours of regular play. 1 hour of actual play stretched over 3 f@ing hours. The game is ridiculous

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:28 PM

    @Keith J: Entirely understandable that it appeals to Americans given that it is loud and shiney.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 5:29 PM

    Bar the half time show I really enjoyed it. There I’ve said it.

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    Feb 12th 2024, 1:19 PM

    I’m glad we have an alternative here, the Swift Nations championship!

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    Feb 12th 2024, 5:08 PM

    If not interested don’t comment simple. American football is a very good tactical sport and the physique of the players are incredible! It’s the same with any sport like americans prob looking at rugby and football like wtf are these sports…

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    Feb 12th 2024, 8:05 PM

    @Po kin Lam: people should be allowed to express an opinion about it whether you like it or not.. comments section (like life) isn’t all unicorns and rainbows

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