When Football Becomes Foreign Policy: The State Department’s NFL Partnership | US Daily Letter

What 150 Super Bowl Watch Parties Across 65 Countries Really Mean for American Influence

Jan 31, 2026

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The State Department and the National Football League signed a partnership agreement this week to use American football as a tool of diplomacy. It sounds absurd until you realize it’s deadly serious—and reveals more about how America projects power in 2026 than any diplomatic cable ever could.

What’s Actually Happening

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