This is support that Donald Trump himself did not expect. While the celebrity and sports sphere is generally positioned in favor of the Democratic camp, the businessman received the support of Brittany Mahomes, 29 years old and wife of Patrick Mahomes, all-powerful quarterback of the Chiefs. A like on an Instagram post presenting the broad outlines of the Republican candidate’s program, and the infernal machine was set in motion. “I want to thank the beautiful Brittany Mahomes for standing up for me so stronglyTrump immediately reacted. With crime and illegal immigration completely out of control, the ravages of inflation and a world laughing at the stupidity of our “leaders”, it is good to see someone who loves our country, and wants it save from ruin. »
If the former President of the United States jumped at the opportunity, it is obviously because he needed to counter the wave triggered by Taylor Swift, who publicly lined up behind Kamala Harris. And also because the Mahomes name carries weight in the United States. Everyone has always been keen on Patrick Lavon Mahomes II. Excellent in baseball, a sport in which his father was a pro, and a prodigious quarterback in (American) football, the crack had the king’s choice. He opted for the second option. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017, he has already established himself as one of the best athletes in NFL history, combining style, personality and trophies (three victories in the Super Bowl, two league MVP titles). An insolent success which shone the spotlight on this « power couple »in which Patrick is not the only one to have dabbled in professional sport.
Not happy? Triple
Before being Mahomes’ wife, Brittany Matthews very quickly had a ball in her feet, as her father likes to remind us. “I taught him how to use his left foot »he cheerfully pointed out on Twitter, adding that he had it “trained or even forced” to play left “since he was 4 years old”. However, upon leaving high school, teenager instead sees himself putting away his crampons. Her friend Chestley Strother, a year older than her, finally changes her mind by luring her to the campus of the University of Tyler for the traditional recruiting day. “It was close to home and I knew a few girls who played here, who told me I should join the family. That’s what I did, and these four years allowed me to fall in love with football again.”confia-t-elle a posteriori au Tyler Morning Telegraph.
The machine takes time to get going, but Brittany Matthews finds her cruising speed during her fourth and final year in the jersey of the aptly named Patriots: 18 goals in 18 games in 2016, more than in her three previous seasons combined. By adding its four assiststhe Texan striker is then decisive every 53 minutes of play. “I constantly remind Patrick that he is not the only one breaking recordssmiled the scorer. We feed off each other. He’s doing great things right now and so am I. » Same story with her champion boyfriend, whom she has been dating since high school: “She hates losing and wants to be the best. She works extremely hard and that inspires me to work just as hard. » Hurricane Brittany took everything in its path, including the record for the number of goals in a season and the record for the number of hat-tricks in university history. No player had done better than two? She planted four at the expense of McMurry, Sul Ross, Belhaven and Louisiana College, whom she put to torture with three goals and a goal in 48 minutes on the field. Clutch.
Temptation Island
The Patriots’ lethal weapon left in 2017 through the front door, at the age of 21, to join Afturelding, a club in the Icelandic second division. “I couldn’t pass up such an extraordinary opportunity to do what I love »she declared at a press conference. Right next door, his coach Stefani Webb is delighted to see the baby bird leave the nest. « She’s a natural scorershe emphasizes. Her transformation as a player over her four years here is incredible. This is the result of his work ethic. Once she decided she wanted to be big, there was no stopping her. »
The phenomenon therefore sets down in the west of Iceland, in Mosfellsbær, with just 10,000 inhabitants. Sigurbjart Sigurjónsson, the president of the club, temporarily hosts the future star couple. « They often asked where they could go to eat, and we always suggested mid-priced places because we thought they didn’t have too much money.he laughed to the local media Indicator. He spent ten days with her exploring the country, I had no idea who he was. » The lovers have fun in the great outdoors, oscillating between hiking and swimming, then Patrick returns home to prepare for the coming season. Brittany stays to show what she is capable of. In a completely new context, without knowing the language, she played five matches, scored two goals and lifted a trophy. Not bad, but not enough to go further. “She wasn’t the best player, although she was a nice girlsaid Sigurjónsson. She just wasn’t powerful enough to play for us, so we decided not to sign her. » Too bad: after two months there, Brittany returns to the country and bounces back.
Business is business
She joined her future husband in Kansas City and became a fitness coach, without regrets. “While I was in Iceland, I realized that you need to have a great passion to play football. I discovered my passion was fitness and helping others, […] so I decided to create a home workout program »she explains. The former striker has not abandoned soccer since she became co-owner of the Kansas City Current women’s franchise in 2020. She was also in the stands at CPKC Stadium last week to attend the match against at the Washington Spirit, accompanied by Patrick.
The storm of trumps did not shake the couple, even if the chief conductor of the Chiefs did not wish to take a position in the election. There is no question of splitting or risking altering his image as champion and ideal son-in-law, which brands are fighting over. Brittany will therefore not go further than her like (which she actually withdrew), but the message got through. Seeing her emerge as a princess of conservatism is not necessarily surprising since she is a pure Texan, born and raised in this state traditionally sensitive to the ideas of the Republican Party, whose presidential candidate has systematically won the votes since 1980. Trump loves it all the more because she was able to develop her business and earn a lot of money, while having children: the opposite of Taylor Swift, whom he described as “old cat girl”. The « Macho Man » will perhaps end up changing his mind about female footballers.
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