United Kingdom, Oct. 23 -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has defended the decision to chose Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show headliner.

The Puerto Rican rapper was announced as the headliner at next year's NFL showpiece in a move that has attracted criticism from US President Donald Trump and other conservatives but Goodell is confident that the Latin superstar will deliver a "great show".

Goodell said at NFL league meetings on Wednesday (22.10.25): "It's carefully thought through.

"I'm not sure we've ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism. It's pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching... We're confident it's going to be a great show.

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