While calling the Colombia-Ghana 2026 FIFA World Cup match in the round of 32 at Arrowhead Stadium, Fox play-by-play announcer Darren Fletcher brought up another event happening on Friday night involving Kansas City sports, with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce marrying Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
As the Fox broadcast showed a suite at Arrowhead Stadium, Fletcher used it as an opportunity to talk about the wedding.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing you shouldn\u2019t see here tonight are any Kansas City Chiefs players, because they should be at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding,\u201d Fletcher said. \u201cIf you\u2019ve not got the invitation, you won\u2019t dare show your face here, I\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a party that\u2019s gonna be,\u201d Fox color commentator Owen Hargreaves responded. \u201cMadison Square Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we not going straight after?\u201d Fletcher quipped.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we got an invite,\u201d Hargreaves said. \u201cI was going to say \u2018Fletch,\u2019 but I\u2019m not saying it. Alright, I did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Darren Fletcher: \u201cOne thing you shouldn\u2019t see here tonight are any Kansas City Chiefs players, because they should be at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding. If you\u2019ve not got the invitation, you won\u2019t dare show your face here, I\u2019m sure.\u201d #WorldCup<\/p>\n
[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing.bsky.social<\/a>) July 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM<\/a><\/p>\n A few minutes later, Fletcher brought up the Kansas City heat, and that led to more talk about the Chiefs and the wedding.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve not been to Kansas City very often, but this is one of the rare places on Earth where even though it gets dark, it doesn\u2019t get any colder\u2026 It\u2019s so hot,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want to be here in the winter for an NFL game,\u201d Hargreaves said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople watching this might be thinking, \u2018Don\u2019t you moan.\u2019 If you go watch the Chiefs in December, you\u2019ll have an entirely different experience,\u201d Fletcher responded.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll tell you what, they\u2019re doing alright,\u201d Hargreaves said. \u201cThree Super Bowls for Mahomes? Three MVPs. Seems to be doing alright in the cold. Andy Reid, what a job he\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s certainly at the wedding, by the way. In fact, both of them are,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n Additionally, Fletcher explained that he went to watch the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night, in a poor showing from the Royals, and he wanted to jump into the Kauffman Stadium fountain due to the heat.<\/p>\n \u201cI went to see the baseball last night, across the parking lot,\u201d Fletcher explained. \u201cThe Kansas City Royals against the Tampa Bay Rays. It wasn\u2019t a good night for the team from Kansas City, I can tell you. There were fountains inside the stadium. It was that warm; I almost went to go in them.\u201d<\/p>\n Darren Fletcher: \u201cI went to see the baseball last night, across the parking lot. The Kansas City Royals against the Tampa Bay Rays. It wasn\u2019t a good night for the team from Kansas City, I can tell you. There were fountains inside the stadium. It was that warm; I almost went to go in them.\u201d #WorldCup<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing.bsky.social<\/a>) July 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM<\/a><\/p>\n On the topic of Kansas City barbecue, Fletcher said, \u201cI\u2019m sweating beef brisket like it\u2019s going out of fashion, my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sweating beef brisket like it\u2019s going out of fashion, my friend\u201d<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social<\/a>) July 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM<\/a><\/p>\n The Kansas City heat has definitely surprised many in the sports world who have visited the city in the summer for the first time.<\/p>\n Ichiro told Bob Costas that this legendary line about the heat in Kansas City came from Ryan Franklin pic.twitter.com\/RxVjGUiSfx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CJ Fogler \ud83e\udee1 (@cjzero) January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n