Teammates of Travis Kelce and others around sports expected to attend his wedding to Taylor Swift

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of Travis Kelce’s teammates on the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, retired Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning brother Jason and other players and prominent figures around sports are expected to be in attendance for his wedding to pop superstar Taylor Swift on Friday.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle said recently he received an invitation and planned to attend.

The wedding is slated to take place at Madison Square Garden, the home arena of the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s Rangers. Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals there, sitting courtside as the Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback at that stage of the playoffs in league history by rallying from down 29 to beat San Antonio.

MSG has been the site of some iconic sports moments since the current version opened at this location atop Penn Station in 1968.

The Knicks won their first NBA title there in 1970, when Willis Reed famously returned from injury to spark their Game 7 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali there in the first of the legends' three boxing matches against each other, the “Fight of the Century,” in 1971. Ali won the rematch in '74.

The Rangers ended their 54-year championship drought at the Garden in 1994, defeating the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup.

Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion with Kansas City and a four-time AP All-Pro selection at his position. Jason was a seven-time All-Pro center who helped Philadelphia win the Super Bowl in the 2017 season.

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FILE - New York City police on horseback patrol the street by Madison Square Garden during Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Aerial view of Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

A view outside Madison Square Garden ahead of a reported wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

ISTANBUL (AP) — Netherlands defender Nathan Aké left Manchester City on Friday to join Fenerbahce as the Istanbul club seeks a first Turkish league title in 13 seasons.

Fenerbahce announced the signing on its social media accounts without giving details of the transfer fee or the 31-year-old Aké’s contract.

The club said Aké will join training after taking a post-World Cup break. He will reunite with former Man City goalkeeper Ederson who is still at the World Cup with Brazil.

Aké played in three of the Netherlands’ four games at the World Cup, including starting in the round of 32 loss to Morocco on Monday.

Fenerbahce starts its Champions League qualifying campaign on July 21 or 22, at home to Górnik Zabrze in the first leg of the second qualifying round, The return game is in Poland one week later.

Aké spent six seasons under Pep Guardiola at Man City, winning the Champions Leaguee in 2023 and the Premier League four times.

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Netherlands' Nathan Ake (5) dribbles the ball during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Tunisia and the Netherlands in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Netherlands' Nathan Ake (5) arrives before the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the Netherlands and Morocco in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)