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07th Jul 2015

Watch new Daily Show host Trevor Noah set Jerry Seinfeld straight about ‘the real football’

Soccer it to 'em Trev...

Ben Kenyon

Trevor Noah is the brilliant new host of the Daily Show.

We know he’s brilliant because of this short clip where he sets America straight on what the ‘real football’ is.

Denizens-in-denial of the USA like to claim that American Football is the one true football.

But Noah, who is taking over the Daily Show hot seat from the legendary Jon Stewart, boiled it down to simple mathematics for comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

“The Superbowl. The final. The biggest sporting event of football. There are 100 million viewers watching,” said the South African-born host.

“A random match, not post-season, not during the season or in any final or cup, a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid had 400 million viewers.

Game, set and match to Mr Noah…