There’s no denying that American take their sports very seriously. I mean, whenever a local team makes it to the World Series or Super Bowl or NCAA Final Four, that local city goes totally wild.

So, why can’t America declare a national holiday for special games? For example, it’s been talked about that the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday throughout the United States, because, let’s face it, we’re all dragging that day. But, nothing has ever come to pass.

Saudi Arabia has it right. They actually declared Wednesday (Nov. 23) a national holiday after beating Argentina in the World Cup. A tweet from Front Office Sports states, “Saudi Arabia has declared tomorrow a national holiday after its team’s historic 2-1 upset over World Cup favorite Argentina. All public and private sector employees will have the day off from work, and schools will be closed.”

Imagine the excitement throughout Saudi Arabia. If you’re a kid in school, you actually get to just stay home and party on Wednesday in honor of the big win. That obviously sends a message to kids that sports aren’t just important- they are everything. Honestly, nobody thought Saudi Arabia could pull a big win against Argentina, so I see why they’re stoked enough to make a national holiday out of the win.

Going back to America, yes, let’s lobby to have Congress pass a bill that would declare the day after the Super Bowl a national holiday. Why not go further, too? We could make the day after March Madness a holiday. And possible the day after the final World Series game. Maybe I’m getting too far, but it’s time to put the “fun” back into American sports, and this is one way to do it. At least we have a bevy of great American football games to watch on Thanksgiving this week.

Saudi Arabia has declared tomorrow a national holiday after its team's historic 2-1 upset over World Cup favorite Argentina.

All public and private sector employees will have the day off from work, and schools will be closed. pic.twitter.com/DPBLABdP3X

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) November 22, 2022