President Donald Trump has said he will invite the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House to celebrate their recent Super Bowl win, despite rumours that the champions may decline the invitation. "Absolutely, they'll be extended an invitation," Trump said in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "They deserve to be down here, and we hope to see them."

The Philadelphia Eagles will officially be invited to the White House. After nearly two days of controversies surrounding the contents of an article published in The Sun over two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced he would extend an invitation for the Super Bowl 59 champions to visit the White House later in the year.

The Eagles were disinvited after their previous Super Bowl triumph following the 2017 season. A day after reports emerged that the Philadelphia Eagles would accept an invitation to the White House, President Donald Trump said one would be forthcoming.