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I would unretire and play soccer again for $15 million

If someone were to offer you $15 million to play next year, would you play? [Landon Donovan: Yes.] Okay, breaking news. Not retired. Open to a comeback.

Donovan actually did come out of retirement multiple times after this, including returns to the LA Galaxy and later León.

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I'm the reason people like Joe Buck now

two-time Joe Buck, who people like him now because of us, I'm just gonna say it.

While Joe Buck's popularity did see a resurgence around this time, attributing it solely to PMT is a classic host exaggeration.
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Pardon My Take is responsible for making punting cool again

Did we bring punting back? Yeah, we made punting cool again. I've seen it everywhere since Punt Week. Ooh, punters this, punters that. These punters, they're so cool.

PMT definitely played a huge role in the 'Punters are People Too' and punter-celebrity culture in the mid-2010s.
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The only way to avoid male pattern baldness is to murder your grandfather before he loses his hair

Yeah, the only way to not inherit male pattern baldness from your mom's father is if you murder him before he goes bald.

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Biologically, murdering someone does not change the genetic traits you have already inherited from them.

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The U.S. will win a World Cup in the next 10 years

First question for you, Landon, will the U.S. win a World Cup in the next 10 years? [Landon]: Yes.

The USMNT failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and reached the Round of 16 in 2022. They have not won a World Cup within the window, though 2026 remains.
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Jurgen Klinsmann will still be the U.S. coach in 2018

I do believe [Jurgen Klinsmann] will be the coach in 2018. I think there's been a lot of ups and downs during his tenure, but I think recently the team has looked better.

Klinsmann was fired in November 2016, just months after this interview, following poor results in World Cup qualifying.
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College is still a great option for many aspiring professional soccer players in the U.S.

Not only staying in Major League Soccer, but for a lot of people, college is still a great option to play college soccer and get a scholarship. I mean, very few people, as you know, go from a high school star to being a professional player. It's a very small percentage.

The effectiveness of the college path versus professional academies is a matter of ongoing debate in the soccer community.

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