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#PMT-2025-0326-17564
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

FIFA is not a corrupt organization

Anyone that was pointing a finger at Sep Blatter and saying that FIFA is corrupt... Guess what? You're wrong. He's been officially cleared. Fifa. It turns out plot twist, not corrupt. Everything's above board in FIFA.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
The statement is satirical. While Blatter may have been cleared by a specific court, FIFA's historical corruption is widely documented.
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Take Slip·May 17, 2024
#PMT-2024-0517-335
Big CatBig Cat

NBA players would win the World Cup for the US in four months if they switched to soccer

If the Bucks decided that they wanted to be the US men's national team in soccer, we'd win a World Cup. No problem. Pick any sport. They'd be our best soccer player without a doubt. Give them four months.

Highly unlikely given the technical skill required for professional soccer, but purely a matter of debate.
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#PMT-2022-1209-12510
HankHank

Lionel Messi will choke in the 2022 World Cup

My sit is Lionel Messi. This is the time of the year... he's due for a choke in the fucking World Cup. He's not my goat. He's gonna put up a big fat goose egg in there going down.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
Lionel Messi won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, winning the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player and scoring two goals in the final.
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#PMT-2022-1123-9085
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lionel Messi is the Chris Paul of soccer if he doesn't win the World Cup

My hot seat is Lionel Messi in Argentina because Argentina just lost 2-1 against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia... maybe the biggest defeat in the World Cup, some are asking is Messi a bust? Some are asking is Messi the Chris Paul of soccer? I think it's a fair comparison at this point.

Messi went on to lead Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, completely debunking the 'bust' or 'Chris Paul' comparison.
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#PMT-2022-1118-8131
Billy FootballBilly Football

The 2022 World Cup will not be finished in Qatar

I don't think the World Cup's gonna finish. I think it's gonna get canceled for some reason... I don't think it's gonna be finished in Qatar... it sounds like the literal Fire Fest. I'm getting Fire Fest vibes.

The World Cup was successfully completed in Qatar, with Argentina winning the final on December 18, 2022.
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Take Slip·Aug 17, 2022
#PMT-2022-0817-7959
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Italy will win the World Cup this year

I like Italy this year... America's my second team behind. Behind Italy. I'm gonna root for Italy. I think Italy. I think this is Italy's year... Italy's just too good.

Italy failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after losing to North Macedonia in the playoffs.
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Take Slip·Apr 22, 2022
#PMT-2022-0422-14999
Big CatBig Cat

Harry Kane is not a threat to score if he is outside the six-yard line

Harry Kane? If he has the ball outside the six-yard line, he's not going to score, not a threat... outside of the six, not a danger.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
Harry Kane is famous for scoring from everywhere, including long-range worldies and outside-the-box strikes.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2021
#PMT-2021-0813-18864
Big CatBig Cat

Nick Saban could make Alabama the number one soccer team in the world immediately

I know we joke, but if Nick Saban and the Alabama football team decided they wanted to be number one soccer team in the world, they would. Immediately. Zero training. Yes, they just would.

Inherently untestable, but objectively false given the technical skill gaps between American football players and world-class soccer players.
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#PMT-2021-0601-902
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The USA is officially the best soccer country in the world because Christian Pulisic won the Champions League

The best player in the world played on the best team in the world... the best player on the best club team is American. Therefore, the USA is the best soccer country in the entire world.

The USMNT was nowhere near the top of the FIFA rankings or international performance compared to powers like France or Brazil at this time, though the take is clearly comedic.
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Take Slip·Jul 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0724-8737
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Christian Pulisic is wasting his talent overseas and should play in the MLS to grow the game

I'm squatting on a take right now and that is getting mad at Christian Pulisic for not playing in the MLS. If he truly cared about American soccer, he would be over here... more people are becoming Chelsea fans than they are Charlotte FC.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
Pulisic continued to play in Europe (Chelsea, then AC Milan) to maintain a high level of competition, which is widely considered the better path for his development.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0713-8929
Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Neymar's flopping is actually a profile in courage and bravery

I think it's so harsh on Neymar. I mean, I see him as a profiling courage and bravery. I just see the pain, the agony, I mean, just the savage damage that is done to his body... he loses limbs in the game... Neymar gets up when he's broken, had his leg broken, and he says, don't worry, lads, I'm going to brush this off.

Neymar's frequent diving is a matter of intense debate, but the physical 'limb loss' Roger describes is obviously not literal.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Juergen Klinsmann is a worse coach than the man who led the Thai kids into a cave

I think it was pretty astute that Juergen Klinsmann is a worse soccer coach than the guy that led them down into that predicament in the first place.

This is a satirical comparison used for comedic effect.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
#PMT-2018-0615-7611
Big CatBig Cat

Cristiano Ronaldo is the Mike Tolbert of soccer because he just poaches goals from one yard out

He just runs it in from one yard out. The team gets all the way down, and they're like, all right, go ahead. Give it to the fat guy. He'll run it in. That's Ronaldo.

While Ronaldo became more of a poacher late in his career, the 'fat guy' comparison is purely comedic and hyperbolic.
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Take Slip·Jun 13, 2018·Picks
#PMT-2018-0613-14975
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US will win the 2018 World Cup

I'm going with the U.S... They could still come back. You never count the U.S. out until they're totally out.

Hot TakeSoccerScorchingSarcastic
The US Men's National Team did not participate in the 2018 World Cup.
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#PMT-2017-0605-18214
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Morton Andersen is the best soccer player of all time

Morton Andersen, best soccer player of all time. [Because Ronaldo's goals are only worth one point].

Morton Andersen was an American football kicker, not a soccer player.
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#PMT-2017-0503-5423
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cristiano Ronaldo's goals are easy and anyone could do them

I could fucking do that. Left footed. He's a finisher. Who isn't? We all finish.

The claim that 'anyone' could score at Ronaldo's rate is obviously false.
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#PMT-2016-0711-14208
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

People in Portugal speak 'Brazilian' which is why they are good at soccer

People forget that they speak Brazilian in Portugal... The two best soccer teams in the world, Brazil and Portugal, both speak Brazilian. So it makes you wonder, like, maybe more countries should start speaking Brazilian if they want to master the beautiful game.

The language is Portuguese, not 'Brazilian'. Brazil was a colony of Portugal.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0627-2252
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lionel Messi lacks the clutch gene and is likely a relative of Nazi Josef Mengele

I think that Messi might be a relative of a Nazi because a lot of them went to Argentina after the war to try to escape. Now, there was a doctor [Josef Mengele]... He was unable to uncover the clutch gene and isolate it. And that's why, you know, like Hitler, if he had had the clutch gene, he probably wouldn't have choked... Mingel moved to South America, had sex with an Argentinian. A few years later you get [Messi].

The timeline doesn't work out as Big Cat notes, and the biological claim is obviously false.
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#PMT-2016-0622-18630
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Injuring Lionel Messi would increase the popularity of soccer in the United States

I think maybe if you injure Messi, that would be pretty huge for soccer in the United States. Everybody loves a bully. Maybe severely injure Messi and make him not able to play soccer ever again. I think you would get a lot of new fans from the United States. Because if there's anything that fans in the United States hate, it's like a little European-ish guy.

This is a satirical hypothetical intended for comedic shock value.
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Take Slip·May 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0504-9623
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Leicester City is a fraud if they don't defend their title

If you don't defend your title, you're a fraud. Let's just put our cards on the table here, Leicester City. If you don't defend your title, you're a fraud.

Leicester City finished 12th the following season, failing to defend their title. In the context of PFT's satirical criteria, they are 'frauds'.
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#PMT-2016-0502-14573
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2015-16 Leicester City team is taking steroids

I think that Leicester City is all taking steroids. There were a 5,001 long shot before the league year started. And now they're probably going to win the English premiership. And the only way that's possible... they're taking steroids, all of them.

There has never been any evidence or official finding that the 2016 Leicester City team used performance-enhancing drugs.