PMTPMT DB

Takes

Loss
#PMT-2019-0812-11723
Big CatBig Cat

Christian Pulisic stunk in his Chelsea debut and might not be ready for the bright lights

I watched the whole game. He stunk. Is he not ready for the bright lights?... I'm just going to say, as someone who was ready to declare this the biggest moment in USA soccer history, yeesh, maybe we have to start getting the narrative that he's not from America.

Pulisic's Chelsea career was a mix of brilliant stretches (Champions League win) and inconsistent/injury-prone periods. Declaring him a bust after one game was a classic overreaction.
Loss
#PMT-2019-0417-2806
Big CatBig Cat

The Raptors should trade Drake to break the Drake Curse

The Raptors should trade Drake. He's a big mad. I think he's upset.

Hot TakeBasketballMediumSarcastic
The Raptors did not trade Drake and actually won the NBA Championship two months later, effectively ending the Drake Curse.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0622-12596
Big CatBig Cat

Lionel Messi is dead

Messi's dead. Messi is dead. Dunzo. Listen, it's a team sport. Go back to Argentina, Messi. Okay? It's a team sport. Argentina stinks. Messi's great. Yeah.

Messi went on to win the Copa America in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022, proving he was very much not 'dead'.
Loss
#PMT-2017-0626-2156
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Sounders and Timbers only play each other in MLS

I feel like the Sounders and Timbers only play each other. I'm convinced that MLS was like, hey, you guys in the Pacific Northwest, you tend to enjoy your scarves and your soccer. Just play each other all the time. We'll pretend like it's an MLS game, but it's not real.

The teams play other teams in the league, even though their rivalry is the most highlighted.
Loss
#PMT-2017-0609-14608
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Christian Pulisic will make soccer the biggest sport in America

This guy, he is going to make soccer the biggest sport in America. This is the guy. It actually already happened with Freddy Adu, and then John Harkes, and then DeMarcus Beasley, but it's happening again before our eyes.

PredictionSoccerHotSarcastic
While Pulisic became the most successful American male player ever (winning a Champions League), soccer has not overtaken football, basketball, or baseball in US popularity.
Loss
#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.
Loss
#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.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0902-15579
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The ozone layer is the most overrated thing in the world; without it, everyone would just be tan and good looking

The ozone is the most overrated thing in the world. Yeah, oh, without the ozone, everybody will get really tan and good looking. Oh, man, wouldn't want that.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Ozone depletion leads to increased UV radiation, which causes skin cancer and ecological damage, not just a 'nice tan.'
Loss
#PMT-2016-0826-16285
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Twitter is primarily composed of memes and ISIS recruitment

It's just memes and ISIS recruitment. That's what Twitter is. It's a real problem out there. Real problem out there.

Factually, Twitter had much more content than just these two categories, though ISIS recruitment was a major policy headline for Twitter in 2016.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0606-1063
Big CatBig Cat

Soccer will officially catch on in the US during the summer of 2016

I'll tell you what, man. This is the summer it catches on. You watch. Some people have called it the summer of soccer. I think so. If they could get a big tie against like a Brazil or something, that's the launching point for soccer being the biggest sport in America.

PredictionSoccerHotSarcastic
Soccer has grown but is nowhere near the biggest sport in America, and the USMNT remains a secondary concern for most fans.
Loss
#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.