Titans HC Robert Saleh, Spain Wins The World Cup, Ryan Fox Wins The Open And Bryson Melts Down + Mt Rushmore Of Animals You Want To Get Drunk With

July 20, 2026

AI Summary

5 min read

The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina was, by the hosts’ account, a slog. Argentina didn’t register a shot on goal until the 119th minute, and their game plan appeared to be fouling Spain repeatedly in the hope that referees couldn’t call all of them. The hosts gave the game a 4 out of 10, and one said it “made me thankful that the World Cup’s over.” The halftime show was a fever dream of Shakira, Justin Bieber, Ted Lasso, the Muppets, and Coldplay, capped by Tom Cruise delivering an intro speech — which made perfect sense because, as one host noted, “if there’s a global stage where billions of people are watching, Tom Cruise is going to be there.”

Spain’s suffocating style and the World Cup’s final act

Continue reading the full summary in the app — free to try.

Read Full Summary →

Free • No credit card required

Listen to Audio Summary Open in App

Never miss an episode of Pardon My Take

Get every new episode summarized in your inbox — free, ~5 minutes to read.

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

What you'll learn

1 (00:44) **World Cup Final Recap: Spain vs. Argentina** - The hosts break down Spain's suffocating 1-0 victory, calling Argentina's defensive game plan boring and analyzing Spain's dominant tournament defense (one goal allowed all tournament).
2 (11:02) **Fanatics Fest & Tom Brady's Weird Weekend** - The crew reacts to viral clips of Tom Brady at Fanatics Fest, including a casket entrance and a staged slap with Logan Paul.
3 (19:50) **The Open Championship: Ryan Fox's Win & Bryson's Meltdown** - Recapping Ryan Fox's surprise victory, his fast-paced, no-nonsense golf style, and the contrast with Scottie Scheffler's poor putting.
4 (37:55) **LeBron James Free Agency Speculation** - The hosts discuss the growing rumors and hints that LeBron James might leave the Lakers, with a focus on the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat.
5 (43:22) **Sabermetrics: The Ping Pong Table Stat** - A deep dive into a viral stat that shows teams improved after a head coach removed a ping pong table from the locker room.
6 (45:33) **Who's Back of the Week** - The segment features a round of "Who's Back," including Tom Brady, Cam Scataboo, Drake Maye (getting picked off by a 10-year-old), James Harden (getting fat again), and Caitlin Clark.
7 (50:27) **Zach's Height Controversy** - A comedic segment where the crew measures Zach's height, revealing he is actually 6'0.5" despite claiming to be 5'11".

+ Full timestamped outline available in the app

Show Notes

Spain wins the World Cup after completely suffocating Argentina in a 1-0 game. We talk World Cup, Messi’s last game and more (00:00:00-00:10:18). Fanatics fest is weird as fuck (00:10:18-00:18:32). Ryan Fox wins the Open and Bryson has a vintage Bryson meltdown after losing 2 strokes on Friday (00:18:32-00:44:55). Who’s back of the week including Fat James Harden (00:44:55-00:57:42). Mt Rushmore of animals you’d like to get drunk with (00:57:42-01:18:19). Titans Head Coach Robert Saleh joins the show to talk about his career, second chance with the Titans, what we should do with our receipts from his jets days, San Francisco and more (01:18:19-01:55:22). We finish with lottery numbers

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take