Roger Bennett
Men in Blazers co-host married to Kroll's sister Vanessa
Roger Bennett (Men in Blazers co-host married to Kroll's sister Vanessa) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Cole Palmer World Cup omission, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Tartan Army.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Cole Palmer World Cup omission
Bennett explains Cole Palmer's omission as a signal from England's German coach prioritizing a cohesive squad after Palmer's poor season.
“And Cole Palmer has had a very poor season. And ultimately, this was a signal by the coach”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:46
2026 FIFA World Cup
Bennett predicts the tournament will be enormous regardless of how far the U.S. advances.
“This tournament is going to be enormous with or without the U.S. boys going deep”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:18
Tartan Army
Bennett, recalling 1980s hooliganism, says the welcoming nature of today's fan bases is the tournament's great joy.
“The joy of this is like someone who has lived a lot of football is how welcoming the fan bases are”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 54:47
Messi–Ronaldo rivalry
Bennett argues Portugal could win the tournament but Ronaldo himself is the obstacle.
“But the thing that's stopping them winning it for Ronaldo is Ronaldo”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:00
United States men's national soccer team
Roger Bennett calls the current U.S. squad the best collection of individual players the country has had.
“This is the best individual set of footballers we've ever had”
Pardon My Take: World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 49:52
Appearances
World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 19, 2026 · 2 h 32 min
Pardon My Take hosts recap the Knicks parade and Trae Young's opt-out, talk World Cup with Roger Bennett, and interview UConn champion Alex Karaban before the NBA draft.
Discussed in
"Nick Kroll"SmartLess · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h
Comedian Nick Kroll joins the SmartLess hosts to discuss Big Mouth, his Georgetown comedy start, UCB, his family, new projects and career strategy.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Alex Karaban · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode