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The home of football’s most controversial opinions. Got a take so hot it’ll get you blocked on X? A footballing hill you’re willing to die on? Post it here. Whether you think a legendary manager was a "fraud," a world-class winger is "mid," or that watching games on mute is the superior experience: we want the spice.

14k subscribers2,404 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)737 authors / mosince 2026

r/SpicyFootballTakes has 14k members. It gets about 2,404 posts a month from 737 people. Top topics: Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi, Manchester City Premier League and MessiVsRonaldo.

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+14925%vs Jan 2026 · +1274% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.4k
BusierPeaked at 2.4k in Sep 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Topics and brands on r/SpicyFootballTakes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi3.4%
  2. Manchester City Premier League3.3%
  3. MessiVsRonaldo2.6%
  4. Harry Kane Updates2.2%
  5. Kylian Mbappé Updates1.6%

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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TikTok
  2. MessiVsRonaldo
  3. Wolfram
  4. Goal.com US
  5. ESPN, LLC

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