Football Poets

On the wrong end of a bruising
Before a heated half-time schmoozing
Warned the chaps to tighten up their belts
The touch-line Samba-esque celebrations,
Ramming home South Korea’s humiliation
Had me s […]

“They call us Cinderella,
Cos we’re in Serie B.
But I say the Ferraris
Is the only place to be.

We’re playing Cittadella,
No pushovers are they.
So get down to Marassi
At 3pm today.

We’ve S […]

Hey Mr Cool
don’t be no fool –
make sure you give out
berate and sharply shout
at all those around you
whomsoever may confound you;
those not pulling their weight;
those late –
into a tackle;
those not p […]

It’s a ‘Great World Cup’ I hear people say.
Last minute drama, a 100 minutes of play.
Shock after shock, underdogs are through.
Pundits raving about the World Cup 2022.

But let’s not forget the bigger […]

Always there is most dramatic
development of the match
involving Croatia
The Red Devils go home
You can wonder
who were held
to a nil-nil draw
Belgium or Croatia
VAR decision was in the
favour of The […]

God Our Father
Thank you for
what I call
The Logic of Costa Rica

What is that ?

To concede seven goals
means you can still beat
the heroes of the Germany-Japan game
You showed us one Thing
The Giant […]

Now this feels like a throwback
To England’s setbacks
The realisation of an American
Dream. For 1950 World Cup
Read 2010 in South Africa
When Rob Green fumbled and
Steven Gerrard scored but
Then British TV […]

When watching Brazil

It’s just like watching Brazil.

Life’s like that sometimes.

Oh Brazil how besotted we were
With your footballing miracles
And marvels
A supernatural phenomenon
Touched by genius since birth
Cradling with superlatives
Wrapped in the warm blanket
Of football’s […]

I was determined to boycott the World Cup,
And be like Christian in Pilgrim’s Progress:
Avoiding all seductive temptations,
And deceptions from the ‘beautiful game’ –
For the arguments against watch […]

Richarlison’s
Goal of the Tournement has shaken the world
All I have to do is think of him
Because
Everton is missing him
Everton fans think
Richarlison may win World Cup
medal
But the formidable strike […]

There’s going to be suites o’ dour n sauerkraut
In down-town Doha hotels, later on this evening,
As ecstatically happy Japanese fans clear up the stadium,
After their marauding gung-ho idols cleaned out the […]

Let the goals flow
Qatari World Cup
Now awash with goals
Tumbling down mountains
Spain seven against Costa Rica
And then shockingly so
Football’s jawline drops
To its feet of stunned incredulity
Decades […]

Easy and comfortable win for Spain
Seven goals scored easly
When the Teams win by a goal
to nil we say deserved
And Seven ?
Do we say ‘more than deserved’
Nothing is deserved or not deserved

Except in […]

One Love
garners no love
from the unlovable

Football and music belong together
they can go hand in hand,
just take a look at England’s squad
some could be in a rock band.
You’ve got Gareth The Beautiful Southgate
in defence Eric Dier […]

Can you hear a sob and wail.
In this sorry World Cup tale.
Above the roar of every goal.
Listen out for every lost soul.

Beneath the sunny Qatari skies.
Listen to their desperate cries.
How […]

What a relief
England fly off
The starting blocks
In Saudi heat and
Humidity,
6-2 against Iran
A stunning statement
Of intent,
Documentary proof
Of superior breeding
The noblesse oblige
Tip toeing […]

The beautiful game’s turned ugly,
not a pretty sight.
A thousand jagged stitches, scars
all left and right.
A hideous looking monster, ‘football’
only in name.
A tournament born from corruption,
greed […]