Football Poets

We pray to every God
For all the people lost and impacted in Turkey and Syria

Back in my early days
at almost every game
you’d surely hear the chant
“Chopper’s gonna getcha, la, la, la, la!”
and there w […]

And lo!
God set man upon earth
And Pelé unto football

God gave humankind legs
So that we might walk
And Pele dance

God gave us brains
So that our minds might reach to the future with emboldened […]

SF1: MmmmMessi

Messi’s magical masterclass…
More memorable than most?
Mesmeric in front of the masses
Mercurial medallist dumbfounds (immoral) host

Morocco’s momentum
Offers a modicum of optim […]

Sat 10/12/2022
France 2-1 England

For me, that was even stevens
Two great teams, giving it their all
Just what you want
When it comes to the very best of football

But then….
Where there’s nothing to cho […]

Messi, Messi, Messi,
Bless he, bless he, bless he
Guess he, guess he, guess he
Doesn’t need advice from me!

And when you draw breath and think about it
A misplaced pass from Messi
Is about as commonplace […]

There was a young fella named Bertie
Whose predilection didn’t include Gertie(s)
He went to Qatar
They found him bizarre
And now he’s banged up watching CR7 get shirty!

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 […]

One Love
garners no love
from the unlovable

I’m Spartacus!
No, I’m…..

well not quite.
I’m boycotting!….
England’s first game, for all the right reasons –
repudiating a Republic where rights are unreasonably 
driven roughshod into the […]

We used to argue ad-nauseum
As to whether or not the ball crossed the line
Case-in-point: ‘66

Now we have microscopic lenses
And digital wristbands
That pinpoints crossing ‘tween the sticks!

That ball
has found its time
and its place

guided there
by my bonce
and a smile ‘pon my face;

as it nestles gloriously
there
in the back of that net

it is
for me
my most favourite goal yet!

I would opine
much more online
but…

“password not accepted”

so I try password this
password that
password another
but I even forget
the maiden name of my mother!

And so I switch
from the ether […]

The Hand of God ball
is up for grabs!
To be auctioned
to the highest bidder.

And because he is no longer with us
it won’t go to the maximal fibber!
(God bless his memory
for Diego is footballing d […]

“One poem follows another”
Just like Haaland’s goals
But elsewhere the scores dry up
And another coach’s head rolls

And so it is
That tetchy Tuchel takes leave
But do mighty Chelsea
Have a handy replace […]

Striker like poet
Blesses ‘net with poise n prose
Masterful finish

If not for you, I would never have made it to training, or to the match, or to the trials
If not for you, I would never have read my first word from the back page of your newspaper (Chelsea… and there began m […]

I watch the Tour de France highlights
with a “rouleur’s” relentless interest.
I gasp as a chain chinks
and sit appalled as a prime performer punctures…
so many junctures
and yet as the “domest […]