Football Poets

Tuesday 29th June, 2010

Paraguay 0 Japan 0

Paraguay win 5-3 on penalties

it’s a mannequin match
one where the poet must dress a dull lifeless dummy
with carefully chosen words from the sewing box of a loyal […]

Rest day for the players
But no rest for the wiki
As the journos get busy
No throwing a sickie

Rest day for the players
But not for the muse
Cameras keep rolling
As they bring you the news

Rest day for the […]

Monday 28th June, 2010

Holland 2 Slovakia 0

Peace and harmony
Historically gone by now
Dutch go for gold

Brazil 3 Chile 0

Seleção stroll
Toying with their opponents
Just too good

The camera doesn’t lie, but makes us cry!

Well that’s my password out the window
And my plans for the 11th of July
If I write too much about it
I’m sure I’m gonna cry

The flags can be wrapped up now
And thrown […]

Acrostic haiku
Is this a first?!?!?!

Under African
Skies, sing to the stars and stripes
All fired up

Uncle Sam expects
Sharpshooters at the ready
Ammo loaded

Uruguay awaits
South Korea dispatched
All to play […]

The World Cup Has Started in Ernest

But – but – how does he fit them all in?
Has he the stomach for it?
We have to know –
It’s too important to ignore it!

How does he have room
For all the best teams in the […]

All Hail The New World Champions!
Well actually, we don’t know who they are yet
But we know there has to be, for Italy –
Are homeward bound on doleful jet

Dejection in the camp
For the downbeat Azzuri
Who’d be […]

Trying to watch it live on streaming (at work – but don’t tell the boss!)

Nothing against the BBC
Nothing against the compan-y
Nothing against Tim Berners-Lee

Fortunately, as yet
Nothing against D James
And as […]

End-the-hurt Rooney-dink

Please release me, set me through
For I’ll not falter anymore
To waste another chance would be a sin
Release me and let me score again

I don’t care if it’s Frank or Stevie G
Or Aaron or […]

Dereliction of duty
Workbench absented
But as dutiful fan
My cause cemented

I cheered like the rest
And chewed my knuckles
I tried to banter
With nervous chuckles

Why oh why
Does it have to be this hard?
And why […]

Last round of Group matches – with everything to play for…
Bar Cameroon, who are already out.
Interestingly enough, Nigeria – who also have 2 defeats under their belts – still stand a decent chance of q […]

It’s a headline writers day!
The French in disarray!
Kaka coshed!
The Kiwi’s quoshed!

But then the editors had to get busy
For the All Whites refused to play ball
All those pre-written captions torn up
When they […]

Offside by a mile!
Surely!
“Mais oui – referee!”

Offside by a mile?
But oh how we smile
And wryly so
As Mexico
Exact retribution
Their contribution
To Ireland’s cause
Expose Gallic flaws
And get their reward
As […]

Cristiano and the seven goals haiku

Just like the movies
Where the cherub faced star
Wins the day

It’s all about me
Top billing totally assured
Supporting cast dwarfed

One : Happy
Tiago splits the […]

Group E

The Dutch the first to qualify
The Indomitable Lions the first to exit
Eto’o et al shared a dream
But it’s Rommedahl who wrecks it!

So it’s Denmark versus Japan
In an outright eliminator
So whose hopes […]

When Father’s Day Came Early

Young Master Bradley
You did your father proud
And had the world’s largest economy
Scream your name out loud

Though quite why
A potential winner was disallowed?
It deceived my eyes […]

Chile

haiku

Chilli or chilly?
Obvious straight from the off
Nice ‘n spicey!

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Honduras

Oh Brother, where dart though?

(what I’d like to see….)

From Palacious
To Palacious
Then a d […]

This morning the birds are feasting
On our manicured lawn
And it feels at last
Like a tournament born

And it’s not just because
Of the Samba Kings
But the spirit and soul
That the underdog brings

So […]

Escape from Alcaraz

Defending Champions – stand side by side
Defending Champions sing National Anthem with pride
Defending Champions – but from the kick-off they hide

Defending Champions looking pale […]

Seedorf sees all

“Well the Germans are Germans”
So Clarence opines
As we marvel at the way
They breach enemy lines

This time they’ve gone for youth
And a non-Aryan composition
As usual they look […]