Football Poets

France 3-0 Honduras

Plenty of threat from Valbuena
Some dimwit messed up the PA system
On the shores of the Guaíba River
For a game with no national anthem

Fireworks from Pogba and Palacios
One landed in the […]

Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador

Suisse cool as iced tea
Valencia for La Tri
Hitzfeld spurred Nati
And so up leapt Mehmedi
Haris late on ninety three

15.06.14
Estadio Nacional • Brasilia

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Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan

The Blue Samurai
Made Sabri Lamouchi sigh

A wonder goal by Keisuke Honda

Inspired Bony sprang to life
Gervinho lifted the strife

With the return of the mighty Drogba

Arena Pernambuco • R […]

England 1-2 Italy

There was an Italian named Pirlo
Who set up a strike for Marchisio
The Azzurri came to town
Beat the Three Lions hands down
Super Mario put on quite a show

14.06.14
Arena Amazônia • Ma […]

Colombia 3-0 Greece

It was Pablo Armero
Who struck the first blow

The best goal celebration yet

Gutierrez in for Falcao
Shaking the Mineirao

Rodriguez teed up game and set

14.06.14
Estadio […]

Chile 2-1 Australia

After Sanchez and Valdivia
Came Timbo’s trademark header

Dark horses Chile do fit the bill

Wigan’s Beausejour sealed the win
Sanchez and Vidal in a spin

They’re yet to score more than […]

Spain 1-5 Holland

The Red Fury played the Arena Fonte
But the Oranje Army stood in their way
Super coach Vicente Del Bosque
The main course for Van Gaal’s feast day

Booed Costa fouled for a penalty
Xabi scores […]

Mexico 1-0 Cameroon

Rafael Marquez makes history
With Mexico on the up
Indomitable Lions set free
For the warhorses fourth World Cup

Flowing football from El Tri
Dos Santos tore the back line to a shred
Peralta […]

Brazil 3-1 Croatia

Early on all seemed a disaster
When Marcelo put through his own net
The pendulum swung for Croatia
And the home nation started to fret

Graft from Olic, Rakitic, Jelavic
But no match for the […]

Long ago number four shirt Zanetti
Was deemed to weak as a trainee
Shedload of medals in the Inter jersey
Boots hang after a sixteenth trophy

The first signing for Signor Moratti
Was Ambrogino d’Oro […]

It’s the 29th anniversary
Of Bradford and Lincoln City
The day fire attacked the horde

Abide With Me is today’s tone
You’ll Never Walk Alone
For the fifty six of Bradford

Bradford – 11th May 1985

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Crystal Palace 3-3 Liverpool

Welsh Xavi with a first goal
Sturridge and pistol on a stroll

We’re still in the running you see

Paul Lambert holds one key
There’s still a chance for big Andy

To be the best spe […]

for euro glory
bayern stung by sandy as
gers win cup semi

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Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea

Reds smothered by handbrake Maureen
Two double deckers parked on the green
Slip in front of the Kop left the captain floored
Ba finished off and prostrated to the Lord

Frustrated with […]

Norwich 2-3 Liverpool

“We go to Norwich and do exactly the same”
Some Scouser described the game
Stevie G screamed; “We go again”
Shaping the end of the Reds campaign

Seemed the Canaries were ill equipped
So […]

Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City

Summerbee, Book and Corrigan with a floral bouquet
Twenty five years since that awful day
Anfield resplendent out in gold and red
Football remembered the ninety six dead

Left, […]

West Ham 1-2 Liverpool

Penalty and penalty
From Red hot Stevie G

For a ninth successive victory

Carroll fouled to set up Guy
Who then tapped in from three

Red men see off a late flurry

06.04.14

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Liverpool 4-0 Tottenham

It’s now eight wins in a row
The title march returns to full flow
Brenda’s unit adding to Sherwood’s woe
As the Reds put up quite the show

Eriksen failed to snuff the Johnson […]

Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland

Gerrard strikes a free kick
Sturridge with a second double quick
Surely the home side had it all nailed?

Cattermole struck the bar
Ki with a diving header
But the title pursuit was […]

Maracana hails
Luiz Bellini, the first
to lift the World Cup

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