Age and a Footballer

Age and a footballer A lot I hold against Age: It can the cheapest goals wedge, The fortyish striker make a tired leg; Final whistle of a match quick to beg, The referee not afraid to bluff For a first half long in rounding off! A great deal I have against Age: Many a thirtyish dribbler by the ball dribbled And later when interviewed simply quibbled… Big names you wouldn’t believe could lousily fall; The signal to players to hang an advancing boot Even as either pair still fits either foot. A zillion things I know about Age: How very similar it is to Restraining Cage And some sort of brother to the slowest plague; The while footballers are still in the race Merely basking in God’s grace… The many times one is featured in a tournament Age patiently withholding its embarrassment