Lost Soccer Poems

FIFA: Beyond Greatness
The United Woke States of America

Make America, Again Great!
   But... it was never great... 
      the...

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My team lost – 32-0.
But in my defense
It was just me
Against the whirring windmill
Of a seven year old.
I told her I was
70 years older than...

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     When young, I drooled over muscular soccer thighs.
     I did not a rip about deep blue...

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Four score, nothing there  

Ukraine lost the Roman hosted sporting affair  

Back in London Boris raises a Saturday pint  

Proclaiming success on...

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I never thought I'd fall out of love with football
I've seen referees make bad decisions, but this super league is the worst ever call
No football...

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2014 / 2015 World Cup

Jürgen and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a World Cup Title
Jürgen fell down
Without the crown-
There reigned Jill
At the top of...

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Down two to zero
Belgium rose like a Phoenix
Flying out of the ashes
Of defeat. They came
They equalized, they triumphed
Over Japan. They play on...

Japan bids adieu
Who saw...

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I raised my hand and said I would be a volunteer assistant coach of a girls’ football league in the 80’s.
The night before our first...

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Escobar


Columbia was a team full of promise, on the rise
Their relationship with El Padrino they could not disguise
Drug money accepted under threat of demise
No choice...

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Footie on the Telly.

Footie on the telly, England verses France.
They'll kick the ball into the net then do a silly dance.
The fans they like to...

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Soccer was the thing for all young men to play.
And my little love wanted to join desperately in the game.
So he got to be the...

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{How we play soccer}

"Peyton!" 
I call out, voice horse from all the yelling.
I left him for one minute, and he was gone!
Silly puppy, he doesn’t...

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