“The rough-finish Mitre. Half football, half Portuguese Man o’ War. On the verge of a ban in the European Court of Human Rights, this model is not for sale to children. […] Made from highly durable fibre-glass, stuffed with neutron star and coated with dead jellyfish.”
—from “Playground Football” by Christopher Brookmyre
Today, 25 May, is World Football Day ⚽
https://dearscotland.com/2009/08/07/playground-football-by-christopher-brookmyre/
Like all those red-faced boys
in brand-new football strips
dribbling a ball around
in a circle of streetlight
or practicing their footwork
in the park
in Cowdenbeath, Arbroath,
Kirkcudbright, Govan,
I wanted the triumph of willpower
over strength
grace over
money…
—John Burnside, “Euro 96: A Fan’s Farewell”
A poem for World Football Day ⚽
https://www.un.org/en/observances/football-day
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Tha sinn air a bhith ri rudan do-dhèanta a-rithist.
A’ crochadh san adhair, a’ feitheamh diog, tiotag, linn,
nas fhàide nas àirde na bu chòir a bhith comasach.
Chaidh leintean-T a dhèanamh dhinn mus do landaig sinn…
—Pàdraig MacAoidh, “Ris an do-dhèanta”
A poem for World Football Day ⚽
https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/ris-an-do-dheanta/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #football #soccer #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #WorldFootballDay
