from the young footie fanatic to a been-to-every-game-grandma, and every 'I could've been a pro' in between. It focuses on memories of childhood football matches, so would make a good funeral poem for a footballer or anyone who played in their youth.

We're archived by The British Library, so your masterpieces are in the safe hands of a world-class keeper. Discover poets in every league from respected internationals at the top of their game to young hopefuls in the school playground. And to my mind the best ever football record, Pam Pam Cameroon by Macka B, includes references to Maradona and Roger Milla and the refrain ‘against the Cameroon England were lucky, lucky!

Perhaps the most famous football match in European history is the Christmas truce of 1914, when the soldiers fighting in No Man’s Land sang songs and carols at each other from their trenches, and played impromptu games of football. The collection brings together popular culture with literature, fan with critic, and brings together subject matters as unlikely as the header and philosophy. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

In other countries, football is taken seriously enough, but only in Scotland is the game woven into the warp and weft of cultural life so seamlessly.All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge. There are poems by a range of authors about all kinds of football matches - including meteorite footballs, football on the moon, a witches versus wizards football match, the goalie with expanding hands, and the Stone Age man who invented football. This collection captures the passion Scots feel about football, covering every aspect of the game, from World Cup heartbreak to one-on-ones with the goalie.

You could start by looking for poems and readings that reflect their favourite hobby – whether that’s music, history or their local football team.It’s a footballer’s paradise, he says, where ‘there’s always a top team to play on’ and ‘the matches never end’. Over the years he's also worked successfully in partnership with Road Safety officers combining the road safety message with creative writing.

In line with our Scottish Footballing heritage and hosted from Football’s Square Mile, our mission is inclusive, diverse and equal, and you will see our three streams of poetry make up a a remarkable collection for everyone to enjoy. The poet takes his son to a Liverpool game and thinks back about his own youth, when tea was cheap and supporters didn’t wear jester’s hats. Composite: Alamy/Reuters View image in fullscreen The former Labour leader Michael Foot penned a poem about Dixie Dean’s Everton. The ball holds cherished memories – of his father, who gifted it to him, and of his brother who died in World War I.The power of sport in such situations is the ‘mirth’ it provides the speaker: he can keep his mind from gloomier thoughts by joining his fellow man for a football or cricket match. As for those going to work, they will no doubt burn some water-cooler time discussing the merits of Super Bowl commercials, even to the point of grading them.