World Cup Poems: Day 28

World Cup Poem / Gary Boswell / 07 July 2010 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

One pitch, one ball, one team of three officials Game on...

Referees are human and humans make mistakes. But what if there was a way of the man in the middle not making mistakes...

CECI N'EST PAS UN GOAL

With an absurdity
Magritte himself could not have bettered,
Refereeing decisions are more accurately made
By observers a million miles away from the action.

2010, the last World Cup
To be officiated by mere mortals perhaps
(unless ostriches really do bury their heads in sand).

2014, the first World Cup to be refereed by robots.

© Gary Boswell 2010

Gary Boswell is Betfair writer and tipster known as The Boz. He was shortlisted for the 2008 SJA betting writer of the year and is also a professional poet. Betfair have commissioned him as their official poet in residence to write and publish an ode every day of the competition.

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