Euro 2008 – Day 4 - Spain - Blood baying Toreador or the Hallucinogenic Toreador?

Plantilla Espana quite simply took Innsbruck by storm
Portero Casillas wore his gloves simply to keep warm

Red marauding matadors led by Xavi, Torres, Iniesta
Goleador campeon Villa, the modern day Atilla

Three concise, cutting strikes, bidding his opponents adieu
A masterclass in marksmanship whilst lighting up estadio

The Spanish following were jubilant; “Cual es el resultado?”
As Jonathan Pearce went bonkers on 5 live radio

Furious entrenador “Goose” Hiddink el papanata
Fabregas offside, thanks dodgy juez de Linea

“Its my balon; I’m taking it home”, said ref Plautz Konrad
“Unless”, he told hat trick man, “you sign this sketch pad”

Will past demons take hold of the Toreros, hence coming a right cropper?
With the blue summer sky the limit, ripe time to take home the Copa?

Number 7
© Emdad Rahman
www.football-poems.com


Terms

Plantilla Espana – Team Spain
Portero – Keeper
Goleador campeon – Goal champ
Entrenador – Coach
Estadio – Stadium
Cual es el resultado? - What’s the score?
juez de Linea – Linesman
El Papanata – Sucker
Balon - ball
Atacar - Attack
Copa – Cup