Sporting Cheats

 

With a trip here and a bung there

Winning by cheating is so unfair.

Throughout history this has been rife

Here’s a few that as caused much strife.

Football, or soccer if you live in the States

Are happy to let fans flood through the gates.

Take little Diego and his hand of God

English fans still call him a cheeky sod.

Rivaldo dived whilst holding his face

Rolling and screaming like he had been sprayed with mace.

A duo of reds scandalously bet on a Good Friday

The Italians also liked a bet so some can win and play.

Rugby looks like a very tough sport

Only for Bloodgate to cut the game short.

The Patriots like to play a similar game

Deflating balls did not stop their fame.

Lance always proclaimed to cycle clean

But that was a lie, as was told on the screen.

Two skating girls took stardom to far

Beaten with a stick so Tanya could star.

Ben thought taking steroids would do the trick

Eyes bulging proved he wasn’t that quick.

Marathon runner Rosie thought she was smart

Going underground to cut the course short.

Hitler must have been sick of being beat

Making him jump to her, yet they still tasted defeat.

The Spanish though, they take the cheating gold

Playing Basketball on wheels can be quite bold.

Shooting for hoops can be a skill

So a Paralympic team they did fill.

There will always be those that try to cheat

And beating those will taste so sweet.

 

Prompt: A poem that’s been in the making, but was pushed on by a Swansea player falling over and gaining a penalty against my Forest.