Three Keepers Poem by Salvatore Ala

Rinat Dasayev

Dasayev's save against Scotland
Off a glancing goal-bound header
In the 1982 World Cup
Was like a release in the fabric of space
And a save I now save, in tribute.

Gordon Banks

How do you save the shadow
Of a bouncing ball?
Raise your hand up to God.
How do you save a moment in time?
You save it forever.

Thomas N'Kono

"Le chat noir" had to save his team
While saving his race
In Europe's arenas of racism.
He gave hope that hate could end
A goal worth saving.