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World Cup poetry: Lines for the beautiful game

The Documentary by BBC

Jun 15, 202626:30Society & Culture

Describing the joy (and heartache) of football is the job of commentators at this summer's FIFA World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico. In the Studio hears how the loyalties of California's poet laureate Lee Herrick are...

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World Cup poetry: Lines for the beautiful game is an episode from The Documentary by BBC. Describing the joy (and heartache) of football is the job of commentators at this summer's FIFA World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico. In the Studio...

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Published Jun 15, 2026, 26:30 long, audio available.