In most sports they play
a large number of games
to try to make sure
that pure luck's not to blame.
But football is different;
you can see at a glance
they play so few games
there's a big role for chance.
A game can be changed
by a trip or a spill,
obsessive game planning
and world-class skill
are much less important
than what luck might hand 'em.
The outcome of football's
designed to be random.