The Run of Play is a blog about
the wonder and terror of soccer.

We left the window open during a match in October 2007 and a strange wind blew into the room.

Now we walk the forgotten byways of football with a lonely tread, searching for the beautiful, the bewildering, the haunting, and the absurd.

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The Real News for November 2

You can say what you like about Damien Comolli—and Martin Jol now has—but the man takes his time when picking out quality eyewear. (Football365)

AARON MOKOENA LEG UPDATE: It was just a “bang”, apparently. (Soccernet)

Officials at Aberdeen put on very serious faces for as long as Hearts were in the room, waited till they were alone to begin laughing and high-fiving each other. (BBC)