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.

It’s 2004 All Over Again

AC Milan are alone in first place in Serie A. Barcelona are alone in first place in La Liga. Chelsea are alone in first place (well, on goal difference) in the Premiership.

George W. Bush has a small lead on John Kerry heading into the—no, sorry, forget it.