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.

[contact-form 1 'Contact form 1']

Messi Scores a Wonderful Goal Against France

Every movement is so simple. A little feint in one direction, a little feint in the other direction; it’s nothing, and it neutralizes five converging defenders. Tevez does brilliantly too, in his barreling, on-balance way. Maradona crosses himself at the end.

Read More: Argentina, France, Lionel Messi