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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Forewarned Is Forearmed

Light posting for the next couple of days while I work out some design issues with the site. The only thing you’re missing is a probing, 1800-word post on the character defects of Nicklas Bendtner. And honestly, this way is better for both of us.