Brian Phillips is a former staff writer at Grantland and senior writer at MTV News. He grew up in Oklahoma and now lives in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in Slate, Deadspin, The New York Times, The Awl, The New Republic, The Hudson Review, and Poetry, among other publications. His first book, Impossible Owls, an essay collection, will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in October 2018. He founded The Run of Play in 2007 and edited it until 2011. You can follow him on Twitter.
International football and international basketball.
August 19, 2009
Resolutions for the new season.
August 17, 2009
We’re doing this. Sort of.
August 12, 2009
This is not a negotiation.
August 10, 2009
Part two of an excerpt from Pro.
August 10, 2009
Part one of an excerpt from Pro.
August 10, 2009
Rafa Benítez emerges into a bright light.
August 6, 2009
My neighborhood is attacked by TIE fighters, and The Run of Play pays the price.
August 3, 2009
He destroys a 1° angle.
August 1, 2009
Seriously, I have one and I want to give it to you.
July 30, 2009
Wouldn’t soccer be better if more teams actually cared about winning competitions?
July 29, 2009
The sudden departure of our ass. man. (hee), and other offseason crises.
July 27, 2009
Tidbits from our vacation.
July 22, 2009
Mom, don’t watch this one. NOBODY’S MOM WATCH THIS ONE.
July 16, 2009
It’s getting hard to speak to you when I’m sober.
July 14, 2009
Fernando Torres encounters an apparition.
July 12, 2009
But anyone can use it.
July 8, 2009
Celebrating our third straight Serie A title.
July 6, 2009
Video from our epic Champions League semifinal.
July 1, 2009
What did the Confederations Cup mean for the US?
June 29, 2009
Bart Simpson on leading Brazil at halftime.
June 28, 2009
The Vercelli Soccer Express interviews Alexander Zech.
June 26, 2009
Your feelings about Dani Alves.
June 25, 2009
Spain 0 – 2 United States.
June 24, 2009
We are the champions. Of the world. No joke.
June 22, 2009
The USMNT hurdles Italy to reach the semifinal of the Confederations Cup.
June 21, 2009
How to survive the offseason after winning the European Cup.
June 20, 2009
The winner isn’t Dante.
June 19, 2009
Our second straight championship and what it meant to us.
June 12, 2009
Pro Vercelli v. Roma in the 2019 Champions League Final. LIVE.
June 11, 2009
The 2019 season winds to a close, and everything is up in the air.
June 11, 2009
The green mist descends as Real Madrid look for revenge on Barcelona.
June 11, 2009
Every season has a personality. This one’s been hard-nosed and resolute.
June 10, 2009
A man waving a Barcelona flag charges toward Roger Federer.
June 7, 2009
The Associated Press isn’t quite sure who the USMNT is playing.
June 6, 2009
A club in the throes of transformation.
June 6, 2009
We won some awards. No less than the revolution warrants.
June 4, 2009
The strange lands of the offseason, explored.
June 3, 2009
And they signed him for less than Craig Bellamy!
June 2, 2009
Final thoughts on the Premier League season and the greatness of Barcelona.
June 1, 2009
It’s been months since Chelsea had such a high-profile new manager.
June 1, 2009
Video highlights from our first European final.
May 28, 2009
How we approached the 1910 Derby after we’d secured the championship.
May 28, 2009
It’s finally here.
May 26, 2009
Bidding farewell to our beloved stadium.
May 25, 2009
The second leg of our epic clash with Juventus.
May 24, 2009
Our fifth match of the year against Juventus.
May 23, 2009
We’re alive in three competitions as the season climbs toward its apex.
May 22, 2009
Should the entire league season be replaced with a penalty shootout?
May 22, 2009
We’ve been nominated for some awards.
May 21, 2009