Christmas Comes But Once a Year

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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I Have Cool In-Laws

The Boxing Day tradition in my wife’s family is that …

December 28, 2008 3 Comments
Clement Clarke Moore Stares Down at Me from Heaven, Brandishing His Naked Fist

We’ll be on a holiday schedule for the next few …

December 20, 2008 8 Comments
“Andriy was dead: to begin with.”

Staring out a hotel window this morning onto a still-dark …

December 27, 2007 Comments Off on “Andriy was dead: to begin with.”
A Bit of Quality for Christmas

The Run of Play Holiday Poem, 2007.

December 24, 2007 2 Comments
Clement Clarke Moore Has Nothing to Fear from Me

The Run of Play will be operating on a reduced …

December 22, 2007 4 Comments

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