The Real News

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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The Real News for November 5

Chris Hutchings is out at Wigan. (The Guardian) Nicky Hunt’s …

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The Real News for November 3

You know, apart from the ongoing threatened disintegration of the …

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The Real News for November 2

You can say what you like about Damien Comolli—and Martin …

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The Real News for November 1

Micah Richards is hurt, and so is England. UPDATE: Richards …

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The Real News for October 31

Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup. Oddly, since the …

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The Real News for October 30

FIFA pass an overdue Joorabchian Restriction. (The Guardian) Glenn Roeder: …

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The Real News for October 29

Every single player at Liverpool is hurt. (Football365) Gus Poyet …

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The Real News for October 26

Leeds will not be offering Gus Poyet for the job …

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The Real News for October 25

Thaksin Shinawatra pledges to support Sven with even more of …

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