Christopher Mann

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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Ronaldo and Mythology

He was a great player, no deification necessary. By Christopher Mann.

June 20, 2011 30 Comments
Football and Modernity

What is “modern football”? And when did it begin? Christopher Mann investigates.

January 17, 2011 33 Comments
The Tragedy of King Ferguson

Trafford Castle, AD 600. Christopher Mann reports.

January 5, 2011 14 Comments
Don Revie and Betty Draper

Christopher Mann on the smothered rage of the obsolete traditionalist.

September 22, 2010 16 Comments

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