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.
EDITOR
Brian Phillips
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Zach Dundas, Fredorrarci, Alan Jacobs, Supriya Nair, Richard Whittall
Alienation and Despair at Birmingham City
Birmingham City Chairman David Gold on Carson Yeung’s failed takeover …
Chelsea at the Edge of the End
Who likes Chelsea? Help me figure this out. The club …
Hello, Old Friend
Seen today on…the Internet. Always nice to catch up with …
France 1 – 0 England (Over to You, Nick Hornby)
#5 David Beckham is England’s best player. This seemed so …
Arsenal at the Edge of the End
I have it on good authority that Nick Hornby knows …
The Tuesday Portrait: Inner Life of Fabio Capello
Young Marble Giants – “Music for Evenings”
Liverpool at the Edge of the End
I don’t know anything about the genius of Rafa BenÃtez. …
Referee Abuse: Your Thoughts
I have a post over at Pitch Invasion about the …
The Big Four at the Edge of the End
The endgame phase has arrived for the Barclays Premier League …
