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
Football & Modernism
How T.S. Eliot explains Lionel Messi.
The Sons of Ben in GQ
The British spinoff of an American magazine speaks out against cultural impurity.
Storytelling
Newcastle 4 – 4 Arsenal and narratives of information vs. narratives of suspense.
Soccer Fans and the Super Bowl
Brian Blickenstaff on place and placelessness.
Ronaldo and the Thief
How Real Madrid is like the Spanish Empire, by João Jorge.
Agony and Empire
Liverpool’s transfer policy, sentimental chaos, and the shocking fate of baseball.
Get Your Comment Avatar
Amaze the community.
Alex Ferguson Homesick Blues
When a manager goes electric.
You Are a Hypocrite
And football is ruined, says retired footballer Bert Tiddle.
