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
Ronnie Radford Shocks the World in the 1972 FA Cup
On a day when Newcastle fans are celebrating the return …
“I will love it if we tie them! I will love it if we…don’t lose by more than, say, two goals…”
Kevin Keegan will be the next manager of Newcastle after …
The Tuesday Portrait: Alexandre Pato
I read in a newspaper that his first touch is …
Welcome to the New World Order
The G-14 has agreed to disband in a deal with …
A Statement of Principle
No one is talking about the fact that what made …
A Line Under Sunday, January 13
Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Liverpool — Liverpool are the Big …
Another Lost Weekend
It’s Friday, which is a day of hope in football, …
Nicolas Anelka Joins Chelsea’s Tap-Dancing Circus
Chelsea have just completed a £15 million move for Nicolas …
An Exclusive Interview with Newcastle Owner Mike Ashley
This week’s Run of Play at Pitch Invasion feature is—you …
