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
A Magical Moment with Chelsea’s Avram Grant
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Sam Allardyce Finally Catches Up with His Own Down-and-Out Spirit
Sam Allardyce is out at Newcastle, which is a good …
Nude, Unstoppable Force Absolutely Destroyed By Immovable Object in Bee Suit
Words are feeble instruments for expressing my gratitude to Who …
The Tuesday Portrait: Jermain Defoe
He sits calmly. His elfin face peeks sadly over the …
The Far Corner
The relation of writing to sports, most of the time, …
Catching Up with the Barclays Premier League
I missed a lot of Barclays Premier League action during …
Roberto Carlos Sings a Lullaby to Fabien Barthez, Then Promptly Stabs Him in the Throat
A more-hectic-than-expected bit of holiday travel has put a dent …
Five Stories You Don’t Have to Care About in 2008
This week’s Run of Play at Pitch Invasion feature looks …
“Andriy was dead: to begin with.”
Staring out a hotel window this morning onto a still-dark …
