The Run of Play - Attacking Football

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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Among the Thugs

If dead-eyed, scrap-cheeked, hairless, sharp-toothed, chalk-skinned, thieving, bilious, idiot boys …
The Question Without Raising It

I’m going to leave out everything I thought I might …
The Tuesday Portrait: Gianluigi Buffon

It is not conscious; it is far quicker, much more …
José Mourinho Has a Ride, No Longer Wants You to Come and Get Him

For the 67th time since the Croatia match, it’s being …
The Run of Play Contest Results: Everybody Wins, But Some People Win More Than Others

Well, that was fun! The first-ever Run of Play contest …
A Line Under Sunday, December 9

Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Arsenal — It’s hard to say …
The Andriy Shevchenko Resurrection Train Gets a Slow Start Leaving the Station

It’s never with a feeling of great moral comfort that …
The Media, Transfer Gossip, and the Soul of Football

This week’s Run of Play at Pitch Invasion feature looks …
The Run of Play Contest: Describe Peter Crouch

After the reckless assault of one-liners that resulted in Tuesday’s …