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
The Calm of Joey Barton
He may be crazy, but he’s a stabilizing force on the pitch, Alan Jacobs writes.
Football and Modernity
What is “modern football”? And when did it begin? Christopher Mann investigates.
David Beckham’s Alaska
Sam Fayyaz on the ex-England captain’s hazy political substance.
WORGs Gallery
Restoring semantic clarity to caring who footballers sleep with.
Ronaldo at Madrid
It’s time to talk about greatness.
Year of Xavi
He deserves the Ballon d’Or, Sam Fayyaz writes.
Venus in Merseyside
Liverpool are struggling, and Liverpool fan Ismael Klata is loving it.
The Tragedy of King Ferguson
Trafford Castle, AD 600. Christopher Mann reports.
On Restraint
Andy Streets on the soccer fan’s fear of talking about soccer.
