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 Late Last Word on the Match That Conquered Normandy
It happened, and amazingly, we survived: Manchester United played Arsenal, …
The Real News for November 5
Chris Hutchings is out at Wigan. (The Guardian) Nicky Hunt’s …
A Line Under Sunday, November 4
Arsenal 2 – 2 Manchester United — There ought to …
Alex Ferguson Continues to Breathe, Blink, Indulge His Persecution Complex
Alex Ferguson is complaining about the officiating in Manchester United’s …
Africa Loves Arsenal
Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are the most popular …
The Real News for November 3
You know, apart from the ongoing threatened disintegration of the …
Arsenal v. Manchester United: The Preview That Melted Antarctica
What are we looking at here? Arsenal v. Manchester United, …
More on Football and Globalization
Dani Rodrik has a good follow-up post on globalization and …
The Real News for November 2
You can say what you like about Damien Comolli—and Martin …
