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
1950
Gareth Simpson on the year that created Pelé.
Pelé as a Human Being
He is one, says Richard Whittall.
Pelé v. the Animals
Elliott looks at his greatest non-goal and his most overrated goal.
The Synonym
Can you love football without loving Pelé? Thomas Liekens asks.
The Best, The Best, and The Best
Ismael Klata on Pelé, Jimmy Greaves, and an old encyclopedia.
The Eternal Champion
Kári Tulinius on Louis Vuitton and the heroic incarnation.
Stepchild of Time
Supriya Nair on why Pelé stands outside history.
The End
Watching the 1977 Soccer Bowl, Pelé’s last competitive game.
Seeing Pelé
Alan Jacobs on the invisible Grand Canyon.
