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 Preview of the Past
America in the 1920s, the world of the Brooklyn Asylum Football Club.
The Champions League Draw
Beckham and Mourinho return to their old clubs. A nice, quiet little story.
Stages and Phases
A major project announcement, an award, and some odds and ends.
Revolutionary Fact of the Day
Astonishingly, North Korea are not the most insular team in the World Cup.
The World Cup Draw
USA-England!
World Cup Draw Prediction
Time to face facts about the U.S. Men’s National Team’s probable draw.
Lesser Transfer Gossip
Little-noticed news from the fringes of the European press.
The Handball and The Wire
The gods won’t save you.
Quick Links from Usual Suspects
Posts pleasant and unpleasant.
