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
Some of What We Won’t Do
And a lot of what we will.
Vandal-prone in Honduras
He’s hiding out and having bad ideas.
Statistics and the Soccer Match
A new study suggests that matches don’t always tell us which is the better team.
Pro Vercelli: The Boneyard III
The last confrontation with Roma.
A Great Day to Be Forgotten
Adriano and Shevchenko win their local derbies.
Chelsea 2 – 0 Liverpool
Absolute fiery throbbing red-hearted romance.
QE1 Meets Football
Exploring the origins of the most distressing game.
Pro Vercelli: The Boneyard II
Battered by Roma, Pro Vercelli hobble toward the end of the season.
Stand Your Ground! Stand It!
Thrilling news about an outstanding football film.
