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
Michael Jordan Vs
A six-year-old girl at Candyland.
Pro Vercelli: Earthquakes
Remember how we never win a match at the San Siro? Well…
Pro Vercelli: 14 Goals in Two Acts
The Champions League tie against Barcelona produced…a bit of offense.
Arsène Wenger Used My Analogy
We didn’t plan it or anything.
Uncompromising Manfulness
Bringing the terseness of the Lost Generation to bear on the World Cup qualifiers.
Against Brazil
When the legend stops being fact.
Are England Too Honest?
John Terry thinks so.
Childhood, Chelsea, Kakuta
Why shouldn’t young players be free to choose their own clubs?
T.V.F.C.
Which acclaimed TV series is like which highly successful football club?
