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
Pro Vercelli: Comets on Commas
I spent €125,000,000 on one player during the January transfer window.
It Begins
The Guardian knocks Liverpool out of the title race, three weeks into the season.
Liverpool 1 – 3 Aston Villa
A piggish little game at Anfield.
Somebody’s Getting a Free Phone
And I know who it is. It is Sofie.
Pro Vercelli: The 3-4-3 in Action
The 3-4-3 has been good to us.
Burnley 1 – 0 Manchester United
Seriously, meet Bertie Bee.
Pro Vercelli: No Title, No Leash
After a disappointing season, a new resolve.
48 Minutes of Hell
International football and international basketball.
The Fandom of Adulthood
Alan Jacob on following sports after you grow up.
