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: No Time for Losers
We are the champions. Of the world. No joke.
0-3! 0-3!
The USMNT hurdles Italy to reach the semifinal of the Confederations Cup.
Pro Vercelli: Nickels and Dimes
How to survive the offseason after winning the European Cup.
Pro Vercelli: Contest Results
The winner isn’t Dante.
I Fought the Angels
Fredorrarci on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Forbidden Vuvuzela
Our South Africa correspondent on the plague of noisemakers at the Confed Cup.
Notes from South Africa
Field notes from our Confederations Cup correspondent.
Pro Vercelli: Arrival
Our second straight championship and what it meant to us.
Pro Vercelli: CL Final Live Blog
Pro Vercelli v. Roma in the 2019 Champions League Final. LIVE.
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