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: Carpe Everything
The 2019 season winds to a close, and everything is up in the air.
El Infierno de los Blanquillos
Dante and Real Madrid.
Real Madrid’s Spell of Vengeance
The green mist descends as Real Madrid look for revenge on Barcelona.
Pro Vercelli: Iron Fine as Sand
Every season has a personality. This one’s been hard-nosed and resolute.
Nadal? Or Just Drunk Messi?
A man waving a Barcelona flag charges toward Roger Federer.
Today in World Geography
The Associated Press isn’t quite sure who the USMNT is playing.
Pro Vercelli: Blossoms, Blown
A club in the throes of transformation.
Topple Every Statue
We won some awards. No less than the revolution warrants.
Pro Vercelli: Offseason Factbook
The strange lands of the offseason, explored.
