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
Liverpool-Chelsea, Again, Again
History repeats itself in the Champions League quarterfinal draw.
Steven Gerrard’s Assault Charge
It’s dropped like points at Wigan.
Fox Soccer
They’ve won the North American rights to the Champions League, apparently.
Pro Vercelli: Birdcage, No Sheet
The end of the road for the mercurial Jorge Ibáñez.
Pro Vercelli: Mountain Goats
Upward over the rocks.
Arshavin’s First Goal for Arsenal
It’s worthy of being Arshavin’s first goal for Arsenal.
Manchester United 4 – 1 Liverpool
A thought on Nemanja Vidić.
Kuyt El Capricho
The secret world of Dirk Kuyt.
Pro Vercelli: Stone by Stone
Building the mountain.
