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: Children, Mathletes
Overachieving in Serie B.
Inner Life of Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Here and there, my hair is turning gray.
Satna Agonistes
Legendary football shirt typos: a gallery.
Equality and the 6+5 Rule
The Guardian‘s Richard Williams makes the case.
Pro Vercelli: Vase and Flowers
I’ve always been a partisan of the 4-4-2 in FM games. That’s about to change.
Appeal to British Readers
Please help me understand your idea of the definite article.
Rio Ferdinand Hires an Owl
To be the ringbearer at his wedding.
Gordon Ramsay’s Dirty Lie
The foul-mouthed celebrity chef never really played for Rangers.
Pro Vercelli: The Lair of the Moon
The quick comedown after winning promotion through a playoff.
