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
Gattuso’s Prematch Routine
It’s not what you’d expect.
Ancelotti and Beckham
The manager brings some sound advice to the Beckham transfer saga.
Pro Vercelli: Time of the Season II
The man at the bar clinked the ice in his …
Pro Vercelli: Time of the Season, Part I
Pandemonium reigned in the well-lit offices of the Vercelli Soccer …
Pro Vercelli: Ibáñez Thinks “Let’s Do This”
You know you’ve had a good day as a striker …
Messi Scores a Wonderful Goal Against France
Every movement is so simple. A little feint in one …
Spain 2 – 0 England: 10 Things I Liked About the Match
1.) Learning that David Beckham is actually the fourth player …
For Anyone Trying to Find a Way to Watch the Spain-England Game
This hasn’t been well publicized, but ITV is apparently streaming …
Get It Right, Virgin Trains; I Mean, Jesus
Via my bosom friends at the Daily Mail: In a …
