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
Brian Clough and Don Revie: The Legendary Calendar Video
I’m writing on a deadline today, unfortunately, and don’t have …
The Brownly Stylized ’70s, Continued
Over at the Guardian blog, Scott Murray has a second-by-second …
Robinho Update
Contrary to some of the reports released yesterday, the Robinho …
Masal Bugduv Hoaxer Identity Update!
If that phrase makes no sense to you, then I …
Robinho Arrested in Rape Investigation
Manchester City striker Robinho was arrested yesterday over allegations of …
Statistics and the Beautiful Game
Just so no one misses this who followed the brilliant …
Quick, Nobody Google Craig Bellamy
If Craig Bellamy ever wrote a book, the title would …
The Tuesday Portrait: Inner Life of Xavi
“Manhã de Carnaval”
500 Days
We’re 500 days from the start of the 2010 World …
