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
Kaká
As the days lengthened, as the talks spilled over and …
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Meet Petrolito, Football’s Most Adorable Foray into the Cartoonization of Non-Renewable Resources
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Liverpool 1 – 1 Everton: Steven Gerrard, Tim Cahill, and Great Moments in Representative Premier League Matches
I kept picturing this one as a YouTube video that …
The New Juventus Cruise Line Commercial, Explained
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The Spirit of Draws
I have a piece in The Modern Spectator, Austin Kelley’s …
The Times Finally Speaks!
Is it significant that they’ve run this on their football …
Masal Bugduv and the Wild White Yonder of Truth
First: I’ve been in contact with someone who claims to …
Long-Distance Callers Make Long-Distance Calls
It occurred to me this morning, in the middle of …
