The Run of Play - Attacking Football

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.

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How the Economy Will Affect the Premier League

The Guardian‘s David Conn has an interesting interview today with …
David Beckham Still Has It (Money)

Via the Telegraph: His endorsement income may be shrinking, but …
Robust Red Wines of the Piedmont Region

Brian has asked me to write the culinary details of …
Jimmy Mohlala Update

The police are expecting to make arrests soon. They’re also …
The Tuesday Portrait: Thierry Henry

For a whole year he was my favorite player in …
Jermain Defoe Returns to Tottenham After History’s Costliest Day Trip

I know their circumstances have changed. And I’d be the …
New Evidence of Rio Ferdinand’s Childhood Flirtation with the Stage

He’s 12 or 13 here, and portraying the role of …
Liverpool Win a Reprieve from Their Crushing Burden of Debt

Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have been granted …
Jimmy Mohlala, World Cup Whistleblower, Shot to Death in South Africa

Jimmy Mohlala, the speaker of the Mbombela municipality in South …