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
Steven Gerrard Bravely Wins Last-Minute Assault Charge
Just when it looked as if Steven Gerrard might be …
Steven Gerrard Heroically Arrested After Inspirational Bar Brawl
Steven Gerrard has been arrested after a bar fight in …
I Have Cool In-Laws
The Boxing Day tradition in my wife’s family is that …
Pro Vercelli: Farewell to a Friend
From the list of fixes incorporated into the new 9.2.0 …
Pro Vercelli: Delivering the Unthinkable
We won the league with five games to spare, and …
Run of Play Holiday Poem Nonexistence Update
I regret to announce that the Run of Play Holiday …
I’m Somewhat Peeved, and I’m Not Going To Be Quite as Tolerant Anymore!
I pondered. I agonised. I meditated. I looked deep into …
Alisher Usmanov Speaks on the Bracewell-Smith Renunciation
He’s not making a move for the Bracewell-Smith shares, he …
Pro Vercelli: The Mystical Flicker of Fortune
We were playing Varese at their stadium. I was worried …
