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
A Weekend of Little White Lies
Contemplating a weekend of Premier League football without Roy Keane …
One Year Ago on The Run of Play
A Portrait of Peter Crouch “He has the shoulders of …
Pro Vercelli: Taking the Pitch
In many ways, our first friendly was a disaster: a …
The Seattle Sounders’ Fashion Show Offers a Harrowing Experience of the Dark Side of American History
I know it’s a proud old NASL name and everything. …
Was Hitler a Schalke Fan? Go On, Ask!
I’m not here to answer the age-old and catastrophically point-missing …
Footballers Paint Pictures for Charity, and You Can Own the Results
The Willow Foundation is a charity founded by former Arsenal …
Pro Vercelli: The Terrible Skies Above Us
Why live, if you can’t take aim at blue air? …
Belated News from Biarritz
Actually there’s not any news from Biarritz, which is why, …
The Day the Sun Met PSG
This is…it’s almost too beautiful for words. Paris Saint-Germain fans …
