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
New MLS Commercial Tells Players to Hold It In
Really? This is how you want to sell your league? …
It’s No Kirkwhelpington, But It’s Close
I’m not all that interested in the ongoing controversy about …
Penny for Your Thoughts
I got caught up in Tottenham’s move into supermarket development …
Confessions of a Guardian Football Weekly Podcast Addict
Editor’s Note: Richard Whittall will be known to most of …
Tottenham Reveal Slightly More Plausible-Seeming Plans for the New White Hart Lane
I’m not sure this totally clears up the confusion over …
What the Dust Mites Would Say, If They Could Only Speak
Ourr kinngdom is strronng. All wwe ssee…all wwe ssurvvey…is ourrs. …
“Devalues the Competition” Is Not Exactly How I’d Describe Carlos Vela’s Performance Yesterday
Ahem. Events have proved you wrong, Ray Wilkins. Events have …
Carling Cup: Burnely Beat Chelsea in Penalties
Tottenham’s 4-2 win over Liverpool was impressive, and more on …
Third-Division Real Unión Knock Real Madrid Out of the Copa del Rey
I don’t usually cover the Copa del Rey, to put …
