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
Easter Comes for the Geordie Messiah
Is anyone else alarmed by the parallels between Kevin Keegan’s …
Mad City
The Beautiful Game, Part Two
Football is beautiful—that is, aesthetic—in the same way that all …
What Do We Mean When We Call Football the Beautiful Game?
What every small child understands about football is that the …
The Secret Behind That Shevchenko Transfer Fee
It was Thursday. I opened up the “Most Sent Stories” …
I Finally Figured Out Who Didier Drogba Looks Like
He looks like a female track star. Picture him with …
The Run of Play Bloweth Where It Listeth
I’m in the middle of moving, so new posts are …
The Significant Nicknames Project
Team nicknames in soccer are too simple. Even a child …
The Tuesday Portrait: Inner Life of Robbie Keane
Tom Waits – “Jockey Full of Bourbon”
