France

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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Goodbye Twentieth Century

Samuel Goff & James Coleman on the greatest French players of all time.

November 29, 2011 34 Comments
Epoch of Days

The destruction of France clears the way for the future of football.

June 20, 2010 10 Comments
The Handball and The Wire

The gods won’t save you.

November 19, 2009 11 Comments
Messi Scores a Wonderful Goal Against France

Every movement is so simple. A little feint in one …

February 11, 2009 2 Comments
France 1 – 0 England (Over to You, Nick Hornby)

#5 David Beckham is England’s best player. This seemed so …

March 26, 2008 1 Comment

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