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
Gareth Bale as a beautiful cartoon.
March 10, 2011 96 Comments
On realizing you’re older than the players, by James Downie.
December 15, 2010 35 Comments
He’s been a joy to watch this year, despite the British press, writes Alan Jacobs.
November 19, 2010 20 Comments