The Run of Play - Attacking Football

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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Victory from the Jaws of Triumph 16

Ireland’s Euro 2012 so far. By Fredorrarci.
From the Secret Rulebook 20

How to react to a missed sitter. By Alan Jacobs.
The Rendez-Vous 11

A bagatelle for Arsenal, by Stefano Gulizia.
Rainbows in the Sky at Night 16

Supriya Nair on all-female football crowds.
Links 31

Alan Jacobs on the diversions of history.
On Landon Donovan 20

Noah Davis on the Left Coast Kid.
U-S-A!: A Conversation 18

Ryan O’Hanlon and Kevin Lincoln debate the future of American soccer.
Lost in Space 37

Alan Jacobs on Arsenal’s defense.
Happy Together 19

Supriya Nair on football and happiness.

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