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SPACER 21 Feb 2012 | 06:31 am
If you only read RoP via RSS, now might be a good time to check out the home page: http://www.runofplay.com/. UPDATE: I mean the non-mobile site, phone readers! Alternately, look at this: Run of Play...
SPACER 21 Feb 2012 | 01:31 am
If you only read RoP via RSS, now might be ...
Imaginary Enemies 17 Dec 2011 | 04:55 am
Nicolas Anelka will soon be playing professional soccer in China. This is surprising because Nicolas Anelka is still a talented, effective soccer player who would help all but about 10 teams in the wo...
Imaginary Enemies 16 Dec 2011 | 11:55 pm
Nicolas Anelka's move to China confirms everything we know about him...even though we don't know anything. Ryan O'Hanlon on the enigma of his least favorite player.
Quiet Revolutions 16 Dec 2011 | 07:02 am
In an era of Galácticos, oil ball, and 300,000-a-week wages, it’s easy to view football as a revolution. When something is wrong, blow it up and start over. Avram Grant not working out? Try Ancelotti....
Quiet Revolutions 16 Dec 2011 | 02:02 am
Spurs have succeeded by remembering something larger clubs often forget: that some problems in football are small. Jake Meador explains.
Possession 15 Dec 2011 | 03:57 am
It’s remarkable how varied soccer teams’ attitudes towards possession are. Obviously, no team is more deeply committed to possession in all situations than Barcelona, even though that commitment can c...
Possession 14 Dec 2011 | 10:57 pm
It’s remarkable how varied soccer teams’ attitudes towards possession are. ...
The Death of Socrates 7 Dec 2011 | 03:05 am
Sócrates is dead. It’s hard to see how anyone could be surprised. It’s also hard not to think that he died because he wanted to, since Sócrates always seems to have done what he wanted to. He smoked i...
The Death of Socrates 6 Dec 2011 | 10:05 pm
Alan Jacobs remembers a player who did what he liked and made us love him for it.
