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Christopher Davies
Christopher Davies of the London Daily Telegraph is one of Britain's most prominent soccer writers. He regularly covers Premier League powers Arsenal and Chelsea in the Champions League, and he covers the Republic of Ireland internationally. Davies has covered eight World Cups and is a former chairman of the Football Writers' Association in England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 4, 2012
F.A. must make Terry stand down
Sometime in the next three weeks the Football Association's power brokers will meet to decide whether John Terry should continue to captain England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 28, 2012
Liverpool a long way from glory days
The celebrations among the players, management and fans underlined the joy of reaching the League Cup final even though it is the lowest-rated piece of domestic silverware.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 21, 2012
Morrison, handlers have lost the plot
We may never know how good Ravel Morrison could have been, but we already know how bad he is.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 14, 2012
Triumphant return fitting for Henry
There are moments in football that remain in the memory. Your team or country has won a major honor, perhaps a goal by a home-produced striker or maybe a debutant's hat trick.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2012
Man United's flaws on display in loss
Wayne Rooney looked like someone who had not been training properly during a shocking cameo display in Manchester United's 3-0 defeat at Newcastle three days ago.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 31, 2011
Spurs in position to live up to stature
Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool manager, once remarked that Tottenham is not a club which wins trophies, it loses them. Harsh but fair. Since their last title 50 years ago, Spurs have won the F.A. Cup five times, the League Cup four times, two UEFA Cups and one European Cup Winners' Cup, a poor return...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 24, 2011
Terry's future with England in doubt
The season of goodwill? I don't think so. Happy New Year? I doubt it.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 17, 2011
Redknapp wants two refs per match
It has been another bad week for referees. Chris Foy (Stoke vs. Tottenham) and Mark Clattenburg (Chelsea vs. Manchester City) became the latest to be blamed for the defeats of Spurs and City by, unsurprisingly, the losing managers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 10, 2011
CL exit exposes Man United's flaws
Three weeks ago, Sir Alex Ferguson walked out of a UEFA news conference when he was asked a question by a reporter that began: "With the two best teams in the Premier League struggling in Europe. . . "
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 3, 2011
Chelsea's season in jeopardy
Roman Abramovich is unlikely to have been particularly bothered by Chelsea's exit from the Carling Cup at the hands of Liverpool. The competition remains fourth on the list of Stamford Bridge priorities, but elimination next week from the Champions League, the Russian's Holy Grail, could see the twitchiest...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 26, 2011
Villas-Boas walking tightrope
Andre Villas-Boas is on "a knife edge" and "the noose is tightening," according to reports after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen, leaving their Champions League qualification hopes in the balance.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 19, 2011
Blatter's remark on racism utterly unacceptable
It was not a slip of the tongue. He was not, as he claimed, misunderstood. Sepp Blatter, who sadly is still the president of FIFA, does not make such mistakes. Despite coming out with the ramblings of an idiot, Blatter is intelligent, a former lawyer who re-invented football politics.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 12, 2011
Poppy row overshadows Spain visit
We should have been talking about Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets and the other superstars of European and world champion Spain. One of the truly great teams of any era is playing England at Wembley on Saturday but the visit of the best international side on the planet...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 5, 2011
Best for Capello to leave Terry out
The best that could happen to John Terry Saturday is that Chelsea beats Blackburn and he is injured. Not badly, just a hamstring strain perhaps.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 29, 2011
Terry's reputation hangs in balance
Tens of millions of pounds are riding on the outcome of the Football Association's inquiry into allegations that Chelsea and England captain John Terry made a racist remark at Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 22, 2011
Time for Manchester City to show mettle
There are defining moments in every season and the winning goal scored by Manchester City's Sergio Agüero against Villarreal last Tuesday is one of them for 2011-12.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 15, 2011
Liverpool-Man United always a big one
It is the bitterest rivalry in the Premier League on and off the pitch. Liverpool vs. Manchester United is not just about football, it is a battle between two cities 50 km apart who, historically, have competed for the bragging rights in northwest England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2011
Welbeck leads charge as England looks to punch ticket
We smiled when, in May 2009, Sir Alex Ferguson said that Danny Welbeck was going to make it "at the highest level" and would be part of England's 2010 World Cup squad.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 1, 2011
Tevez a disgrace to beautiful game
Selfish, shameful, unprofessional, pathetic, inexcusable, disgraceful, inexplicable, intolerable and reprehensible but not unsurprising.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 24, 2011
Wenger needs to get a grip before season is a total loss
The reporter from the Middle East newspaper could not have expected the Sir Alex Ferguson hair dryer-type response from Arsene Wenger.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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