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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
Sep 17, 2011
Villas-Boas proving wise beyond years
The oldest manager in the Premier League goes head-to-head with the youngest at Old Trafford Sunday when Manchester United plays Chelsea in a match that will do much to determine the early pecking order of what is building up to be a fascinating season.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 10, 2011
Capello can't get his message across
It was the kind of incomprehensible, muddled display we have become used to when England plays.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 2, 2011
England not a lock for Euro 2012
There has always been an arrogance about the English where football is concerned.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 27, 2011
Arsenal facing uphill climb already
If Arsenal loses at Manchester United on Sunday, it will be eight points behind the champions. It may be premature to say Arsenal's Premier League season could be over before the end of August, but overcoming an eight-point deficit to United, even with 35 games remaining, will be difficult going on impossible....
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 20, 2011
Wenger losing touch with reality
"Imagine the worst situation, we lose Fabregas and Nasri — you cannot convince people you are ambitious after that."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 13, 2011
Man United still set the standard
Selecting the elite group from which the 2012 English champion will come is easy: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2011
Blatter's arrogance off the charts
Sepp Blatter has presided over the most corrupt era in the history of FIFA. While not suggesting he has been involved in any impropriety, he is certainly guilty of not noticing half his executive committee has done enough to either been found guilty of or implicated in backhanders, bungs and golden envelopes....
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 28, 2011
CL final certain to be memorable
Over the last two weeks Sir Alex Ferguson has watched a rerun of the 2009 Champions League final five or six times. Manchester United began the stronger in Rome but after Samuel Eto'o gave Barcelona the lead in the 10th minute, the Reds lost their impetus, rhythm and thrust.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 21, 2011
Five teams battle to avoid relegation
It is billed as Survival Sunday and as the most exciting season many fans can remember reaches a climax Wigan, Blackpool, Birmingham, Wolves and Blackburn will be fighting for their Premier League lives and a television contract next season worth a minimum of £40 million.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 14, 2011
F.A. Cup final losing more luster
The downgrading of the F.A. Cup, football's oldest knockout competition, continues. Saturday's final between Manchester City and Stoke City will be one of the lowest profile of all-time.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 7, 2011
Title race down to dramatic finale
The most fascinating, topsy-turvy season in Premier League history comes to a dramatic climax on Sunday when Manchester United meets Chelsea at Old Trafford. It is not quite winner takes all but almost. In a season of unpredictability it is fitting the title race should go to the wire.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 30, 2011
Mourinho sinks to new depths with Barca paranoia
It was all so sadly predictable. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, a Champions League semifinal "Clasico" with many of the world's finest players on view.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 23, 2011
Chelsea's play making it tough to fire Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is giving Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich a problem.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 16, 2011
Ferguson aging like a fine wine
Gareth Barry left the field shaking his head.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 9, 2011
F.A. gets it right with Rooney ban
LONDON — This is, in many ways, the most exciting Premier League season in years.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 2, 2011
England has no chance at winning Euro 2012
LONDON — The celebrations of the wonderful Ghana fans went on long after the memorable 1-1 draw with England at Wembley.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2011
Handling of captaincy shows Capello's people skills sorely lacking
LONDON — Fabio Capello has achieved what nobody thought possible, he has made supporters lose interest in England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 19, 2011
F.A. punishment of Ferguson illustrates just how gutless it really is
LONDON — The five-game touchline ban and £30,000 fine handed to Sir Alex Ferguson by the Football Association for criticism of referee Martin Atkinson ranks alongside five minutes on the naughty step.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 12, 2011
Arsenal fans have to be realistic
LONDON — The reaction was predictable.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 5, 2011
Charging Ferguson for berating ref pointless
LONDON — It was a line that was always going to come back to haunt him.
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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