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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
Oct 9, 2010
Davies would make England history with debut
LONDON — England plays Montenegro in a Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday, when Bolton's Kevin Davies, at 33, could become his country's oldest debutant in modern times.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 2, 2010
Wenger needs to turn Wilshere loose against Chelsea
LONDON — Arsenal has the chance to prove it is ready to mount a serious Premier League title challenge when it takes on champion Chelsea on Sunday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 25, 2010
League Cup reveals reality on Merseyside
LONDON — Only the most blinkered and biased of Everton and Liverpool fans would have believed their team could win the Premier League this season.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 18, 2010
Time for Rooney, Torres to step up
LONDON — If Liverpool played Manchester United each week, it would probably be the Premier League champion.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 11, 2010
Rooney's antics overshadow England's strong start
LONDON — Another mad, mad week on Planet Football.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 4, 2010
Despite new contract, many down on Capello
LONDON — When you earn £6 million a year for managing a football club, you should have a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 28, 2010
Transfer hopefuls refusing to play disgraceful
LONDON — Two Premier League players refused to play for their clubs this week — Liverpool's Javier Mascherano and Asmir Begovic, the Stoke reserve goalkeeper.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 21, 2010
Man United's Scholes aging like a fine wine
LONDON — Sir Alex Ferguson has always placed his faith in youth during his 24 years as Manchester United manager.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 14, 2010
Money not enough to give Manchester City the title
LONDON — When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, David Dein, the former Arsenal vice chairman, remarked that the new Stamford Bridge owner had "parked his Russian tanks on the lawn and is firing £50 notes at us."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jul 2, 2010
Capello must change if he remains England coach
LONDON — Fabio Capello's last news conference in South Africa mirrored England's World Cup debacle — it was too short and difficult to understand.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 26, 2010
Best to avoid penalty shootout against Germany
LONDON — During the first week of the World Cup finals a German reporter asked Wayne Rooney whether he was worried by the possibility of meeting his country in the second round.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 19, 2010
Draw with USA gives England fans cause for concern
LONDON — The nation is nervous.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 12, 2010
England needs defense to step it up to have shot at World Cup glory
LONDON — England is unlikely to win the 2010 World Cup.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 5, 2010
Walcott a surprise omission from squad
LONDON — The phone calls started before England's World Cup squad was officially announced. The rumor mill told us Theo Walcott was the shock omission from Fabio Capello's selection for South Africa and the country was not happy.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 29, 2010
Japan match gives Capello final look at squad
LONDON — In the National Football League he is called the Turk, the individual assigned by the organization to inform players when the team's roster has to be cut down. He will go to a player's room, knock on his door and utter the dreaded words:
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 22, 2010
Betrayal of Triesman an absolute disgrace
LONDON — Imagine having dinner with a friend you trusted. You talk freely about your marriage . . . maybe your job . . . perhaps discussing a future business deal.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 15, 2010
Tough to root for either F.A. Cup finalist
LONDON — Under normal circumstances Portsmouth would enjoy the neutral backing in Saturday's F.A. Cup final against Chelsea.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 8, 2010
Manchester United not giving up title hopes
LONDON — If Chelsea does not beat Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to secure the Premier League title, there should be a steward's inquiry.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 1, 2010
Conspiratorial claims show lack of common sense
LONDON — Conspiracy theory one: Liverpool will let Chelsea win at Anfield tomorrow because it does not want Manchester United to win its 19th title as it would put the Red Devils one ahead of the Merseysiders.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 24, 2010
Arsenal-Man City clash full of plot lines
LONDON — You sometimes wonder what goes through a footballer's head. When Emmanuel Adebayor scored for Manchester City in its 4-2 win over his former club Arsenal at Eastlands last September, why did he think that running the length of the field to celebrate on his knees in front of the traveling fans...
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
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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