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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
Nov 14, 2009
Trapattoni likes Ireland's chances in playoff
LONDON — The Republic of Ireland takes on France and FIFA on Saturday in the first leg of a 2010 World Cup playoff.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 7, 2009
United clash gives Drogba chance to prove player-of-year credentials
LONDON — The prospect of Didier Drogba even being considered as the Footballer of the Year last season would have brought ridicule. The members of the Football Writers' Association have to judge the player who "by precept and example" they believe deserves the award and the Chelsea striker is on course...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 31, 2009
Keane facing uphill battle with Ipswich Town
LONDON — Last April Ipswich Town sacked manager Jim Magilton and brought in Roy Keane for the last two games of the season. Ipswich's new owner Marcus Evans, who likes publicity as much as Superman enjoys kryptonite, wanted a big name. Instead, Ipswich is in a big mess.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 24, 2009
Strange moves by Benitez have Liverpool in trouble
LONDON — Rafa Benitez has signed 76 players costing £230 million during his five years in charge at Liverpool yet he still relies on two.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 17, 2009
Redknapp will face fury in Portsmouth return
LONDON — Harry Redknapp returns to Portsmouth on Saturday for the first time since his sudden departure to Tottenham Hotspur a year ago. The reception given to their former manager by most of the Fratton Park faithful will be red hot rather than warm, a significant difference.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 10, 2009
Capello looking at final choices for World Cup lineup
LONDON — England has the rare luxury of playing a World Cup tie away to Ukraine on Saturday with defeat meaning nothing in terms of qualification because Fabio Capello's team has already secured its place in South Africa next summer.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 3, 2009
Wenger has had profound impact on game
LONDON — When Arsene Wenger was introduced as manager of Arsenal in October of 1996 none of the assembled media knew who he was. Some French guy who had been working in Japan was the limit of our knowledge.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 26, 2009
F.A. playing it for laughs with ruling in Bellamy case
LONDON — The Football Association has rarely shown much backbone when it comes to discipline, but this week English football's governing body underlined how spineless and rudderless it is.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 19, 2009
Manchester derby full of intrigue
LONDON — Manchester City has been collecting strikers for fun over the past year yet it goes into Sunday's derby against Manchester United with only one fit front man — Craig Bellamy.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 12, 2009
England's performance raises expectations
LONDON — So far so very good.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 5, 2009
Capello deserves credit for a job well done
LONDON — There is still resentment in some quarters that England has an Italian manager, but if Fabio Capello leads his adopted country to victory over Croatia next Wednesday to secure a place in the 2010 World Cup finals, any remaining xenophobia will be among a hard-core minority who probably wouldn't...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 28, 2009
Liverpool already facing uphill battle
LONDON — Is Liverpool's season over before it has barely begun?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 22, 2009
Man United feeling heat after surprise loss to Burnley
LONDON — One defeat hardly constitutes a crisis but when English champion Manchester United loses 1-0 to newly promoted Burnley, it inevitably dominates the back pages and phone-ins.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 15, 2009
Man United facing huge challenge to retain title
LONDON — The questions have been asked and just about everyone with a love of football has an opinion, but we must wait until next May to know the answers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 8, 2009
Goalkeeper Foster set for World Cup audition
LONDON — Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of Chelsea in a senior game for the first time on Sunday when it plays Manchester United in the Community Shield at Wembley.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 13, 2009
Words mean very little these days in soccer world
LONDON — "Do you think I'd get into a contract with that mob? Absolutely no chance. I wouldn't sell them a virus.'' — Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson when asked about selling Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in December 2008.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 6, 2009
Ancelotti unlikely to last long with Chelsea
LONDON — How wonderful to have been a fly on the wall when Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich discussed with his advisers (whoever they might be) who should succeed Guus Hiddink as manager.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 30, 2009
Barca put on a show for the ages
LONDON — Manchester United was totally, completely and utterly outclassed.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 23, 2009
Hull's fate resting on team Man United fields
LONDON — Hull and Sunderland will stay up if they beat Manchester United and Chelsea, respectively.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 16, 2009
Despite double talk, Tevez likely to stay with Man United
LONDON — It is not always easy being a football reporter. We are sometimes accused of not telling the truth, but knowing who to believe can be more difficult than digging out a world exclusive.
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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