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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
Jan 6, 2008
Time reveals Berbatov's true motivation
LONDON — Two months is a long time in the Premier League. At the beginning of November, when rumors started that Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov was unhappy at the club, the Bulgarian's agent, Emil Dantchev, was quick to pour cold water on them.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 30, 2007
Odds for Big Sam's future at Newcastle starting to look grim
LONDON — Bookmakers are rarely wrong and Sam Allardyce, who took charge at Newcastle six months ago, should be worried that he is favorite to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 22, 2007
Wenger's young Gunners in fine form during Carling Cup
LONDON — Arsenal not only has the best first team in the Premier League, but it's second XI is also capable of beating England's finest.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 15, 2007
Capello brings impressive history of success to England
LONDON — After Sven Lite, England now has the real thing. Steve McClaren, the assistant and successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson, always looked out of his depth as England's head coach. But there can be no such accusations leveled at Fabio Capello.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 8, 2007
Controversial Mourinho unfit to be new England coach
LONDON — Brian Barwick, the chief executive of the Football Association, probably earns at least £1 million a year. Critics may argue no, not earns — that is what he is paid. Whatever.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 1, 2007
Stigma from arrest will linger for Redknapp in near future
LONDON — The problem with being arrested for anything is that the person is immediately seen as guilty by association by many.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 24, 2007
F.A.'s hiring of McClaren was doomed from the start
LONDON — There have been three remarkable performances by Steve McClaren in the past week compared with none by England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 17, 2007
England needs help from Israel to keep Euro hopes alive
LONDON — In August, England head coach Steve McClaren said the media should "judge me on results," so if the results are not good enough the man in charge will have his wish and be judged. The verdict will be guilty and the sentence loss of job.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 10, 2007
English teams continue to excel in Champions League
LONDON — The Premier League is now the power base of European football.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 3, 2007
Points from 'Super League' matches crucial to title hopes
LONDON — They are becoming the games that the four participants dare not lose.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 31, 2007
NFL foray recalls days when London boasted title team
LONDON — Occasionally life deals you a good hand.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 27, 2007
Counted out by many, Wenger has Gunners in fine form
LONDON — As Niklas Bendtner scored Arsenal's final goal in its 7-0 Champions League demolition of Slavia Prague last Tuesday, ITV commentator Peter Drury exclaimed: "It's perfect football."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 20, 2007
With McClaren likely gone, F.A. must get it right next time
LONDON — Sven-Goran Eriksson was considered a failure after leading England to the quarterfinals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, plus the last eight of Euro 2004.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 13, 2007
Trip to Euro 2008 on the line for McClaren, England
LONDON — By Wednesday evening England will either have one foot in the Euro 2008 finals and Steve McClaren will have most of the nation eating humble pie or the national team will be on the brink of a European Championship exit with the head coach's job hanging by the most slender of threads.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 6, 2007
Grant's Chelsea future hangs on whim of meddling board
LONDON — WANTED: Manager. Or maybe only a head coach.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 29, 2007
Wenger proves again he is one of top managers in world
LONDON — Is Arsene Wenger the best coach in the world?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 22, 2007
Battle with Abramovich one of the few Mourinho lost
LONDON — Jose Mourinho left Chelsea by mutual consent.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 15, 2007
Injuries to key England players help McClaren find right formula by accident
LONDON — If you can't be a good coach, be a lucky one.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 8, 2007
England needs big lift from Heskey against Israel
LONDON — Any suggestion at the end of last season that Emile Heskey should be recalled to the England team would have been met with ridicule. Wigan Athletic was the only club in 2006-07 not to supply a player to the England squad, but now its center forward has gone from international underachiever...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 1, 2007
Convicted Hughes certain to face abuse upon return
LONDON — In November 2003 West Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes was driving at speed on the wrong side of the road when his car struck an oncoming vehicle. Its driver, Douglas Graham, was killed.
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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