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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
Aug 25, 2007
Bad precedent set by Hackett in incident involving Styles
LONDON — Rob Styles went to work last Sunday and made a human error.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 19, 2007
Without Rooney, pressure on Man United
LONDON — One week into the Premier League season and already the C-word has reared its ugly head.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 11, 2007
Can anybody challenge Manchester United, Chelsea for title?
LONDON — In life you generally get what you pay for.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 26, 2007
Treatment of Liverpool fans result of actions back home
LONDON — The police baton-charged "blameless" fans who could not gain entry to the stadium despite having valid tickets, while many inside the ground were allowed in with forgeries.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 19, 2007
Mourinho's criticism of Ronaldo for diving is laughable
LONDON — If the Wembley gods are looking down on the first F.A. Cup final back at the rebuilt national stadium, they will decree that Manchester United takes an early lead against Chelsea.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 12, 2007
Gang of Four holding out hope courts will drop West Ham
LONDON — Celebratory glasses will be raised by those who escape relegation from the Premiership, but a nasty whiff of sour grapes surrounds the final round of fixtures tomorrow Sunday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 5, 2007
Liverpool, Milan prove worthy Champions League finalists
LONDON — The Athens police, sponsors, television companies and millions of fans around the world can relax. The Champions League final will not be between Liverpool and Manchester United, a matchup that would virtually have guaranteed nasty scenes in the Greek capital between two sets of fans whose...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 28, 2007
Mourinho continues shameful campaign of complaints against referees
LONDON -- Not for the first time Jose Mourinho got it hopelessly wrong when criticizing a referee.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 21, 2007
Upcoming Man United-Chelsea trilogy should be great theater
LONDON -- Three vs. four. The Treble against the Quadruple. Manchester United and Chelsea are providing the mother of all finales to the English season.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 14, 2007
Hard to envision Mourinho leaving Chelsea, despite friction with Abramovich
LONDON -- I am not a billionaire. I do not own a number of hugely profitable companies. Unlike Roman Abramovich, I am not the owner of Chelsea Football Club.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 7, 2007
Latest violence likely to cost Italy 2012 European C'ships
LONDON -- Quentin Tarantino would no doubt have been delighted by the horrendous scenes of gratuitous violence in Rome's Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night had they been for his latest movie.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 31, 2007
England now longing for the days of departed Eriksson
LONDON -- When Steve McClaren was named Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor as England head coach few outside of the Football Association -- and quite a few inside by all accounts -- believed the former Middlesbrough manager was any more than the Son of Sven . . . Sven Lite.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 24, 2007
Nugent call up underlines England's problems
LONDON -- When England announced that a Preston North End player had been called up for the squad to play Israel in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifying tie it was further proof that the current batch of players available to the national team is hardly vintage.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 17, 2007
Scheduling making life difficult for McClaren's England
LONDON -- Fancy a good bet?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 10, 2007
Many questions facing Wenger and underachieving Gunners
LONDON -- In France Arsene Wenger was known as the Nearly Man.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 4, 2007
Complaints about officials ring hollow
LONDON -- Unless the Football Association brings in members of a jury from California, where no star can be found guilty it seems, Arsene Wenger, Dave Jones and Paul Jewell will have the book thrown at them -- albeit a small book.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 24, 2007
Nobody willing to take blame for fiasco with fans in France
LONDON -- Supporters are told they are the most important people in football . . . the sport's biggest sponsors . . . yet when they are randomly batoned and bloodied by French policemen, as around 500 Manchester United fans were at the Champions League tie against Lille, nobody seems responsible.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 16, 2007
Wigan's Jewell out of line with attack on referee Dowd
LONDON -- Last Sunday referee Phil Dowd made a human error when he failed to award Wigan a penalty after Emile Heskey was manhandled by Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 10, 2007
McClaren taking heat after England's most recent stumble
LONDON -- Seven months after Sven-Goran Eriksson's departure, many of those who were glad to see him walk away are yearning for a return of the good old days under the Swede.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 4, 2007
Upson saga illustrates how much power today's players have on transfers
LONDON -- West Ham United should beware after signing Matthew Upson from Birmingham City.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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