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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 27, 2007
Agents receiving massive sums for little work on transfers
LONDON -- The following conversation took place at a house in England recently . . .
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 20, 2007
Mourinho, Shevchenko rows have Chelsea on defensive
LONDON -- Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said there was no crisis at Chelsea.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 14, 2007
Time for F.A. to get serious and crack down on Chelsea's continual abuse of rules
LONDON -- The sound of laughter could be heard coming from Stamford Bridge this week when a Football Association disciplinary commission fined Chelsea captain John Terry £10,000 for lying and doubting the integrity of Graham Poll, the Premiership's leading referee.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2007
O'Neill expects striker Larsson to give Man Utd a big boost
LONDON -- Apart from death and taxes there may be no other certainties in life but Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill must fear Henrik Larsson scoring on his debut for Manchester United in the F.A. Cup third round Sunday would complete the hat trick.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 30, 2006
Charlton's coaching carousel like a comedy skit
LONDON -- During the 1960s, American comedian Bob Newhart gave the world what was to become a classic sketch on his Emmy-winning show. It was called "The Introduction of Tobacco to Civilization," wherein a telephone call from Sir Walter Raleigh prompted skeptical laughter in England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 23, 2006
Investigation reveals F.A.'s failure to monitor transfers
LONDON -- Occasionally in the media we will read the blindingly obvious from a university in Texas or wherever that after a year's research they can reveal that diving from a cliff into a ravine is dangerous. Or some other statement that we all know.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 16, 2006
Pardew had short leash in final days at West Ham
LONDON -- "We can move forward with Alan Pardew leading our efforts on the pitch. I will be continuing talks with him on how he sees the future of the playing side. He has my full support and confidence." -- New West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson assures manager Pardew his job his safe despite the club's...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 9, 2006
Premier League benefiting from foreign ownership of teams
LONDON -- By early 2007 a third of the 20 Premiership clubs will come under foreign ownership.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 2, 2006
Zidane's spot in last three a joke, no matter who says otherwise
LONDON -- Managers and players know football best because they are involved in it.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 25, 2006
Battle of Premier League titans certain to be a belter
LONDON -- It is prestige as much as points at stake when Manchester United and Chelsea meet in the Premiership summit clash at Old Trafford on Sunday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 18, 2006
McClaren already facing discontent among England faithful
LONDON -- Steve McClaren flashed his orthodontist friendly smile and said he was happy with England's display in the 1-1 draw against Holland in Amsterdam.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 11, 2006
Mourinho, Chelsea show appalling lack of class in Poll row
LONDON -- Congratulations to Chelsea for becoming more disliked than it was at the time of last week's column.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 5, 2006
Another week, another new low for Chelsea's Mourinho
LONDON -- Jose Mourinho would probably moan if he won the lottery and it wasn't a double rollover.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 29, 2006
West Ham manager Pardew finds himself on hot seat as losing streak hits eight
LONDON -- If West Ham players could pass the ball as well as they are passing the buck, the team would not be staring relegation and crisis in the face after eight consecutive defeats, their worst run in 74 years.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 21, 2006
Mourinho showing signs of double vision in Cech incident
LONDON -- The problem with Jose Mourinho is that as a manager the Chelsea boss makes a lousy witness.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 14, 2006
McClaren, Venables must regroup after fiasco in Zagreb
LONDON -- To the surprise, it seems, of nobody except the England coaching team the switch from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 in Croatia was a shambles.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2006
McClaren's decision to possibly play 3-5-2 a real puzzler
LONDON -- To the best of my knowledge no team has ever won the World Cup, European Championship, Champions League or Premiership by playing a 3-5-2 formation.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 30, 2006
Rooney's slump shows striker is far from the finished article
LONDON -- Ruud van Nistelrooy was sold to Real Madrid there was a theory that the reason was because Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believed Louis Saha was a better partner for Wayne Rooney than the Dutchman.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 23, 2006
Weak 'expose' on bungs proof issue is becoming passe
LONDON -- Panorama promised to "rock the foundations of football" but in the end we were neither shaken nor stirred by a program in which the so-called whistle-blowers proved to be the unscrupulous characters rather than the bung-taking managers they were supposedly "exposing."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 16, 2006
Cole's tall tale: Move to Chelsea not about money
LONDON -- I was halfway through writing this column when there was a knock at the door.
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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