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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
Mar 7, 2003
Play of smaller clubs may prevent marquee F.A. Cup final
LONDON -- While the English Football Association would never utter a public word on such a matter, the power brokers at Soho Square are praying that the climax to the domestic season is not an F.A. Cup final between Burnley and Sheffield United.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 28, 2003
Dissension making life difficult for Roeder, West Ham
LONDON -- West Ham United captain Paolo di Canio accused manager Glenn Roeder of lying while defender Tomas Repka and goalkeeper David James squared off against other at West Bromwich Albion last Sunday. Can you imagine what the mood in the camp would have been had West Ham lost instead of winning 2-1?...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 20, 2003
The real story on Beckham and the boot
LONDON -- Imagine if the boot was on the other foot -- and in this case the phrase could hardly be more appropriate.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 14, 2003
Newcastle hoping lighting strikes twice in Champions League
LONDON -- If a week is a long time in politics, two months is an eternity in the Champions League which resumes after its winter hibernation next Tuesday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 7, 2003
Woodgate latest casualty in ongoing fire sale by Leeds
LONDON -- Little over a year ago Jonathan Woodgate was public enemy No. 1 in English football following his conviction for affray after an attack on a student, Sarfraz Najeib.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 31, 2003
Perryman says Toda has the pedigree for the Premiership
LONDON -- It has been a mixed week for Japan in the Premiership. One player has arrived, one is on his way back from injury while the former national coach was beaten to the Republic of Ireland job by someone few people outside Ireland had ever heard of.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 24, 2003
F.A. Cup gives minnows chance on the big stage
LONDON -- It is not so much David versus Goliath as David versus Goliath's big brother.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 17, 2003
Manchester City hopes to get money's worth out of Fowler
LONDON -- Robbie Fowler joined Leeds United in November 2001 from Liverpool for £11 million. Fourteen months, 32 games and 14 goals later Fowler signed with Manchester City in a deal worth £7.5 million.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 12, 2003
Media should learn from refs, not rip them
LONDON -- One of the attractions of football is the argument that controversial incidents can provoke.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 5, 2003
Milner the hottest new kid on the block
LONDON -- James Milner will celebrate his 17th birthday on Saturday by signing a new contract with Leeds United that will earn the forward £800 a week -- 10 times his current apprentice salary of £80.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 27, 2002
Roberto Carlos was best player of 2002
LONDON -- As the year winds down we are seeing a plethora of honors being handed out to different soccer players around the globe. Here are my picks for some alternative awards for 2002:
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 20, 2002
Liverpool fans experiencing knee-jerk reaction to team's woes
LONDON -- The phone lines to Liverpool radio stations have been red hot this week. The knee-jerk reaction in the wake of one point from the last 18 has been that Gerard Houllier has lost the plot and Phil Thompson must go.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 13, 2002
Transfer market reveals evidence of shadowy money trail
LONDON -- During the Nineties the Football Association launched what was to be a four-year inquiry into alleged "bungs" -- dodgy transfer dealings where various middle men, ranging from agents to club managers and chairmen, were alleged to have benefited illegally.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 6, 2002
Newcastle's Robson set for dramatic return to Nou Camp
LONDON -- Dreams, apparently, do come true.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 29, 2002
Venables needs divine intervention at Leeds
LONDON -- Terry Venables has been in football long enough to know that his days at Leeds United are almost numbered before they have really begun.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 22, 2002
Reduce friendly matches, not Champions League games
LONDON -- Tord Grip, the assistant to England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, once sat next to a supporter on a plane bound for a game in Germany. The fan remarked to the Swede who watches at least three games each week at home and abroad: "You must have lots of air miles."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 15, 2002
New coach, new approach has Wales in hunt for Euro 2004
LONDON -- Question time.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 8, 2002
F.A. in free fall as Premier League clubs make play for power
LONDON -- It was Ron Saunders, the former Aston Villa manager, who once said: "If you're going to commit suicide, do it yourself."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 1, 2002
Saints skipper Strachan runs tight ship
LONDON -- It was, said Southampton striker James Beattie, "a moment of madness."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 25, 2002
Teen sensation Rooney has England buzzing
LONDON -- He's being called Ronaldo and after just nine Premiership appearances his shirt is the best seller in the Everton souvenir shop.
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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