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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.
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Jan 10, 2014
Not fair to blame Moyes for Man United's troubles
The television camera zoomed in on David Moyes' face and there was no hiding place for the Manchester United manager.
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Jan 3, 2014
Hard to figure out what Anelka was thinking with gesture
Let us assume, for a moment, Nicolas Anelka was telling the truth.
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Dec 27, 2013
Suárez showing potential while harnessing personality
Six months ago, many believed, even hoped, that Luis Suárez had played his last game for Liverpool.
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Dec 20, 2013
Managerial carousel an ongoing story at Tottenham
For the seventh time in his 12-year tenure as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Daniel Levy agreed to a compensation package for a manager, not the sort of consistency football wants.
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Dec 13, 2013
Arsenal-Manchester City match should be a belter
Tiredness?
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Dec 6, 2013
United faces improbable climb to defend title
WARNING: The opening paragraph does not make happy reading for Manchester United fans. The champions have won only two points from their last three games, they are in ninth position, their lowest ever at this stage of a Premier League season. They have scored fewer goals at Old Trafford than basement...
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Nov 29, 2013
Fickle Premier League sees dark clouds replace sun shining on Villas-Boas
We live in an age of knee-jerk reaction, of instant judgment.
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Nov 22, 2013
England in no shape to challenge World Cup favorites
Now that the 32 World Cup finalists are known, the English media have been choosing what they consider the easiest group England could have when the draw is made next month.
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Nov 15, 2013
Hodgson short on matches to select World Cup squad
Roy Hodgson has three games in which to finalize his England squad for the World Cup finals.
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Nov 8, 2013
Pressure on Man United as Arsenal visits Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney's glass was half-full.
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Nov 1, 2013
Cardiff City-Swansea derby poses a security nightmare
It has been declared a "Bubble Match," which sounds fun.
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Oct 25, 2013
Ferguson open for criticism after revelations in book
It is difficult to judge which produced the bigger laugh in "Sir Alex Ferguson — My Autobiography," launched this week in a manner that makes Hollywood premieres seem like a quiet evening in.
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Oct 18, 2013
Controversy over Hodgson's joke a bunch of hogwash
The feel-good factor lasted 24 hours.
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Oct 10, 2013
World Cup place on line for mediocre England
England's national football team is like the English weather. Rarely very good, seldom that bad . . . a sort of middle line, occasionally hitting a high like beating Brazil (albeit in a friendly at Wembley) but generally a safe bet with few extremes.
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Oct 4, 2013
Hart a major concern for England
He is out of form to the extent of becoming a liability, his mistakes are too frequent and costly, while his goal probably seems like the Grand Canyon, but Joe Hart will play for England in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland that will decide its 2014 fate.
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Sep 27, 2013
Di Canio hiring doomed from start
Ellis Short is a billionaire, rich beyond the dreams of most.
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Sep 20, 2013
Goals bring Rooney United pardon
Rarely can a player who had bad-mouthed his club and let it be known via "sources" he wanted to leave have been given such a standing ovation as Wayne Rooney when he was substituted in the 84th minute of Manchester United's 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
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Sep 13, 2013
England sweating on World Cup slot
England is top of its group with two home matches to play as qualification for Brazil 2014 approaches what Sir Alex Ferguson would call "squeaky bum time."
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Sep 5, 2013
Uneasy feelings persist about England
If England beats Moldova at home Friday night and then defeats Ukraine (a) and Montenegro (h), it will top Group H and qualify automatically for the World Cup finals next year. Its fate is in its own hands. The bad news is — so is Ukraine's.
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Aug 30, 2013
Taylor's gambling no laughing matter
If Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, did the equivalent job in the National Football League he would not have been allowed to run up alleged gambling debts of £100,000 to a bookmaker.

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