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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
May 24, 2008
Terry's miss took Ronaldo off the hook in Moscow
LONDON — For a few minutes Cristiano Ronaldo's CV had a new, ignominious entry. The player who lost the 2008 Champions League final for Manchester United.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 17, 2008
Portsmouth-Cardiff City F.A. Cup final fails to inspire
LONDON — No matter how much purists try to argue that it sums up the magic of the F.A. Cup, regardless of the "ideal" David vs. Goliath matchup and, to the relief of some, the fact that none of the Big Four clubs is involved, the final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City is the least interesting most...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 10, 2008
Finest Premier League season ever wrapping up in fantastic fashion
LONDON — Kevin Keegan said the Premier League was boring.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 3, 2008
English clubs continue to flex muscles in Europe
LONDON — England's national team may not be traveling anywhere in Europe this summer, but the two best teams in the Premier League will meet in an English derby in the Champions League final in Moscow on May 21.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 26, 2008
Liverpool facing uphill climb against Chelsea
LONDON — If John Arne Riise believes there is a football god, the Liverpool substitute will have prayed to it every night since his stoppage time own-goal handed Chelsea a 1-1 draw in last Tuesday's Champions League semifinal, first leg.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 19, 2008
Liverpool perseveres as owners air dirty laundry in public
LONDON — It says much about the new wave of Premier League owners that a hugely popular manager who feels his position is being undermined is considering his future despite continued success, while one jeered by the club's fans seems set to remain in charge.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 12, 2008
Liverpool exposed Arsenal's weaknesses in real belter
LONDON — A victory for substance over style, strength over style, power over passing — call it what you want, but it is Liverpool not Arsenal which will play Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 5, 2008
Sensational Ronaldo clearly best player in the world
LONDON — It can be said with confidence Manchester United will play Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals after its away wins over AS Roma (2-0) and Schalke 04 (1-0), respectively.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 29, 2008
Capello's England less than impressive in loss to France
LONDON — Fabio Capello keeps his team selections not so much close to his chest but super-glued, yet if the England manager is true to his word David Beckham will win his 101st cap against the United States at Wembley Stadium on May 28 as long as the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is in the squad.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 22, 2008
F.A. must address continuing harassment of referees
LONDON — Ashley Cole would win few popularity polls.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 15, 2008
Redknapp happy with decision to remain at Portsmouth
LONDON — The trouble with the English is that we want it all ways.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 8, 2008
English powerhouses prove mettle in Champions League
LONDON — The rest of Europe may not find it particularly exciting but the prospect of four Premier League teams in the quarterfinals of the Champions League underlines where the European football power base lies.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 1, 2008
Without a trophy, Grant's tenure with Chelsea will be short
LONDON — Those who dislike the way Chelsea has bought its way to success celebrated its League Cup final defeat by Tottenham. It wasn't that so many neutrals wanted Spurs to win, they just wanted Chelsea to lose.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 23, 2008
Theories vary on why Liverpool is so inconsistent
LONDON — The question has been asked countless times yet no one can come up with a satisfactory answer.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 16, 2008
Ireland's recent hire produces more questions than answers
LONDON — Giovanni Trapattoni, the new Republic of Ireland manager, can claim to be the greatest club coach of all time.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 9, 2008
Capello has work cut out for him to rebuild England squad
LONDON — New manager, same old England. Or Englantalia.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 2, 2008
Capello in tough spot when it came to decision on Beckham
LONDON — Fabio Capello was always going to be damned if he picked David Beckham and damned if he dropped him for his first game as England manager against Switzerland on Wednesday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 26, 2008
Grant, Ramos follow flamboyant predecessors with success
LONDON — In the ideal world the vast majority of Chelsea and Tottenham supporters would have preferred Jose Mourinho and Martin Jol to have remained their club's manager.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 19, 2008
Hiring of Keegan shows level of Newcastle's desperation
LONDON — When Kevin Keegan was asked in 1998 about managing Newcastle United,again his reply was: "No . . . I won't go back to managing Newcastle . . . that's 1,000 percent."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 12, 2008
Vote of confidence kiss of death for Allardyce with Magpies
LONDON — Sam Allardyce probably knew the end was in sight when Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and chairman Chris Mort said it wasn't. Ashley's stock reply to speculation about his manager's future was to tell people not to listen to rumors.
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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