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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.
For Christopher Davies's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 7, 2005
Liverpool's run to Champions League final amazing
LONDON -- It is part of the attraction of what Pele called the beautiful game that there are some things even the best coaches cannot explain.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 29, 2005
Chelsea deserves credit for achievement, but may not get it
LONDON -- When Arsenal won the Premiership title last year even supporters of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, the Gunners' two biggest rivals, had to acknowledge -- albeit through gritted teeth -- that it had been a fabulous achievement.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 23, 2005
Plot thickens over meetings between Kenyon, Ferdinand
LONDON -- If, by chance, a guy bumped into an old girlfriend in a restaurant his wife would no doubt understand. Unfortunate coincidences happen, unplanned, innocent liaisons . . . hey, they're part of life.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 16, 2005
In face of adversity, Benitez steers Liverpool to victory
LONDON -- "Things are only impossible until they're not."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 8, 2005
Brawl with Dyer just the latest transgression by Bowyer
LONDON -- Sticking up for Lee Bowyer is like putting in a good word for Jack The Ripper.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 2, 2005
English media in dilemma over Eriksson and national team
LONDON -- England continued its march toward the 2006 World Cup finals, but the impression is that its progress has left many in the hack pack who report the national team with a dilemma.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 25, 2005
Classless Chelsea, Mourinho facing yet another day in the dock
LONDON -- Another day, another charge.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 19, 2005
Reaction of Chelsea, Mourniho to Frisk incident laughable
LONDON -- Woe betide the next referee who makes what is perceived to be a bad decision against an English team.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 11, 2005
Man United fans questioning Ferguson after recent results
LONDON -- Unthinkable as it may seem, given that he has made the club the most successful in Premiership history, but a significant number of Manchester United fans are turning on manager Sir Alex Ferguson, their view that the Scot should step down this summer hardened in the wake of the Champions League...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 4, 2005
Poor loser Mourinho in danger of losing the plot altogether
LONDON -- If, and it is a huge if, I decide to make a less than flattering gesture to someone in a bar I would make sure I knew where the guy was standing. Otherwise, I might find myself explaining my actions to a few people who were less than happy with what they saw.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 26, 2005
Late kickoff not the reason for hooligan trouble any time
LONDON -- If the matter was not so serious it would almost be funny.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 18, 2005
Outcry over Arsenal's all-foreign squad is misguided
LONDON -- Arsenal became L'Arsenal or El Arsenal last Monday after Arsene Wenger chose an all-foreign squad of 16 for the 5-1 win over Crystal Palace.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 11, 2005
The plot thickens in Chelsea's alleged approach of Cole
LONDON -- To borrow a phrase from "Alice In Wonderland," the speculation on whether Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole held a meeting with Chelsea power brokers in a London hotel last month gets curiouser and curiouser.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 4, 2005
Gunners misfiring a year after record-setting season
LONDON -- Manchester United's 4-2 win over Arsenal at Highbury on Tuesday was not just a victory, it was further proof that the Premiership champion needs a significant overhaul.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 30, 2005
Bellamy, Diouf, Savage put stain on game with actions
LONDON -- In the coming weeks members of the Football Writers' Association will start to give serious consideration to their choice for Footballer of the Year.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 21, 2005
Has master manipulator Ferguson unnerved Wenger?
LONDON -- Earlier this season, the sports pages of English newspapers were delighted when the public row between Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger kicked off (though no one expected it to be continuing and even gathering pace three months later).
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 14, 2005
Morientes fired up to join Liverpool
LONDON -- Last summer Liverpool sold Michael Owen to Real Madrid for £8 million, the England striker becoming the third choice behind Raul and Ronaldo at Bernabeu Stadium.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2005
Hysterical reaction to 'Worst Decision Of All Time'
LONDON -- The reaction was as predictable as it was hysterical and misplaced.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 1, 2005
F.A. sending wrong message by disciplining Ben Haim
LONDON -- Imagine walking home and someone hits you in the face. The ambulance arrives and the police, who have already caught the aggressor, charge you with loitering because you are laying on the ground.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 26, 2004
Great goalkeeper not a necessity for a championship club
LONDON -- There is a growing suspicion that apart from having the best team in the Premiership, Chelsea also has the two best goalkeepers in England's top league.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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