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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

Aug 30, 2003

Howard hoping to end revolving door in goal for Man United

LONDON -- Tim Howard, an American goalkeeper who has a tattoo on his right bicep and suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, never thought he would have the chance to play for a big Premiership club, let alone the biggest club in the world.

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Aug 22, 2003

Arsenal plays rough, but F.A. going too far with Campbell charge

LONDON -- Arsenal struggled for the opening 25 minutes against Everton last Saturday. Then Sol Campbell was sent off and Arsenal clicked into top gear, playing some outstanding attacking football that saw it win more comfortably than the 2-1 scoreline suggests.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Aug 15, 2003

Usual suspects favored for Premier title

LONDON -- With the 12th Premier League season set to kick off on Saturday, here is a look at how the 20 teams shape up:

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Aug 8, 2003

Agent, PSG made Ronaldinho saga all about the money

LONDON -- Before Manchester United's friendly against Barcelona last Sunday chief executive Peter Kenyon was asked who would be the first player from the Premiership champion to kick Ronaldinho.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Jun 27, 2003

Real Madrid kept quiet on Queiroz during Beckham transfer

LONDON -- One of the hallmarks of any successful businessman is to plan ahead for all eventualities, to have a Plan B in place should a major decision have to be taken suddenly.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Jun 20, 2003

Ferguson had enough of Beckham circus

LONDON -- So where did it all go wrong for David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson?

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Jun 14, 2003

Champions League to become more defensive with new format

LONDON -- The season has ground to a halt even though David Beckham's traveling circus is still touring the world, but it is time to look back on what we have learned from 2002-2003.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Jun 7, 2003

England still too selfish about international calendar

LONDON -- On the day England captain David Beckham made a televised plea to England supporters to behave at last Tuesday's friendly against Serbia and Montenegro and the Euro 2004 qualifying tie against Slovakia next Wednesday, UEFA rewarded Manchester City with a place in Europe for 2003-2004 as England...

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Jun 1, 2003

Rumor mill churns on Beckham, Wenger

LONDON -- The truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction and the ongoing Spanish inquisition involving David Beckham and Arsene Wenger is becoming, to borrow a line from Alice In Wonderland, curiouser and curiouser.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

May 23, 2003

Scottish Premier League title race set to go down to the wire

LONDON -- As Celtic flew home from Seville on Thursday after the UEFA Cup final against FC Porto (a 3-2 extra-time defeat) its preparations for what many believe is an even bigger game began immediately -- a league match away to Kilmarnock. The game may not have the romance of a European final but the...

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

May 16, 2003

Strachan looking to complete Southampton's transformation

LONDON -- To mull over a defeat the previous day when he was manager of Coventry City, Gordon Strachan went for a Sunday morning walk.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

May 10, 2003

Everything on line for Bolton, West Ham in season finales

LONDON -- As much as both managers are saying they will treat it as "just another game" nobody is convinced by the attempts of West Ham's Trevor Brooking and Sam Allardyce of Bolton to take the pressure off their players as the Premier League season draws to an end on Sunday.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

May 2, 2003

Van Nistelrooy should be Premiership's main man

LONDON -- In the autumn of 1998 a few English journalists were in Holland and had dinner with Sir Bobby Robson, who had recently taken over at PSV Eindhoven.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Apr 26, 2003

Ferguson, Wenger playing mind games

LONDON -- The bitterness and rivalry between the pair are reaching boiling point as the fight for the Premiership title enters the decisive weeks, with tempers frayed and an obvious standoff between the contestants.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Apr 20, 2003

Football Association hypocritical and arrogant over racism issue

LONDON -- "We are very disappointed that UEFA have felt it necessary to bring the charges against us." -- Paul Barber, director of marketing and communications, the Football Association.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Apr 11, 2003

Sir Alex embarrassed himself and Man United

MADRID -- If Sir Alex Ferguson had sat down and asked himself how he could embarrass himself and Manchester United, he could not have done better -- or perhaps one should say worse -- than his performance earlier this week as he accused UEFA of fixing the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals which...

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Apr 5, 2003

Real Madrid vs. Manchester United as good as it gets

LONDON -- Arsene Wenger did not need a second to think about his answer.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Mar 28, 2003

Racism or just a misunderstanding?

LONDON -- After Newcastle United's Champions League tie against Inter Milan two weeks ago Lomana LuaLua made an official complaint through his club that Christian Vieri had racially abused him.

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Mar 21, 2003

Drink culture still a major problem for English soccer

LONDON -- It has long been one of the mysteries of English football -- why does the national sport accept so much money from the product that has fueled so much hooliganism, which has caused so much trouble -- even deaths and destruction?

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT

Mar 14, 2003

F.A. must stop overruling officials on discipline

LONDON -- As the governing body of the sport in England, the Football Association is supposed to protect the game, promote fair play and, to quote from its web site "ensure that football gets the match officials it deserves."

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.

How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan

By Mai Yoshikawa

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