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PREMIER REPORT

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 12, 2004
France-England match an early treat for Euro 2004 fans
LONDON -- Hopefully, France's record over the last 12 months will have been kept a secret from England as the teams prepare to meet in Lisbon on Sunday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2004
Mourinho not lacking in confidence and not afraid to show it
LONDON -- On the face of it English football should be delighted that the coaches of the Champions League and UEFA Cup winner are coming to the Premiership.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 28, 2004
Porto's Mourinho paid his dues on way up coaching ladder
LONDON -- Two years ago few outside of Portugal had heard of Jose Mourinho.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 21, 2004
Millwall hopes to leave dark history behind in F.A. Cup final
LONDON -- At the end of a season dominated by Arsenal's unbeaten Premiership success an even less likely achievement of 2003-2004 has been overshadowed and overlooked by the all-conquering Immortals of Highbury.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 14, 2004
Arsenal one game away from setting new standard in England
LONDON -- Arsenal stands on the verge of what manager Arsene Wenger called "sporting immortality" with just Leicester blocking its path to the record books.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 8, 2004
Porto's Mourinho in line to be new manager of Chelsea
LONDON -- According to various back-page "exclusives" over the past week, Chelsea is buying Walter Samuel (Roma -- £15 million), David Beckham and Ronaldo (Real Madrid -- combined fee of £100,000 million), Ronaldinho (Barcelona -- £60 million), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool -- £30 million) and any other player who scores a goal, completes a pass or makes a decent tackle this weekend.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 30, 2004
Abramovich learning that money can't buy the Premiership
LONDON -- In the year of the comeback it should be no surprise if Chelsea manages to overturn the 3-1 first-leg deficit when it meets Monaco in the Champions League semifinal, second-leg match at Stamford Bridge next week.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 22, 2004
Lives of Beckham, Keane provide tabloids endless fodder
LONDON -- An apology. Those of you hoping for a column that does not mention David Beckham or Roy Keane will be disappointed.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 16, 2004
Return of Keane to Irish team stirs mixed emotions
LONDON -- Roy Keane's comeback with the Republic of Ireland was as messy as the confirmation of his international football retirement 14 months ago.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 9, 2004
Chelsea's performance makes Abramovich look foolish
LONDON -- There was a wonderful cameo of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich captured on television after Wayne Bridge scored the winner at Arsenal to send the Blues into the Champions League semifinals.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 3, 2004
F.A. gives Eriksson new deal, but how long will he stay?
LONDON -- "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2004
Chelsea management showing classy Ranieri no respect
LONDON -- When Roman Abramovich took over at Chelsea last July the club was on the verge of administration.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 12, 2004
Leicester players perpetuate England's drink culture
LONDON -- If somebody offered you a job which paid £30,000 a week and one of the stipulations was that you had to give up alcohol for a certain period of time, would it be too much of an imposition on your freedom?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 6, 2004
Despite track record, scrutiny of Ferguson remains relentless
LONDON -- Perhaps the real truth as opposed to what we have been told will never be known.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 28, 2004
Time running out for Houllier's 'plan' at Anfield
LONDON -- It seems a matter of when rather than if Gerard Houllier leaves Liverpool, perhaps only an unlucky 13 Premiership games to go before the manager has gone.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 20, 2004
England internationals wielding far too much power
LONDON -- We like to be different in England. We drive on the wrong side of the road. We drink warm beer, our plugs have three pins instead of two and when our football fans go abroad, they tend to fight rather than make new friends.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 13, 2004
Hoddle returning to Southampton not a good, or popular, idea
LONDON -- Imagine your company has a product soon to go on the market and to test public opinion you canvass the views of most of the potential buyers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 6, 2004
Player power and disloyalty becoming endemic in English game
LONDON -- There is a new game sweeping English football and the rewards can run into millions for the lucky winners.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 30, 2004
Manchester United soap opera looks set for very long run
LONDON -- The Manchester United soap opera continues and shows no sign of running out of far-fetched scripts.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 23, 2004
Saha saga just goes to show what a funny old game soccer is
LONDON -- "Read my lips -- Louis Saha is not for sale" -- Fulham owner and chairman Mohamed Fayed.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
A meteor is seen in an aurora borealis above Lausanne and the Jura from the Tour de Gourze in Riex, Switzerland, on Saturday.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
What we know so far about the case of the burned couple in Tochigi
Flowers are laid on the bank of a river in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, where the charred bodies of a Tokyo couple were found last month.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Will Australia’s next frigates come from Japan?
The Mogami-class frigate, which features stealth capabilities and is operated by Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force, falls within the very broad guidelines of what is being sought by Canberra.

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