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PREMIER REPORT

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 had finished at the top of its Fair Play League.
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 Scottish championship reaches its most exciting climax ever on Sunday.
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 saw it play Real Madrid on Tuesday.
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."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 7, 2003
Play of smaller clubs may prevent marquee F.A. Cup final
LONDON -- While the English Football Association would never utter a public word on such a matter, the power brokers at Soho Square are praying that the climax to the domestic season is not an F.A. Cup final between Burnley and Sheffield United.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 28, 2003
Dissension making life difficult for Roeder, West Ham
LONDON -- West Ham United captain Paolo di Canio accused manager Glenn Roeder of lying while defender Tomas Repka and goalkeeper David James squared off against other at West Bromwich Albion last Sunday. Can you imagine what the mood in the camp would have been had West Ham lost instead of winning 2-1?
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.
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.
Japan says viral video of MSDF ship likely real, not fabricated
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo helicopter carrier is docked in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Japanese students' English proficiency is improving
An education ministry survey has shown that the English proficiency of public junior and senior high school students in Japan is continuing to improve.
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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