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PREMIER REPORT

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 20, 2003
The real story on Beckham and the boot
LONDON -- Imagine if the boot was on the other foot -- and in this case the phrase could hardly be more appropriate.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 14, 2003
Newcastle hoping lighting strikes twice in Champions League
LONDON -- If a week is a long time in politics, two months is an eternity in the Champions League which resumes after its winter hibernation next Tuesday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 7, 2003
Woodgate latest casualty in ongoing fire sale by Leeds
LONDON -- Little over a year ago Jonathan Woodgate was public enemy No. 1 in English football following his conviction for affray after an attack on a student, Sarfraz Najeib.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 31, 2003
Perryman says Toda has the pedigree for the Premiership
LONDON -- It has been a mixed week for Japan in the Premiership. One player has arrived, one is on his way back from injury while the former national coach was beaten to the Republic of Ireland job by someone few people outside Ireland had ever heard of.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 24, 2003
F.A. Cup gives minnows chance on the big stage
LONDON -- It is not so much David versus Goliath as David versus Goliath's big brother.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 17, 2003
Manchester City hopes to get money's worth out of Fowler
LONDON -- Robbie Fowler joined Leeds United in November 2001 from Liverpool for £11 million. Fourteen months, 32 games and 14 goals later Fowler signed with Manchester City in a deal worth £7.5 million.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 12, 2003
Media should learn from refs, not rip them
LONDON -- One of the attractions of football is the argument that controversial incidents can provoke.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 5, 2003
Milner the hottest new kid on the block
LONDON -- James Milner will celebrate his 17th birthday on Saturday by signing a new contract with Leeds United that will earn the forward £800 a week -- 10 times his current apprentice salary of £80.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 27, 2002
Roberto Carlos was best player of 2002
LONDON -- As the year winds down we are seeing a plethora of honors being handed out to different soccer players around the globe. Here are my picks for some alternative awards for 2002:
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 20, 2002
Liverpool fans experiencing knee-jerk reaction to team's woes
LONDON -- The phone lines to Liverpool radio stations have been red hot this week. The knee-jerk reaction in the wake of one point from the last 18 has been that Gerard Houllier has lost the plot and Phil Thompson must go.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 13, 2002
Transfer market reveals evidence of shadowy money trail
LONDON -- During the Nineties the Football Association launched what was to be a four-year inquiry into alleged "bungs" -- dodgy transfer dealings where various middle men, ranging from agents to club managers and chairmen, were alleged to have benefited illegally.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 6, 2002
Newcastle's Robson set for dramatic return to Nou Camp
LONDON -- Dreams, apparently, do come true.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 29, 2002
Venables needs divine intervention at Leeds
LONDON -- Terry Venables has been in football long enough to know that his days at Leeds United are almost numbered before they have really begun.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 22, 2002
Reduce friendly matches, not Champions League games
LONDON -- Tord Grip, the assistant to England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, once sat next to a supporter on a plane bound for a game in Germany. The fan remarked to the Swede who watches at least three games each week at home and abroad: "You must have lots of air miles."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 15, 2002
New coach, new approach has Wales in hunt for Euro 2004
LONDON -- Question time.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 8, 2002
F.A. in free fall as Premier League clubs make play for power
LONDON -- It was Ron Saunders, the former Aston Villa manager, who once said: "If you're going to commit suicide, do it yourself."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 1, 2002
Saints skipper Strachan runs tight ship
LONDON -- It was, said Southampton striker James Beattie, "a moment of madness."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 25, 2002
Teen sensation Rooney has England buzzing
LONDON -- He's being called Ronaldo and after just nine Premiership appearances his shirt is the best seller in the Everton souvenir shop.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 18, 2002
Eriksson latest victim of kiss-and-tell fast sell
LONDON -- After two months it is about time this column came up with a world exclusive. Apologies for the delay but I hope it was worth waiting for.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 11, 2002
Irish media not too Keane on McCarthy
LONDON -- It is difficult to imagine a coach can be under pressure after his team made a positive impression at the World Cup finals, has lost only three of its last 27 games and just seven of 41 competitive matches during his 6 1/2 years in charge.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

Podcast

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Longform

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