Category Archives: Sport

TF Flashback: The Origins of “The Magic Spray” & “Another Safety Shot” Fanzines

Posted on April 24, 2015 by tokyofox

Back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s, fanzines were fairly prolific and, along with nationwide staple ‘When Saturday Comes‘, many clubs had a variety of these publications being sold outside grounds offering an alternative and independent view of the … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Of Doha Article Featured In Latest J-Soccer Magazine

Posted on March 25, 2015 by tokyofox

Despite an inadequate knowledge of the beautiful game in Japan, a certain Tokyo Fox has managed to once again contribute a couple of pieces to the latest copy of J-Soccer magazine (issue #15) which went on sale last week.   When I knew … Continue reading →

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Clubcall: How We Got Our Club News In The Past

Posted on March 12, 2015 by tokyofox

I was recently teaching a group of 8 year old Japanese kids the fascinating art of giving your telephone number in British English. A redundant feature of the modern world but the powers-that-be think they need to know that oh is said … Continue reading →

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Qatar Pt I: The “Agony of Doha” Revisited

Posted on March 4, 2015 by tokyofox

Ever since FIFA controversially awarded Qatar the 2022 World Cup, it’s never been too far from the sports headlines. News of bribery, corruption, controversial labour laws, abuse of migrant workers and monthly deaths during stadium construction have rarely been out of the foreign media, particularly … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Time I Watched New Zealand Vs England in a One-Day International Cricket Match

Posted on February 10, 2015 by tokyofox

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 begins on Valentines Day with Australia and New Zealand sharing hosting duties and England play their second game against the latter in Wellington on February 20th which has brought back memories of the one and only time I … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yokohama Yamate Museum Of Tennis

Posted on February 1, 2015 by tokyofox

The first Grand Slam of the 2015 tennis season has concluded and we’ve witnessed two fantastic finals contested by four great players but ultimately it was Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic who deservedly reigned supreme against Maria Sharapova and Andy … Continue reading →

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Up for the Cup: The Road to Wembley Begins Against the Toon Army at Home

Posted on January 4, 2015 by tokyofox

The BBC may have been trying desperately to make us think there was still some magic left in this famous, old, traditional Cup competition (with a barrage of FA Cup related programmes throughout the week) but I certainly didn’t feel … Continue reading →

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My JSoccer Magazine Article On Japan Football Museum

Posted on October 3, 2014 by tokyofox

Last month I wrote about my contribution to the latest issue of JSoccer magazine; Japan’s number one English language football publication. Since issue #13 was released a sufficient amount of time has passed so I feel its now ok to reproduce the contents … Continue reading →

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Contributing to Japan’s Number One Football Magazine in English!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by tokyofox

Issue #13 of J-Soccer; Japan’s number one English language football magazine hit the streets recently and, despite an inadequate knowledge of the game in this country, a certain Tokyo Fox managed to feature quite heavily throughout its pages.    My J-Soccer … Continue reading →

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More For Less As Japan’s No. 1 International Women’s Tennis Tournament Changes The Scheduling

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tokyofox

Scotland voting no to independence has been the big story of the day, and thanks to Andy Murray’s tweet yesterday in support of his country going it alone, tennis was in the news albeit not for anything to with the … Continue reading →

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