Walter Pless

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Departures

5 Nov 2009

It's hard to infuse death with luminous beauty, but Japanese director Yojiro Takita succeeds magnificently in this year's best foreign film.




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Ethical dilemmas in world soccer

15 Nov 2007

The globalisation of soccer has made the game both more beautiful and more ugly, says one of the world's leading sports writers.




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FOCUS ON BECKS
A career-bending move

22 Jan 2007

Why can't the media put a positive spin on the superstar's move to California?




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More than sport at stake

7 Jun 2006

The world's biggest sporting event is a reminder for the US of the potential benefits of soccer diplomacy.