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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:43:25 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:07:09 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/arts/columnists/simonkuper(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/25179c28-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25179c28-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe search is still on for the best data to evaluate players and the holy grail would be discovering the key to victory, writes Simon Kuper Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:43:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4e6ed0fe-cfe1-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4e6ed0fe-cfe1-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlFour weighty books lament the impending death of the old Arctic and fearfully welcome the taming of this icy wasteland, writes Simon Kuper After the Ice Final Voyage The Magnetic North Arctic Labyrinth Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:32:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4d671d20-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4d671d20-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlIn Abu Dhabi's sport 'strategy', the F1 race is meant to be a tourist ad. Sport must help keep the emirate rich forever, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/30569ebe-c003-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/30569ebe-c003-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlMany youth academies are ruled by brutes, but Barcelona's coaches talk like traditional Catholic mothers. In this family, the sons come home for supper, study hard and behave, says Simon Kuper Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:16:33 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f47498bc-ba9c-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f47498bc-ba9c-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlNorth Korea's football players appeared to have dismissed goal-scoring as bourgeois individualism, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba1ff5e2-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba1ff5e2-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlMaradona was chosen as coach because the football team had to be the nation made flesh, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:10:58 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/1f4cf7c4-ad5e-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1f4cf7c4-ad5e-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThis multicultural corner of Paris confounds the idea of Europe ultimately being run by an Islamic majority and shows that a mélange is more likely, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:54:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/c41483bc-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c41483bc-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.htmlIf humans will soon routinely live to be 100, is there any hope for sporting triumphs after 40? If there is not, asks Simon Kuper, then what is the role of sport in the downhill phase of life? Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:08:23 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/78642c1c-a965-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/78642c1c-a965-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.htmlA Dutch journalist argues that it is impossible for the media to explain what is happening in the Middle East, writes Simon Kuper Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:27:09 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/fd77a01c-aa07-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fd77a01c-aa07-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.htmlClubs are immortal chiefly because creditors dare not pull the plug. The brands are strong enough to cow banks and taxmen. And so clubs can incur debts without fear, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:21:30 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8acda172-a48c-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8acda172-a48c-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.htmlIn the past it was easier to predict a winner, as some bids were terrible or incompetently presented, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:53:32 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/68477594-9f17-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68477594-9f17-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.htmlBarcelona's economic model works in good times and bad: it made profits while winning nothing in 2008, and made profits while winning the Treble last season, writes Simon Kuper Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:01:42 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6ff90ea-9da2-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6ff90ea-9da2-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.htmlIn 1949, scientist Jerry Morris studied London bus conductors and discovered a great truth: exercise can extend your life. At 99, he's living proof, writes Simon Kuper Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:43:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5b6a6d56-997f-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5b6a6d56-997f-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.htmlFabio Capello has created a new template for England managers. For the benefit of future England managers, here are his secrets, revealed by Simon Kuper Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:07:06 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f90a9e24-9361-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f90a9e24-9361-11de-b146-00144feabdc0.htmlThe city's residents aren't simply rude, they are merely following their own set of codes. Pauline Harris and Simon Kuper offer tips on how to soften even the grumpiest misanthropeSat, 29 Aug 2009 02:15:38 +0100