/arts/columnists/simonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/rss/arts/columnists/simonkuperFT.com - Simon Kuperen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:11:34 +0000Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:10:59 +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/0/bdc6ab04-b280-11dd-bbc9-0000779fd18c.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bdc6ab04-b280-11dd-bbc9-0000779fd18c.htmlHarris, once a poor kid supporting Manchester United, later chief executive of HSBC's investment bank, has brokered five takeovers in the Premier League. The pink-faced chairman of the investment bank Seymour Pierce helped Chelsea sell itself to Roman Abramovich, helped Thailand's disgraced prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra buy Manchester City, and is now trying to flog Newcastle United and Everton. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:11:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/abc891b2-ad06-11dd-971e-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abc891b2-ad06-11dd-971e-000077b07658.htmlOf course Argentina shouldn't have let Diego Maradona coach its football team. He won't last long in the postFri, 7 Nov 2008 22:29:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/26816424-a785-11dd-865e-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26816424-a785-11dd-865e-000077b07658.htmlSeveral dozen burly men are gathered in Amsterdam to plan for this season's matches and new ways of treating fansFri, 31 Oct 2008 22:29:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f586b0d6-a1f8-11dd-a32f-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f586b0d6-a1f8-11dd-a32f-000077b07658.htmlA politician's relationship to sport is a window on to his soul. This is particularly true in the US, because Americans have so many sports to choose fromFri, 24 Oct 2008 22:00:34 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3995d438-9c71-11dd-a42e-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3995d438-9c71-11dd-a42e-000077b07658.htmlAmerican sport exists largely to tell allegorical stories about America. Dave Zirin overturns them in People's History of Sports in the United States Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:47:03 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5309168-9177-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5309168-9177-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c.htmlThe silent tennis player with the 1,000-mile stare now chats and laughs like a cocktail-party guest. Indeed, he regards the young Borg with wonder, as if he were another personFri, 3 Oct 2008 23:12:17 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec2fc594-8115-11dd-82dd-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec2fc594-8115-11dd-82dd-000077b07658.htmlAnelka's personality has impeded him from reaching the heights his body deserves. The personality also arguably cost his club, Chelsea, last season's Champions League finalFri, 12 Sep 2008 23:12:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f8853c8-7b7a-11dd-b839-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f8853c8-7b7a-11dd-b839-000077b07658.htmlThe country's improbable run of sporting triumphs has revealed a new Spanish nationalism. And sport itself is changing SpainFri, 5 Sep 2008 22:47:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f751950c-600d-11dd-805e-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f751950c-600d-11dd-805e-000077b07658.htmlFor athletes, the Olympics really is the festival of international fraternisation it's cracked up to beFri, 1 Aug 2008 22:28:42 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e952067c-59db-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e952067c-59db-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlAn impressive quintet of surveys shows how the Olympics have grown so all-consuming that they now eat their competitors and the host cities, says Simon Kuper,Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:38:25 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7e54fde-5a68-11dd-bf96-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7e54fde-5a68-11dd-bf96-000077b07658.htmlThe Olympic stadium, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, is meant to herald a bright new era for the city, writes Simon Kuper Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:19:09 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f60df67c-54ff-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f60df67c-54ff-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlThe European football family now looks pretty harmonious, as families goFri, 18 Jul 2008 23:12:31 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e401690-49f9-11dd-891a-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsimonkuperhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e401690-49f9-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlThe Williams girls again face each other in the final of their favourite tournament but their is no talk of sibling rivalry – they deserve a trophy for being perfect sistersFri, 4 Jul 2008 23:05:50 +0100