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American midfielders Eddie Lewis and Benny Feilhaber could be pushed to the margins at Derby County as Manager Paul Jewell completes the signing of five new players — with the Kansas City Wizards’ Eddie Johnson a possible sixth. Jewell has already added Danny Mills, Robbie Savage, Laurent Robert and Emanuel Villa, while Tottenham’s Hossam Ghaly […]

According to Columbus coach Sigi Schmid, Crew star Guillermo Barros Schelotto will play a second season in MLS, despite reports in Argentina that the player is returning to hometown team, Gimnasia de La Plata. “He hasn’t come to us saying that he wants to leave,” Schmid told Soccer by Ives. “He’s under contract with us […]

At 27, Taylor Twellman thought there would be no second chance at playing abroad. But following a stellar 2007, the New England Revolution striker caught the attention of English club Preston North End, which lodged a $1.7 million bid for the New England Revolution. MLS rejected the bid. Preston plays in England’s Coca-Cola Championship, its […]

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster accused Barcelona of treating star players like Ronaldinho poorly, and cited that as the reason that he himself left the club. “It is very unjust. They are doing the same thing to Ronaldinho that they did to me,” he said, adding: “It is not difficult to forget that all the […]

The Iranian soccer federation (FFI) ended a longstanding dispute with world governing body FIFA after a pro-government candidate withdrew his name from the organization’s presidential election. FIFA refused to let politicians working for the Iranian government’s Physical Education Organization run for positions within FFI. FIFA threatened banning Iran from international competition if it refused to […]

ESPN’s Phil Ball says that if Dimitar Berbatov moves from Tottenham to Chelsea in the EPL, the move would create a ripple effect across Spain. The result would be “overflowing coffers at White Hart Lane,” which means Tottenham manager Juande Ramos would then be able to afford former player Dani Alves of Sevilla. Ramos has […]

Nobody, it seems, likes the way Major League Soccer handles scheduling, but this is a truly thankless job, says ESPN’s Steve Davis. Among the factors organizers have to consider for next season: 2010 World Cup qualifying, the U.S. Open Cup, the SuperLiga, the new CONCACAF Champions League, ESPN2’s Thursday night matches, the David Beckham circus […]

The New York Red Bulls still have big plans for Claudio Reyna, according to Jeff Agoos, who was named club sporting director on Monday. “[Red Bulls coach] Juan (Osorio) has sat down with Claudio and we expect to have Claudio back and healthy,” he said. “We’re expecting a big season from Claudio.”   Reyna had […]

The New England Revolution has received a $1.675 million bid from English second division club Preston North End for Taylor Twellman, Boston Globe writer Frank Dell’Apa reports, citing an unnamed source. Major League Soccer, which owns its players’ contracts, has declined the offer, but Preston may raise the offer to $2 million. “Taylor just re-signed […]

It looks like Derby County manager Paul Jewell is finally putting his money where his mouth is: SportingLife reports that the Rams are closing in on three new midfielders: Blackburn Rovers’ Robbie Savage, Tottenham’s Hossam Ghaly, and free agent Laurent Robert, formerly of Levante in Spain. In the weeks leading up to the January transfer […]