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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: called-before, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, setcustomdimension, tracker-methods, trackpageview
West Ham skipper Mark Noble has surveyed the crucial win over Tottenham and declared: Now we must claim victory over Liverpool. Captain Noble was instrumental as Slaven Bilic’s hard-working side all but ended Spurs’ Premier League title hopes with a 1-0 victory at the London Stadium last Friday. Now Noble, ever eager to make improvements and learn from the experiences of being victorious, says the focus now switches to doing …
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: News, transfer news, upton park, whispers
It was a year ago to the day – May 10th – that West Ham United played it’s last ever game at our legendary home of Upton Park. It resulted in a fantastic 3-2 win over Manchester United but the sheer joy and sadness of that night could be measured in virtually equal parts […]
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: News, sky sports, westham news, whispers
West Ham will most certainly not be going on holiday having ensured their Premier League status. Indeed given the current run of clean sheets and particularly outstanding performance against Spurs, if anything the end of the season is coming too soon. Many teams – whether they have a vacation mentality or not at this time […]
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: News, online soccer news, transfer gossip, upthehammers, west ham, westham news, whispers
Michail Antonio went one step better than last season when being crowned Hammer of the Year last night. Antonio, who has scored nine goals and registered five assists in 37 appearances, won 47 per cent of the vote, with Manuel Lanzini finishing as runner-up with 21 per cent, and Pedro Obiang third with 14 per […]
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: News, westham, whispers
Cheik Kouyate missed last night’s end of season Players’ awards as he recovered from an operation on his wrist completed on the same day. Kouyate has regularly played on in pain with a wrist bandage over the past two seasons with a pre-existing problem and that wrist injury was aggravated further in his international duty for Senegal in […]
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: coyi, football banter, latest football news, News, whispers
Michail Antonio dispelled many rumours he is unhappy with the club by giving an interview following his award of Hammer of the year last night. Rumours spread around the awards ceremony after he failed to turn up with the first team. However, a club insider privately told us he was missing on medical grounds after […]
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Posted on 10 May 2017. Tags: africa, article, british, madrid, News, westham fc
West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his wrist injury, the club’s head of medical and sport science has confirmed.
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: gold, News, racing, sky sports, West Ham United, westham
Michail Antonio was named Player of the Season at West Ham’s end-of-season awards on Tuesday.
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: boxing, british, london, madrid, News
West Ham are monitoring developments with Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, who has been offered a new deal by the club but has yet to make a decision regarding his future.
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: News, sky sports, upton park, west ham united fc, whispers
Michail Antonio, Chek Kouyate and Diafra Sakho are all missing from the players’ awards tonight due to medical grounds. As reported earlier Kouyate and Antonio had operations in the past 24 hours. The West Ham United Player Awards 2017, in aid of The Academy, are taking place on tonight at The InterContinental London hotel hosted by […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: News, sky tv, transfer gossip, whispers, whtid
A bizarre Telegraph online story is tonight claiming that the Irons are keen on Manchester City veteran Yaya Toure and that we may make a move for him given his free signing status this summer. In a piece claiming the club have no intention of sacking Slaven Bilic and will back the manager big time […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: ecuador, enner valencia, News, ronald koeman, summer, various-reports
According to various reports in the Mexican media, Enner Valencia could make a return to Pachuca this summer. West Ham bought Enner Valencia from Mexican top division side Pachuca in summer 2014 following his impressive performances for Ecuador in the 2014 World Cup. After a promising start, Valencia started to fade somewhat and was loaned […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: arthur-masuaku, masuaku, News, olympiakos, top-performers, west ham world
There is some bad news for West Ham fans emerging from the Italian media. Arthur Masuaku, one of the Hammers’ top performers in recent weeks, is attracting interest from Serie A side Roma, according to Calcio Mercato. Masuaku was a transfer target for Roma last summer but he opted to join West Ham from Olympiakos […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: championship, crystal-palace, french, lamine kone, stadium, transfer rumours, widely-expected
According to reports in the French media, West Ham United and Crystal Palace are going head to head in the battle for Lamine Kone. With Sunderland relegated to the Sky Bet Championship, Lamine Kone’s exit from the Stadium of Light is widely expected. French media outlet Foot Mercato are reporting that Crystal Palace and West Ham […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: europa league, football banter, lukasz teodorczyk, mirror-lukasz, News, trade, whtid
West Ham United are interested in signing Lukasz Teodorczyk, according to report by The Mirror. Lukasz Teodorczyk is a striker who currently plies his trade in the Belgian top division with Anderlecht. His impressive performances for Anderlecht in the Pro League and the Europa League have caught the eye of admirers, including West Ham. The Hammers […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: News, online soccer news, upthehammers, whispers
In his latest update from the treatment room head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke reveals that Cheikhou Kouyate has been playing through chronic wrist injury, aggravated at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. He said: “He has shown the true spirit of the Hammers by playing with this condition and given everything to the team […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: ivory, keep-the-ivory, might-leave, summer, upthehammers
According to The Sun, Yaya Toure might leave Manchester City in the summer with West Ham among the interested parties. West Ham United would consider a move to bring Yaya Toure to The London Stadium in the summer if he does choose to depart. Pep Guardiola reportedly wants to keep the Ivory Coast international at […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: called-before, club news, Moore Than Just a Club, setcustomdimension, tracker-methods, trackpageview, west ham news
Bilic reveals Matic banter Our Croatian manager Slaven Bilic has revealed an exchanging of friendly banter that took place between him and Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, prior to our victory over Spurs on Friday night. The Croat revealed all in an exclusive interview with Sport Klub after the game, outlining the fact that Matic had offered to take The Croat out to dinner if we could do The Blues a favour and overcome our North London …
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: club news, Moore Than Just a Club, setcustomdimension, skysports, tracker-methods, trackpageview, westham news
Enner Valencia – Everton Valencia played 25 minutes as a second half substitute in Everton’s 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Swansea on Sunday. Reece Burke – Wigan Athletic Burke played no part in Wigan’s home 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Sunday Josh Cullen – Bradford City Cullen played in both playoff semi-final games against Fleetwood, The West Ham youngster helped the Bantam’s overcome Fleetwood and set up a Play-off final with Millwall later this month…
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: News, transfer gossip, whispers
The West Ham United Player Awards 2017, in aid of The Academy, will take place on tonight at The InterContinental London hotel hosted by Tony Cottee and Bianca Westwood. Supporters have paid up to £330 per head to be present at tonight’s ceremony. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Bobby Moore with his […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: football news, footy news, News, west ham united fc, whispers
Lionel Messi has swapped a vast number of shirts with his fellow pros. Indeed, the Barcelona star posted a photo of his heaving collection on Instagram, also revealing that he’s had a room of his house specially fitted to house the entire haul. Just take a close look at his collection which includes a shirt from […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: News, online soccer news, westham, whispers
It still comes as a pleasant shock to the system to realise that the we haven’t lost to Liverpool in the last three encounters. Along the way we have scored seven times against the scousers and that there is a special reason for wanting to sort them again. Just as we stopped smashed Spurs’ Title […]
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: games, green, News, news story, podcasts, sports, West Ham United, west ham united fc
Chelsea are on the brink of winning the Premier League title – but when will the trophy presentation be? And who will get a winners’ medal?
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: called-before, club news, Moore Than Just a Club, tracker-methods, trackpageview, upthehammers, west ham world
West Ham legend Tony Cottee has paid an emotional tribute to his father, who he says is the reason he has been hooked on the Hammers for more than half a century. Former Upton Park favourite Cottee revealed his devoted dad Clive has passed away and then lifted the lid on just what an influential figure he was as the budding footballer and Hammers supporter grew up. Ex-England striker Cottee, writing in his regular column for …
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: article, australia, facebook, hammers news, health, madrid
West Ham left Tottenham’s title hopes in tatters with a shock 1-0 win last week and Jose Fonte says they have now set their sights on derailing Liverpool’s top-four bid.
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Posted on 09 May 2017. Tags: hammers news, News, premier league, whispers, whtid
West Ham have lost interest in Jermain Defoe as a summer signing. The Hammers of course made a move for the Sunderland striker in the January window when they ere badly in need of goals and he was on fire. The club offered £7 million at that time but are not overly interested in revisiting […]
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