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West Ham transfer news: Dimitri Payet refuses to rule out move away

West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet moved to London last summer from the French club and impressed in his first season as the Hammers reached the Europa League qualifiers.

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West Ham fans on film on their new stadium: a range of views

Halfway through the season, some supporters of the East London club love their new home, some loathe it and others are just getting used to it West Ham’s move to what is now called the London Stadium, showpiece venue of the 2012 London Olympics, has drawn all sorts of controversy over money , over the redevelopment of the Boleyn ground they left behind and, most recently, over the suitability of what was originally a bespoke…

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Hammers winter clear out planned

West Ham are planning a big clear-out of the squad this winter as they bid to correct the mistakes made during the summer transfer window. Sofiane Feghouli is the latest player to come under the microscope after a lack lustre first half of the campaign which has seen him join Alvaro Arbeola, Simone Zaza, Jonathon Callieri […]

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‘I am not closing the door to anything’ – Payet open to Marseille return

The West Ham and France star has fuelled speculation surrounding his future by refusing to rule out a potential move back to Ligue 1

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Channel 4 News: “I’ve been a season ticket holder for 40 years but this will be my last season”

 As football clubs like West Ham United move into newer grounds, what happens to the community they leave behind? pic.twitter.com/NKE5Zdhc1I — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) December 19, 2016

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Win tickets to watch Swansea vs West Ham courtesy of EA Sports

Just answer the question below to be in with a chance of attending the game between Bob Bradley’s side and the Hammers at the Liberty Stadium

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Here’s the Hammers missing link!

Slaven Bilic didn’t mention his name but it’s clear who and what West Ham are missing at the moment! Discussing the display against Hull he was again on the Andy Carroll issue and how we must help him become more effective. He explained: “When it’s not going well you are trying to find something and you […]

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West Ham vs Manchester United – win tickets to the Premier League match, courtesy of EA SPORTS

MailOnline Sport has teamed up with EA SPORTS to offer you the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to West Ham vs Manchester United on Monday, January 2.

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Ref Watch: City goals fine

Dermot Gallagher is back to look through the weekend’s biggest refereeing talking points from the Premier League.

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London Stadium costs trebled over initial estimate

LLDC CEO, David Goldstone gave evidence at the London Assembly Budget Monitoring sub-committee last week about the rising cost of the London Stadium which started at an estimate of £250m in 2004 before reaching the current total of £752m which is over treble the initial estimate given to the public. The committee heard how the […]

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Shocking truth about retractable seating revealed

LLDC CEO, David Goldstone gave evidence at the London Assembly Budget Monitoring sub-committee last week about the rising cost of the London Stadium and the impact of the failed retractable seating system. He confirmed an extra £21m was spent on the doomed system last year and estimated costs could each as high £8m per year […]

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Gold admits truth about Hull game

David Gold has admitted the truth – the performance against Hull City was “poor.” The co-chairman – pestered on Twitter to admit the truth about the very fortunate victory on Saturday afternoon – had no problem doing so in his latest tweet on the game as a follower demanded he expressed his feelings. Gold was […]

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Brady takes cheap dig at Spurs

Karren Brady took a dig at Spurs during the BBC Apprentice final by calling them cheap! The West Ham vice-chairman could not resist the chance to have a dig at Lord Sugar’s club during the final last night, broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday night. It came in the boardroom during a discussion about potentially selling a product […]

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Antonio explains THAT penalty award

Michail Antonio insists that contrary to the views of many, the penalty award against Hull was fully justified. Explaining the incident leading up to Mark Noble’s successful spot kick, he said: “The ball was in the air, I out-strengthened Huddlestone. I took a touch to swing and hit but he’s held my leg. Some people […]

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Slav cancels Christmas

Slaven Bilic  has cancelled Christmas. Given the team’s still worrying form -despite seven recent points and the fact that Yule celebrations and the Hammers don’t always sit well together – that seems a pretty good idea. The manager revealed after the win over Hull City: “I have told my staff we’re going to have a […]

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Bilic cancels Christmas party

Slaven Bilic has said his West Ham players can celebrate the festive season but the club will not be holding a Christmas party.

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Slav’s revelation of Carroll kids request seems odd

Slaven Bilic is busily building the Andy Carroll good guy reputation. Nothing wrong with that although the emphasis on it may perhaps need to be a  little more balanced at times. We have heard for example what a great striker the manager believes him to be on many occasions. Now, he has revealed that he […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic warns his stars to avoid festive booze cruise

The warning from Hammers boss Slaven Bilic comes after Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph were accused of getting drunk during a team-bonding night out back in September.

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At last the LS starts to feel like home

By Niall McDonald I turned up yesterday in hope of three points and in expectation of some pretty dire football. In that regard the Irons did not disappoint. I wasn’t expecting to walk away having felt the emergence of a good old-fashioned West Ham atmosphere in the brand spanking new London Stadium! There was loads […]

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Matchday Vlog as Gonzo and boys go all posh!

Geo and the boys from HammersChat have gone all posh for the latest matchday Vlog! The lads shoved on their best and courtesy of their sponsors Royal London Watches enjoyed the best grub on offer at the London Stadium whilst suffering  what was ultimately one of the worst games of the season so far. It’s […]

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Video: A look at the LS corporate hospitality

No I’ve not won the lottery and will be back in my normal £489 season ticket seat for the next match but against Hull we were offered the opportunity to sample a prawn sandwich or two. I’ve never been into the corporate section for a football match before and I have to say that I […]

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Ravel nominated for Italy’s worst player award

Former Hammer Ravel Morrison has been nominated for Italy’s ‘Bidone D’Oro’ award meaning ‘Golden Dustbin’. Nominations Bidone d’Oro: Diego LOPEZ (AC Milan) DODO ‘(Inter / Sampdoria) Hernanes (Juventus) Stevan Jovetic (Inter Milan) Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) Luiz ADRIANO (AC Milan) Felipe MELO (Inter Milan) Martin Montoya (Inter Milan) Ravel MORRISON ( Lazio) Mario SUAREZ (Fiorentina) […]

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Premier League fans’ half-time verdict part 2: Manchester United to West Ham

The Observer fans’ network on the season so far: United in transition, Stoke’s messy start and the problem with Bob Bradley Part 1: Arsenal to Manchester City Frustrating. We’ve squandered leads and points, but the team is vastly improved since Mourinho took over. We’re slowly returning to the attractive football the fans yearn. At times the team can appear one-paced, and really needs the infectious, direct positivity of Mkhitaryan. Rooney and Mata shouldn’t be starting as …

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Payet bans kids from mentioning Ronaldo

Dimi Payet is still so incensed with Cristiano Ronaldo he has banned his kids from mentioning the player’s name. Dimi is still struggling to get over the fact that the French lost the final to Portugal in Paris. Payet played for 58 minutes and produced a clumsy challenge on the former United player and the […]

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Gold takes pragmatic view on Hull result

David Gold is choosing not to join in the protests about West Ham’s level of performance against Hull City yesterday and has deciding perhaps to take the more pragmatic view. The Hammers have been roundly slagged off by many critics after a dire display at the London Stadium which saw the lowly visitors hit the […]

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Slav claims freer Irons football on the way

Slaven Bilic believes the most nervous of victories – over Hull City yesterday – is the prelude to freer and better football from the Irons. He admitted that at half time he told the players the only upsides  were that it was still 0-0 and “it couldn’t have been any worse.” But he added: “In the […]

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