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Fifty years after lifting the World Cup, the late England captain becomes first footballer to be honoured with blue plaque The semi-detached house where England’s World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore lived when he was growing up has been commemorated with an English Heritage plaque. Moore became the first footballer to receive a blue sign outside his childhood home days before the 50th anniversary of the 1966 World Cup final. Related: When Pele and Bobby Moore took on the world’s…

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The trial of a man accused of a Christmas hamper con which saw West Ham players lose thousands of pounds has been abandoned. Stephen Ackerman of Loughton, Essex, denies 19 fraud charges with the proceeds totalling more than £50,000. Mr Ackerman is accused of selling hampers to West Ham players and staff  that never arrived under […]

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Two years ago this month, the newly appointed England manager Sam Allardyce signed Aaron Cresswell from Championship side Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee. Two years on and despite their paths taking them in differing directions, Allardyce and Cresswell were potentially set to work together once more. Following England’s miserable summer in France, Allardyce has

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Argentina’s injured midfielder Manuel Lanzini has been released from their Olympic squad and is set to fly back to his Premier League club West Ham United in London, the Argentine FA have said.

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With the new Premier League campaign getting underway in less than three weeks’ time, we investigate just who is in danger of missing the opening weekend of the campaign.

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West Ham’s Europa League third-round qualifying first leg against NK Domzale on Thursday will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport. The Hammers’ trip to the Slovenian side will air on BT Sport 2 HD (kick-off is 7.45pm), with live streaming also available on BTSport.com and on the new-look BT Sport app. The first-leg clash with NK […]

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Sales of Olympic Stadium tours have gone on sale this week priced at £17 for adults £10 for children and £14 students, over 65’s and disabled visitors. A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £48 The self guided multimedia tour opens on Friday 12th August for the first time. The marketing for the […]

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Andy Carroll took to Instagram to show off a gigantic koi carp he caught fishing on West Ham’s Austrian pre-season camp. Carroll was joined by Havard Nordtveit who fished in his underwear.

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Boca Juniors star Cristian Pavon will receive the call-up in place of the ex-River Plate star, who was forced out with a problem sustained against Colombia

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Reece Oxford wants to bounce back from his England disappointment by helping the Hammers through the early stages of their Europa Cup campaign. The teenager has joined the squad in Austria and wants to play a role as the Irons head into the season proper after seeing the under 19s knocked out of the Uefa […]

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Though its title may conjure up images of Ray Stubbs and a videprinter, Final Score will share little in common with its BBC namesake. And there’s no chance of Garth Crooks landing a walk-on cameo.

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David Gold has handed Michail Antonio a huge honour declaring him the most determined, and energetic player he has ever seen in a Hammers shirt. The co chairman was a constant source of encouragement to the £7 million signing when he arrived at the club last season and was forced to wait until November for […]

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The trial of a man accused of a Christmas hamper con which saw West Ham players lose thousands of pounds is abandoned.

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Bobby Moore has been honoured with a blue plaque on his childhood home at 43 Waverley Gardens in Barking, east London where he first learned to play football. Greg Dyke, who is an English Heritage Blue Plaque Panel member, said the plaque “honours… the house and the streets where he grew up and first learned his […]

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The Premier League has announced the introduction of Premier League 2 for the 2016/17 season – but what is it and how will it work? Here we answer the key questions on the new competition…

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Manuel Lanzini will fly back to London after Argentina confirmed he will not be fit to take part in the Rio Olympics.

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Main man Dimi Payet is back on the training ground next Monday morning. The genius French midfielder has been given an extended break after his exertions at Euro 2016 but we were told earlier today that he will be back to resume pre-season training next Monday. Angelo Ogbona – who was on Euro duty with […]

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West Ham season ticket holders anxiously watching their letter boxes for their welcome packs with new Olympic Stadium access cards might have to wait a little longer. Yesterday West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady announced on twitter that the new West Ham season ticket access cards had been posted out last week and should be […]

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French TV channel Canal + claims Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder will sign for Sevilla or Arsenal in the coming hours. Ben Yedder has been available on the transfer market with Toulouse President Sadran looking for €10m plus performance bonuses as he is in the last year of his contract. Sevilla had agreed a deal with Toulouse and were all set […]

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Manu Lanzini is on his way back to Britain right now (Tues) after being injured during Argentina’s Rio Olympics  warm-up game against Colombia. ClaretandHugh was told a few minute ago the midfielder is currently “in the air” and heading for the UK where he will immediately be checked out at the assessment centre. If required, he will […]

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West Ham have edged closer to the capture of Deportivo Maldonado striker Jonathan Calleri, according to Calciomercato. The club have been eagerly awaiting a work permit for the 22-year-old, but after positive developments late last week the striker is now in way London to undergo a medical and finalise a loan move. Obtaining a work

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Reece Oxford has flown straight from his England under 19 adventure to Austria where has linked up with the Irons squad. And that really is good news from every perspective with the regular rumours surrounding his future. ClaretandHugh has been assured again this morning (Tues)  that media reports claiming there has been an £18 million […]

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Here we go with another fantastic offer as we warm up for the new season. And the opportunity to get involved comes via our brilliant partners Hammers Chat who are involved in offering you a perfect eating and drinking experience on barges moored on the canal surrounding the Olympic Stadium. Gonzo and Geo are opening […]

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Aaron resswell will see a sepcialist in London early next week to see whether his knee injury will need surgery. Club medics will wait until then before plotting a way forward althoough the club top medical man  Stijn Vandenbroucke told the official website: ‘Whatever course of action we decide to take, Aaron faces a period of […]

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The left-back has missed just one Premier League game in the past two seasons but will now be out for a significant portion of the 2016-17 season after sustaining a serious injury

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Aaron Cresswell has revealed that he is absolutely devastated to have been ruled out for 3-4 four months with a knee ligament injury. Cressy was on the wrong end of a horror tackle during West Ham’s 3-0 friendly win over Karlsruher SC on Saturday. Rumours of the extent of his injury had gone in to overdrive

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