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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: premier league, sky sports, sports news, west ham news, westham
There has been much speculation on the future of James Tomkins at West Ham this summer. The club’s own insider column on WHUFC.com seemed to actively hint Tomkins is unhappy or that he is a fringe player in Bilic’s eyes and free to leave the Hammers this summer. Today’s simple question is should we keep […]
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: Goal.com, leicester, News, serie a, westham
Current FIFA regulations allow clubs inside the European Union to sign players from the age of 16 but that could rise to 18 for the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: america, austria, Goal.com, italy, premier league, turkey, upton park, West Ham United
With Samuel Umtiti seemingly Barcelona bound, Lyon may well be saying goodbye to another one of their key stars in the summer transfer window, according to reports
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: cycling, facebook, games, gold, golf, news story, sports, West Ham United
West Ham have made a €35m bid for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: football banter, football news, News, sports news, westham, whispers
French newspaper L’Equipe is reporting today that West Ham have made a new proposal of approximately £40m for Alexandre Lacazette. They claim the bid was made between Thursday and Friday for the French International. L’Equipe also quote the figure of 52 million Euros which would equate closer to £42m after the large currency exchange drop over night. […]
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: cycling, facebook, golf, green, racing, West Ham United
Investment banker Keith Harris says there are a host of star players who would not have played in the Premier League last season had the United Kingdom already left the European Union.
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: football banter, News, transfer gossip, whispers
So the people have now spoken and the UK wants to leave Europe but what does this mean to West Ham. In the short term there will be no issues what so ever with player eligibility to stay in the UK. British parliament will need to file a process called article 50 to formally leave […]
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: hammers, london stadium, Olympic Stadium, total, west ham
Not long now. In a couple of months we will officially have a new home, and it’s exciting. Our memories of the Boleyn Ground will remain forever, but it’s almost time to embark on a new era where fresh memories are made and where the club can write a brand new chapter in it’s fantastic history.
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Posted on 24 June 2016. Tags: alexandre lacazette, michy-batshuayi, slaven bilic, total-cache, tottenham, transfer rumours
West Ham have decided to reignite their interest in Alexandre Lacazette and are ready to offer Lyon £30m for his services, according to MirrorFootball. The club have made it no secret that a marquee striker signing is a priority this season, but they have so far struggled to make much progress in their efforts. We
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: article, australia, european, hammers news, News, transfer news, westham
West Ham striker Andy Carroll continues to make the most of his summer holidays, but there is no question where the Englishman would rather be.
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: coyi, east london, football latest, hammers news, News, whispers
Earlier today we revealed that Newcastle United owner, Mike Ashley is undercutting West Ham’s new away top by a tenner in his Sports direct store in the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford. Ashley is selling the new away shirt for £44.99 while West Ham sell the same top, a stones throw away from Westfield in […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: footy news, whispers
Darren Randolph is looking forward to facing his team-mate Dimi Payet in the last 16 of the Euros. But he told the official site it would not be right for Ireland to focus all their attentions on stopping the 29-year-old. He said: “It is not just about Dimi although he is grabbing all the headlines right […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: cycling, games, green, news story, racing, sky sports, West Ham United
West Ham remain in negotiations with Besiktas over a deal for winger Gokhan Tore, according to Sky sources, despite having a loan bid rejected.
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: america, belgium, france, Goal.com, italy, mark-noble
The Hammers midfielder insists the France star “loves” the club and fully expects him to stay put, despite being linked with a number of Europe’s top clubs this summer
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: coyi, News, transfer news, westham news, whispers
New planning permission documentation submitted this week reveals that the lyrics to the famous West Ham bubbles song will fully encompass the circumference of the former Olympic Stadium since renamed the London Stadium. As part of the ongoing WestHamIfication process of the London stadium, the proposed perimeter glazing vinyl will contain the Bubbles chorus lyrics repeated several […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: transfer news, videos
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: News, premier league, sky sports, west ham, west ham news, whispers
West Ham’s new mega store, which was opened in the Queen Elizabeth Park by skipper Mark Noble this morning is already being under cut by Newcastle United’s owner Mike Ashley. His Sports direct store in the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, which is a stones throw away from the new club stadium store is selling […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: battling-it-out, guardian.co.uk, michy-batshuayi, stade, upthehammers
• Tottenham also weighing up offer for £31m-rated Belgium striker • West Ham’s bid for Batshuayi has been on table since start of May Michy Batshuayi’s future could be resolved this week, with West Ham and Juventus battling it out to sign the Belgium striker from Marseille and Tottenham considering whether to make an offer. Batshuayi, who is yet to play a single minute for Belgium at Euro 2016 having …
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: News, west ham world, westham fc, whispers, whtid
West Ham did made a loan bid with a future option to buy clause for Gokhan Tore according to Besiktas president Fikret Orman in a press conference. “We received a loan offer with a buyout clause option which we rejected,” Orman stated “We have not transfer listed Gokhan Tore he is a very important player […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: cricket, cycling, facebook, golf, green, podcasts, sports, West Ham United
West Ham captain Mark Noble expects Dimitri Payet to stay at the club amid reports his eye-catching performances for club and country have attracted the attention of some of Europe’s top clubs.
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: News, sports news, upthehammers, west ham news, whispers
West Ham fans braved flooding and major travel chaos to battle to attend the official opening of the West Ham mega store at Queens Elizabeth park this morning. Torrential down pours and thunder storms over night in London and Essex caused the closure of Manor Park and Canning town stations meaning Greater Anglia trains to […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: latest football news, london, News, photos, westham fixtures
Darren Randolph and Republic of Ireland are through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 after defeating Italy 1-0.
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: football news, footy news, News, westham fc, whispers, whtid
West Ham are again looking at their striker options after Alexandre Lacazette gave the club a thumbs down to a move earlier in the week. Despite one morning newspaper claiming the Hammers are considering a new bid for him, both CandH via club insiders and the general media, through his agents, have been told the […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: Arsenal, batshuayi, brazil, football feeds, manchester-city, sport
Today’s fluff is a few votes short of a majority Tottenham ’s search for a striker has now taken them to Roma, where they are busily discussing a possible £11.5m move for their 20-year-old Paraguayan ace Antonio Sanabria . Mauricio Pochettino wants to sign two forwards this summer, with Alkmaar’s Vincent Janssen pencilled in as the other, and have turned to Sanabria after cooling their interest in Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi because of his club’s £30m asking price and the …
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: football banter, News, super sunday, transfer news, whispers
West Ham skipper Mark Noble will open the new Stadium mega Store at 9.30am today.Noble will cut the ribbon this morning in the company of Academy youngsters Josh Cullen and Sam Howes. The first 16 fans to buy the Umbro 2016/17 Away shirt at the Store will meet skipper Noble, have their photo taken and […]
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: games, golf, news story, racing, upton park, West Ham United
Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for his poor free-kick taking at Euro 2016 – but the Portugal captain actually has a better set-piece record in club football than Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Dimitri Payet.
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