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Carlton Cole for Showdown Talks

Put yourself in poor Carlton’s shoes. When we went down, he stayed loyal, taking a 50% salary cut to play in the Championship and turning down the opportunity to play in Europe with Stoke City. Had h opted to stay in the …

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Steve Clarke appointed new West Brom boss

After being denied permission to speak with Chris Hughton and turned down by Ralf Rangnick, the Midlands club have turned their attentions to the former Liverpool assistant manager

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Luka Modric set for Manchester United, Holland squad racially abused – Paper talk

Dutch players were outraged on Thursday night after being racially abused during training. Read the headlines from the national newspapers on Friday 8 June.

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Frank backs Big Sam to flourish

Frank McAvennie believes Sam Allardyce is the perfect manager to lead the Hammers in the Premier League

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Barrera starts World Cup quest

Pablo Barrera’s Mexico start their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against Guyana tonight

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Barrera starts with a win

Pablo Barrera’s Mexico started their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Guyana 3-1

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Republic of Ireland squad – caption competition: June 8, 2012

Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week’s picture features the Republic of Ireland squad.

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When The Levi Breaks At Leeds!

What the hell is going on at Leeds? Last week the boards were abuzz with rumours of a takeover or a significant cash injection at the very least. Then Warnock buggered off on holiday and Lorimer told Leeds fans to be patient and to trust Master Bates to do …

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West Brom Have A Relegation Wish!

Why? Why would any club appoint Steve Clarke as manager? Mr Cones & Bibs played a leading role alongside Zola in transforming West Ham from a top 10 team into relegation fodder, and then linked up with Dalglish to turn Liverpool into the most expensive mid table team in …

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He’s foreign so it must be….

Aston Villa and West Ham are interested in signing Pavel Pogrenbnyak after discussions between the Russian striker and Fulham broke down. The 28-year-old marksman spent the second half of last season on loan at Craven Cottage and impressed, scoring six times in 12 games including…

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Good luck to Alessandro Diamanti in the Euro’s

Left it a bit late, but at 29 well done Alessandro Diamanti – in your first ever ‘proper’ international tournament. Which got me thinking………who else, players past & present are making appearances in Euro 2012 apart from Diamanti?    

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Hammers keen on signing Chelsea midfielder

West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun.

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Jack Sullivan comments on twitter

Make of it what you will…It’s got to be Gudjohnsen!

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Prem eyes on Wolves starlet

Sky Sports understands several Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on highly-rated Wolves starlet Zeli Ismail.

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Good luck West Brom

you’re gonna need it…. Liverpool assistant Steve Clarke has left the club with immediate effect, according to the League Managers Association. The Scot has forged a reputation as one of English football’s top coaches after spells with major clubs such as West Ham United, Chelsea and…

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Would you have Yossi back?

Yossi Benayoun is expected to announce his departure from Chelsea this week, with West Ham, Ajax and Maccabi Haifa all keen. The Israel midfielder, who spent almost all of last season on loan at Arsenal, posted on Twitter: ‘I hope I will have some news about my future …

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Hammers heading for Russia

The Development Squad will take part in the 2012 VTB Lev Yashin Cup in Moscow

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From Elm to M’Vila: The comprehensive list of Premier League targets from Euro 2012 Group D

With the transfer rumour mill set to kick into a frenzy throughout this month’s European Championships, Goal.com looks at which players could be heading for England this summer

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Dennis Signy, the journalist with the best contacts book in football

Dennis Signy, the freelance football writer who wrote for several national newspapers, especially the Sunday Express, has died aged 85. Much of his work was not bylined because he fed tips and stories to other reporters who regarded him as one of the best informed of sources…

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Yossi Coming Home!

Don’t get too excited by the headline for a number of reasons: 1) It’s a story from the Mail. 2) I’m not convinced Yossi is an Allardyce type of player. Slight, skilful, reluctant to put in a defensive shift, none of which …

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Hammer Hearts United in support

A Germany-based supporters’ club cannot wait to welcome West Ham United in July

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Holmes back home

Former Hammers winger Matty Holmes is bringing through promising youngsters at AFC Bournemouth

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Dresden ticket details confirmed

West Ham United fans can purchase tickets for the 27 July trip to SG Dynamo Dresden now

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What the back pages say on Thursday June, 7

Chelsea have told Roberto Di Matteo they would like him to remain as manager; with sources at Stamford Bridge increasingly confident the Italian will still be in charge at the start of the new season.

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West Ham United wait to pounce on Yossi Benayoun after Chelsea exit

Yossi Benayoun is expected to announce his departure from Chelsea this week, with West Ham United, Ajax and Maccabi Haifa all keen.

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£80m to Relinquish Claret & Blue? How would you feel if we did a Cardiff?

So, how important is heritage? It’s a bit rich – and I use the term advisedly given the sums of money involved – that plans to ditch Cardiff’s traditional blue kit have been announced to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Tradition counts for a…

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