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Young Hammer Alex Pike appears to be on the verge of joining Charlton for a season long loan. The West Ham right back has impressed  Addicks manager Russell Slade while on trial with Charlton playing in the second half of a pre-season friendly with Welling on Saturday. Slade told the South London Press: “I`m pleased with him. I […]

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David Gold knows exactly why France were beaten by outsiders Portugal in the Euro 2016 Final last night. With Cristiano Ronaldo injured and off the pitch, the French capitulated to a goal in extra time after manager Didier Deschamps had incomprehensibly taken off Dimi Payet. The West Ham midfield genius had been a menace throughout […]

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Tony Gale was proud to be a  Hammer again last season admitting  this was a squad really going places. And he has been watching every development at the club this summer. In this EXCLUSIVE blog for CLARETANDHUGH he explains is happy with the way things are going and is glad  Slav won’t be swapping his job […]

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David Gold has given his roughest reception yet to a Liverpool fan on Twitter. The co-chairman is known for his one liners when answering complaints, abuse and insults from those who tend to choose the social media network in order to be downright rude. But Gold has clearly had enough of being used as the […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate has told Senegal media he was frustrated not to qualify for the Champions League with West Ham. The twenty six year Hammer is currently back in Senegal with his parents during the month of Ramadan. www.senenews.com asked Kouyate “Is not it frustrating not to play the Champions League?” Kouyate said “It’s true that it’s frustrating. But […]

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West Ham  have officially announced that winger Michail Antonio has signed a new contract which will keep him at the Club until 2020. The 26-year-old  added an additional year to his existing four year contract which had three years to run. Antonio told WHUFC.com: “I am delighted to have signed a new contract. I am happy […]

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Angelo Ogbonna and Michail Antonio look to the likeliest candidates for new deals after whufc.com’s ‘Insider’ declared two of the club’s biggest names are set to sign new contracts. Boldy breaking his exclusive earlier today The Insider said:”I can exclusively reveal that the Club are to announce that two of the biggest names in the first-team […]

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Sometimes all you can do is heave a God almighty sigh and hold your head in disbelief. The Dimitri Payet saga has come to a point where unless you say “he will definitely 100 per cent stay” you are going to be abused all day long by a section of supporters. And that is an […]

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One of our forum members took a trip to the new club shop in Stratford yesterday and sent us some footage recorded on his mobile phone.   Share This:

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Ok, the window is open but the big news is of an outgoing player rather than any arriving – James Tomkins. Our partners over at  Hammers Chat  have been watching every developent during the last days and here Geo and Tom – Gonzo is on his holidays – discuss all the latest news from the […]

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The West Ham squad touched down in Seattle a few minutes ago. The Hammers  took off from Heathrow Terminal 5 this morning at 9.45am to make their nine-hour flight on a British Airways 747 flying business class to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to start their US tour. We are just now three days away from our first pre-season […]

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Belgian international right back Thomas Meunier claims he will decide his future today following offers from West Ham, Paris St Germain, Napoli and Torino. Meunier, 24, started for Belgium on Friday evening as they were beaten 3-1 by Wales, but has enjoyed an impressive European Championships campaign in general. His performances in France impressed some […]

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Kenyan socialite, Huddah Monroe may have let the cat out of the bag that is she dating Hammer Diafra Sakho. And if that’s the case it may be precisely what’s needed to settle down a player who has had more than his share of issues with the club of late! Monroe told Kiss FM radio in […]

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Dimi Payet’s future looks sealed …and it is at West Ham United. Dimi has been linked with all and sundry during an impressive Euro 2016 but according to his agent his future is firmly locked into the Irons and the Olympic Stadium. Payet’s long-term advisor Jacques-Olivier Auguste (pictured with Dimi above) told the Guardian that […]

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Harry Redknapp has run out a clear cut winner in a fun ClaretandHugh poll which offered Irons fans the chance to vote for the next England manager. We offered the Football Association  three former Irons bosses – Sam Allardyce, Harry or Avram Grant. There’s little doubt that Allardyce would  take the job it in a […]

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Mark Noble and the lads return to training at the end of the week and the skipper is massively excited about the pre-season trip to the United States.   The Irons  face the Seattle Sounders,  claimed to be the best-supported and most-valuable franchise in Major League Soccer (MLS), on Tuesday 5 July, before facing North […]

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ClaretandHugh understands that talks to conclude a deal which would bring Gokhan Tore to West Ham are continuing but there are big obstacles regarding a loan fee. We revealed  last night that despite widespread reports that a permanent deal could be concluded this week, the Hammers are in fact trying to come to a loan […]

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Liverpool are said to be closing in on a £30million deal for Southampton’s Sadio Mane  which in turn will push Christian Benteke out of the Anfield exit door. Liverpool will look to offload the £32.5million signing, although they could struggle to find anyone willing to take on his current £140,000-a-week contract. They are thought to entertain […]

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Umbro has finally published the advert in a large format to allow season ticket holders to find their own names on WHUFC.com this afternoon. Umbro gave in to fan pressure to publish a big version of their advert which featured in the last Hammers programme at the Boleyn Ground which contains the names of over […]

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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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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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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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David Gold Fears Repercussions of Brexit: 4 West Ham Players Would Not Be Guaranteed Work Permits This article was originally published on 90min.com. West Ham World is a platform that allows fans to express their opinions on a grander scale. The views in this article are not necessarily those of West Ham World, but we

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West Ham keeper Darren Randolph decided to do a Cruyff turn on West Ham transfer target Simone Zaza. Raldoplh’s Republic of Ireland made the last sixteen after Italy lost 1-0 with Hammer Angelo Ogbonna in the heart of the Italian defence. Randolph and Ireland will now face France and Dimitri Payet. The Cruyff Turn is […]

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Championship side Barnsley have signed former Hammer George Moncur for  a transfer fee of £500,000 according to BBC Essex. Moncur scored 14 goals in 51 games for the Colchester  last season, but could not help them avoid relegation from League One. The 22-year-old had also held talks with Peterborough, where personal terms had been verbally agreed, […]

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This morning, the Liverpool Echo claimed to have solved the mystery of Liverpool player Jordon Ibe photographed in a West Ham shirt which went viral on the internet on Monday. The Echo claimed this morning “The ECHO understands that the photos are genuine but it wasn’t a sign that Ibe is about to join Slaven Bilic’s men was […]

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