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West Ham United defender Winston Reid says his team was not on form following a 2-0 defeat against Wellington Phoenix FC on Tuesday. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce blames his side’s performance on the long journey to New Zealand, but adds that his main concern is their first Premier League match on 16 August against Tottenham Hotspur Continue reading…

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Wellington Phoenix 2-1 West Ham United Hammers become first English side to lose in NZ since 1976 The Wellington Phoenix shocked West Ham United 2-1 in a friendly at Auckland’s Eden Park. In a clinical all-round performance, the New Zealand side illustrated the value of a full pre-season under manager Ernie Merrick and looked the more composed of the two sides. Continue reading…

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This mornings fluff is dedicated to Rory McIlroys dad Louis van Gaal may not be the most talkative of fellows but he is a winner and it has taken him approximately three days to conclude that the current Manchester United squad has seventh place written all over it. After ordering double training sessions and the installation of sleep pods at Carrington, so his players can escape his hairdryer treatment between their morning …

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Harry Redknapp said that the wages demanded by new signing Rio Ferdinand were ‘incredibly low’. The QPR manager says Ferdinand, who began his career playing for Redknapp at West Ham, wanted to finish his career at a club also managed by him. He added that if QPR made the signings he hoped, they would do well next season Continue reading…

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Global interest boosts Premier Leagues riches but long-distance, cash-driven tours are the price clubs have to pay Two Newcastle fans among dead of MH17 crash in Ukraine At different points this weekend, the bleary-eyed footballers of Newcastle United and West Ham United will step wearily into the southern hemisphere winter. While other clubs fly to North America or Thailand, these two sets of modern-day missionaries are undertaking 24,000-mile return journeys to New Zealand to spread…

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Valencia joins West Ham on a five-year contract Striker scored all three of Ecuadors goals at World Cup West Ham have signed the Pachuca striker Enner Valencia on a five-year contract, with the Ecuador international awaiting a work permit to complete the deal. The 25-year-old scored all three of Ecuadors goals at the World Cup , attracting attention from across Europe as a result. Continue reading…

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Pachuca striker scored three goals for Ecuador in Brazil Sam Allardyce wants competition for Andy Carroll The Ecuador striker Enner Valencia is undergoing a medical at West Ham United as Sam Allardyce looks to complete his fifth signing of the summer. Valencia scored all three of his countrys World Cup goals in Brazil , attracting the attention of a number of Premier League suitors in the process, but it now appears that West Ham have won the race to sign the…

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Teenager becomes clubs fourth signing of summer Sunderland managers son played for England Under 17s West Ham have announced the signing of former Charlton midfielder Diego Poyet after the two clubs agreed a compensation package for the teenager. The 19-year-old, son of Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, was named the Addicks player of the year last season but departed at the end of his contract and has now penned an initial four-year deal at Upton

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Dicks, 45, looking forward to my new challenge in football Full-back retired in 2001 after over 250 games for club The former West Ham defender Julian Dicks has returned to the club as manager of West Ham Ladies. Dicks, who retired from playing in 2001 after a career which included more than 250 games in two spells at Upton Park, has held two previous management jobs at the Eastern Counties League side Wivenhoe Town in 2009 and at Grays Athletic, …

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Louis van Gaal gets Swansea opener with Manchester United 16 August Arsenal v Crystal Palace 16 August Burnley v Chelsea Continue reading…

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Midfielder turns down £50,000-a-week West Ham deal First permanent signing on Tyneside in 18 months Jack Colback is set to disappoint West Ham United, Aston Villa and Sunderland by joining Newcastle United on a free transfer on July 1. The Sunderland midfielder had been offered around £50,000 a week by West Ham – a package that would have almost quadrupled his current earnings at the Stadium of Light – but was reluctant to

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Midfielder has always shown intelligence and an enduring spirit during his 13 years at Stamford Bridge but his early career at West Ham was dogged by carping and resentment So, farewell then Frank Lampard. The news that Lampard intends to leave Chelsea, with Major League Soccer his most likely destination, brings down the curtain on one of the Premier Leagues most constantly fine, gracefully conducted, and yet somehow still, for some, oddly undervalued careers. Lampard…

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Former Hammers player joins Sam Allardyces backroom staff Being a West Ham boy and coming from the area, it fits nicely Allardyce had been told to provide more entertainment West Ham have taken steps to improve their style of play by appointing former Hammers and England striker Teddy Sheringham as the clubs new attacking coach. Continue reading…

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Was top scorer in Argentinian league with Vélez Sarsfield Played for Birmingham on loan in 2007-08 The Vélez Sarsfield striker Mauro Zárate says he has agreed a three-year deal with West Ham as he closes in on a return to the Premier League. Zárate, who was the top scorer in the Argentinian league last season, spent the second half of the 2007-08 Premier League campaign on loan at Birmingham from the Qatari side Al Sadd. He then moved to…

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Trio will leave club on 30 June at the end of their contracts Jussi Jaaskelainen and Matt Taylor negotiating new deals West Ham United have confirmed the imminent departures of the former England midfielder Joe Cole, defender George McCartney and midfielder Jack Collison. The trio will leave Upton Park on 30 June when their current contracts expire while the goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and midfielder Matt Taylor are continuing negotiations over new deals. Continue reading…

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Will Manchester United sign Arjen Robben, will Tottenham get Romelu Lukaku? Check out your club’s plans here Click here for Arsenal to Manchester City Plan for the summer: With Louis Van Gaal incoming, the club are fully focusing on the rebuilding needed on the crumbling squad. A central defender Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels is a target a left-back almost definitely Luke Shaw and central midfielder Toni Kroos is on the list is the …

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In a football season of highs and lows three teams plumbed the depths: Tottenham, West Ham and Aston Villa How was the football season for you? Was it a long one? Bet it wasn’t as long as Wigan Athletic’s. Last season’s FA Cup winners began the season in the Europa League as a result of their Wembley success, played 46 domestic league games through falling back into the Championship, then reached the semi-final of this year’s FA Cup where they lost on…

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Board to make final decision over his future in 10 days Follows complaints by fans over style of football Sam Allardyce will have to wait to discover if he is to be retained by West Ham United following talks with the club’s hierarchy. A decision on the manager’s future at Upton Park will be made before the end of the month. West Ham’s manager of three years, who steered the team to a 13th-place finish this season after flirting with…

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The best images from the critical games at the Etihad Stadium and Anfield as Manchester City and Liverpool wrestle for the title Continue reading…

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From ‘woeful’ Old Trafford and ‘miserable’ Norwich, to football that’s a ‘joy to watch’ at Southampton: 2013-14’s best and worst Part 1: season verdicts on Arsenal to Manchester City That was woeful. I knew it would be a transition season but I didn’t think the players would lose heart so soon. The whole Moyes debacle was doomed from the start. Ferguson appointed his successor, a man who had never won anything and who instantly removed…

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Manager states his case after David Sullivan’s apology to fans ‘I did what Gus Poyet did but six or seven weeks ago’ Sam Allardyce has reacted to reports that he will soon be sacked as West Ham manager by declaring that such a decision would be unjustified. West Ham’s joint chairman David Sullivan is so unhappy about some of the club’s performances this season that he apologised to supporters at the club’s end-of-season awards dinner but Allardyce says that claims …

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Manager believes his former player can hurt Manchester City ‘I’ve watched the Palace game three times and I’m still in shock’ The Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes his side still retain a glimmer of hope as they bid for a first title since 1990 despite appearing to blow their chances in the final straight. Continue reading…

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Manuel Pellegrini tells the media that Manchester City are not nervous and will not treat their Premier League deciding match with West Ham United any differently from other games. The experienced Chilean expects City to win the game. The blues only need a point to clinch the Premier League title Continue reading…

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Sam Allardyce knows all eyes will be on West Ham United this weekend, and urges his team ‘to spoil Manchester City’s party’ at the Etihad. Allardyce tells reporters that neutrals would like to see Liverpool win the Premier League. Manchester City only need a point from the game to win the title Continue reading…

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Manager holds phone conversation with David Sullivan ‘I will find out next week if it is speculation’ Sam Allardyce has insisted that he has received no indication from West Ham United’s owners that his future as manager is under threat. Allardyce rang the club’s co-chairman David Sullivan on Thursday after reports emerged suggesting that he faced the sack after the team’s final game of the season at Manchester City on Sunday. Hammers fans…

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Anfield connection in West Ham ranks keep title hope alive Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing will be asked for favour It may be an exercise in straw-clutching after his team’s capitulation at Crystal Palace but Lucas Leiva claims Liverpool have not given up hope of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing reviving their old club’s title chances against Manchester City. The West Ham United pair, Lucas admits, will be inundated with good …

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