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• Former Hammers manager backs recently retired player for role at West Ham • Redknapp adds: ‘He has a great football brain. He always had good ideas’ Harry Redknapp has backed Rio Ferdinand to become manager of West Ham. Redknapp spent seven years in charge at the Hammers and brought Ferdinand through the youth ranks before giving him his professional debut in 1996. Later in their careers the two linked up again when …

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• Former Swansea manager had been linked with Newcastle and West Ham • Laudrup guided Lekhwiya SC to league and cup double last season The former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is set to sign a contract extension with Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC, his agent has confirmed. Laudrup, 50, had been linked with the vacant managerial positions at both Newcastle and West Ham after guiding Lekhwiya to a league and cup double in his first season. Michael Laudrup after…

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• Sevilla coach extends contract to 2017 • Spaniard has won Europa League in last two seasons with Sevilla Unai Emery, the double Europa League-winning coach, has distanced himself from a possible move to West Ham by committing his future to Sevilla until 2017. The 43-year-old, who last month secured a second straight Europa League when Sevilla beat Dnipro in Warsaw, was reportedly the No1 candidate to replace Sam Allardyce at Upton…

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• West Ham set for early kick-off with first Europa League round on 2 July • Europa League qualifying draw takes place on 22 June • West Ham confirm Sam Allardyce’s contract will not be renewed West Ham’s new manager will have Europa League football to contend with after the club qualified through the fair play league. Just days after the end of the season and Sam Allardyce’s departure, West Ham have secured …

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Allardyce’s exit is no surprise as he seemed to clash with West Ham’s core values. But by the time they head to the Olympic Stadium will the club be sorry they parted company with the man who nursed them back to health? • West Ham confirm Allardyce’s contract will not be renewed Four years ago, when David Sullivan and David Gold surveyed the wreckage left by Avram Grant and wondered how on earth they were going to rectify…

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• Italian manager expected to leave Real Madrid this week • Ancelotti says he will take a year sabbatical to address medical issue • Bilic paves way for West Ham return after confirming Beskitas exit West Ham United’s faint hopes of convincing Carlo Ancelotti to be their new manager appear to have been dashed after the Italian, who is expected to be dismissed by Real Madrid this week, revealed he will have surgery this summer on a spinal condition. The…

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Chances are that José Mourinho would agree with us that he deserves a place on this shortlist but Ronald Koeman, Garry Monk, Alan Pardew and, yes, Sam Allardyce have also had tremendous seasons • Have your say in the other categories too Welcome to theguardian.com review of the 2014-15 Premier League season . Now that the campaign has ended we would like you to help us choose your favourite goal, the best referee and the best manager, and…

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• Former Croatia international to leave Turkey at end of season • Has been heavily linked with replacing Sam Allardyce at Upton Park Slaven Bilic has confirmed he will leave Besiktas at the end of the season, a decision which is likely to see the former West Ham defender linked even stronger with a return to the east London club as a replacement for Sam Allardyce. “I won’t be Besiktas’ manager next season. I’m proud of what I’ve done…

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• Hull City manager says a ‘contract means nothing in football’ • Sam Allardyce claims ‘I knew it was coming’ of West Ham departure • Mike Ashley says he is shocked at position Newcastle have been in Steve Bruce left his future as Hull City manager in doubt after the club were relegated and Newcastle United survived on a tumultuous final day on which West Ham United also confirmed Sam Allardyce’s contract would not be renewed …

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It is a little over seven years since Newcastle sacked Sam Allardyce. Now, on what seems virtually certain to be his final game in charge of the visitors, he can possibly help push his old club into the Championship. If John Carver has been heartened to learn that West Ham’s players were all given most of this week off, his team’s recent record of does not inspire confidence. After collecting a solitary point from their past 10 games…

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Speaking ahead of his team’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Sunday, West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says he hopes to stay at the club next season, with the club’s owners set to decide on his future next week. Allardyce also denied any personal motivation for getting a result on Sunday – Allardyce endured a disappointing spell in charge of Newcastle, who could be relegated if they fail to win Continue reading…

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• 60-year-old’s agent will meet David Sullivan and David Gold to learn fate • Allardyce is to vacate his east London apartment: ‘whatever will be, will be’ • Bilic to leave Besiktas at end of season amid West Ham speculation Sam Allardyce will learn on Monday if he is to continue in his role as West Ham manager, but has revealed that he has no plans to attend a meeting between his agent and the …

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• Former player Bilic has been linked with West Ham job • ‘We will leave on good terms,’ says Besiktas president Fikret Orman • Sam Allardyce nears West Ham exit door after late Everton win Slaven Bilic will leave Besiktas at the end of the season, increasing speculation that he may replace Sam Allardyce as West Ham United manager. The Croatian coach, who spent one season at West Ham as a player in the mid-1990s, will remain in…

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• Relegation in 2009 led to lots of backroom staff losin jobs • Carver hits back at criticism over players getting days off • Match report: QPR add to Newcastle relegation worries John Carver has reminded his Newcastle United players that should the team be relegated on Sunday, several members of the backroom support staff will lose their jobs. “There’s an awful lot of good local people who’ve been here a long time and a lot of their friends lost their jobs…

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Sam Allardyce comments on rumours that he is about to lose his job as West Ham United manager after four years in the role. The club’s owners will decide on the manager’s future after the team’s final match of the season against Newcastle United on 24 May. Allardyce says the speculation should not distract his side from their performance. West Ham, who are 10th in the Premier League, face Everton at Upton Park on Saturday Continue reading…

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• Allardyce: ‘If you want more you will have to be calling for Houdini’ • West Ham manager: contract situation will be resolved after season ends • Allardyce: Europa League chance makes contract talks more urgent Sam Allardyce has said that only Harry Houdini could have done a better job than him as the West Ham United manager over the past four years. Allardyce’s future is on the line, with his two-year contract due to expire…

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• West Ham manager has ‘a lot to negotiate’ before resolving future • Allardyce: ‘Whether I’m staying or going, that hasn’t been decided’ Sam Allardyce has acknowledged that West Ham United’s possible qualification for Europe via the Fair Play League has made it even more important to resolve his contractual situation the moment the season ends. The manager’s current two-year deal runs out next month and he said yet again …

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Speaking ahead of his team’s Premier League clash against West Ham United on Saturday, Everton manager Roberto Martínez says defender Leighton Baines will be out of commission for the rest of the season following surgery to address an ankle injury. Baines was forced to leave the pitch during last week’s match against Sunderland as a result of the problem. Martínez also reflects on the club’s hopes of playing in the Europa League, and looks forward …

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• No decision on Allardyce future until after the end of season • Rafael Benítez and Michael Laudrup linked with Hammers • West Ham on course for Europa League after England receives fair play place The uncertainty surrounding Sam Allardyce’s future at West Ham United will drag beyond the end of the Premier League season, with no progress made as yet on contract talks. The manager, whose deal expires on 30 June, has re-established …

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Featuring overhead kicks from Germany and Spain, a passing move from Norway, a familiar goal from Seoul and a free-kick from Manchester United’s new forward Ludovic Giuly (MONTS D’OR AZERGUES v AS Béziers) Minkyu Joo (Gyengnam v SEOUL E-LAND FC) Johan Oremo (Helsingborg v GEFLE) Keith O’Sullivan (BUNRATTY UNITED U16s v Skibbereen) Continue reading…

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Manuel Pellegrini will have an eye on Bayern v Barcelona, Tom Cleverley continues his renaissance and duo do their best to avoid the Europa League Related: QPR’s Chris Ramsey agrees with Joey Barton’s ‘bad eggs’ criticism • Match report: Manchester City 6-0 QPR • Manuel Pellegrini refuses to discuss his future • Bruce blames himself for Hull’s poor performance • Match report: Hull City 0-1 Burnley • Match report: Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham • Match report: Leicester 2-0 Southampton • The Premier…

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The Tim Sherwood effect continues to transform Aston Villa’s fortunes and Tom Cleverley has benefitted as much as anyone in recent weeks. After failing to get a goal in his first 31 appearances for Villa and struggling to make much of an impact under Paul Lambert earlier in the season, Cleverley scored for the third match in succession to secure a crucial victory and lift Tim Sherwood’s side four points clear of the relegation zone. Available on…

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• England and Republic of Ireland both awarded fair play spots • West Ham second in Premier League’s fair play table behind Liverpool • Dnipro hit Napoli late while Sevilla do for Fiorentina West Ham United are on course for a place in next season’s Europa League after England was granted an additional fair play place for coming second in Uefa’s rankings. Uefa has announced that the Netherlands, England and Republic of Ireland will all get an extra place in …

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If Burnley’s task was already tough, the challenge now is almost insurmountable. This defeat, courtesy of Mark Noble’s penalty and Michael Duff’s controversial sending off, leaves Sean Dyche’s side eight points adrift of safety with nine points to play for. Their fans still applauded at the final whistle here but the sun is slowly setting on Burnley’s season in the Premier League. That said, there was certainly a sense of injustice in the air following this result, with the referee Jon Moss…

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Sean Dyche must have hoped that his side’s victory over Manchester City in March would kickstart a survival bid but Burnley have not scored and picked up only one point from the five matches since then, and last Saturday’s home defeat by Leicester means they head to east London five points adrift of safety. West Ham, with only one win in their last 13 games, seem ideal opposition. Paul Chronnell Kick-off Saturday 3pm Continue reading…

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• West Ham are charging away fans £55 per adult ticket • Everton club and players to pick up the shortfall Everton fans will have their tickets for the match at West Ham United on Saturday 16 May subsidised by the first-team players and the club. West Ham are charging £55, with £32 tickets available for under-16s and over-65s. Everton are reducing the cost by £10 per person in an effort to make the trip more affordable …

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