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Former Arsenal centre-back Thomas Vermaelen is a target for West Ham and Liverpool according to the Daily Mirror.

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West Ham are tonight being linked with Barcelona central defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Belgium international joined Barca from Arsenal in 2014 but has made just 11 appearances during a frustrating spell in Catalonia. Spanish outlet Sport say Barca boss Luis Enrique will allow Vermaelen to leave the Nou Camp this summer and the Irons are […]

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Chelsea are considering a move into the race for £31million Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi. The Mirror claims this evening (Wed) that the Belgium international has rejected interest from West Ham insisting he wants to join a bigger club or a club in the Champions League. And the ‘paper adds that Spurs have dropped out of […]

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If reports are to be believed, we’re on the verge of signing Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli on a free transfer. So as part of our Football Manager 16 simulation series this summer, we thought it’d be interesting to see how well he’d get on at the club on the game. Our previous two featured goal

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It was the best season most of us can recall in many years. Slaven Bilic marched in with his men and Dimi Payet became the star of a team which for a long long time looked to be on the edge of something really mazing. At the end though we found ourselves in seventh position […]

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Big Ray Winstone knows what he’s on a bout when it comes to the Hammers and here he discusses what he reckons we need this summer. This frst appeared on West Ham FC Tv and is well worth a watch! Share This:

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Exclusive West Ham co chairman Davd Sullivan is a huge fight fan – a love developed in his very eariest years – and today he has spoken exclusively to ClaretandHugh of his memories of ‘The Greatest’ – Muhammad Ali. We are grateful to David for taking the time to add his memories of a man […]

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I have had many sporting HEROES but really only two “idols” – Bobby Moore and Muhammad Ali… and as I write I unashamedly admit there have been tears in my eyes as the second of them has passed on. Let’s not make a comparison between the two. Bob was essentialy a private man  of real […]

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The Daily Mail say West Ham face a battle holding onto Reece Burke as Manchester City and Southampton both target the highly-rated young defender. The ‘paper claims the Hammers will facing a fight to keep highly-rated youngster saying a host of Premier League clubs  are plotting moves for the Hammers academy graduate. He also adds Newcastle have also […]

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According to a report from German newspaper Kicker West Ham is interested in Werder Bremen midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic. The playmaker will be heading to the forthcoming European Championships this summer with Austria, and has made a huge impact in the Bundesliga since arriving at Bremen in 2012 from Austria Wien. It is understood that the […]

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Carlos Bacca’s agent, SergioBarila will fly to London for talks with West Ham over the possible transfer of  the Inter Milan striker claims Sky Italia reporter Gianluca Di Marzio. West Ham have reportedly offered 20 million Euros  (£16m) despite Milan asking for 25 million Euros (£19.4m) for the 29 year old goal scorer and a deal […]

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A recent freedom of Information request has revealed it will take around ten days to convert the former Olympic Stadium from athletics mode to football mode rather than the seven days originally widely quoted. The publication also suggests the retractable seating system was not fully completed last year and a full retraction has never been […]

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Tottenham have moved in on Alexandre Lacazette in a bid to beat off further competition from the Irons and Paris St Germain. However, it seems that Daniel Levy is staking much on the club’s ‘name’ as currently he is believed to have bid just £24m, hoping the player will be wooed by the prospect of […]

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Sunderland Inch Closer to £10m Move for West Ham Striker Diafra Sakho 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 ask you to respect

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I truly hope Dimi Payet has an absolutey rubbish Euro 2016 tournament. The signs are not good though for again last night he scored one of the world’s great free kicks taking his fabulous West Ham form onto the international stage in France’s 3-2 victory over the Cameroon ahead of the opening of the competition. […]

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A WHOLE HOST of former West Ham United stars pulled on their boots one last time at Upton Park in a match to raise funds and awareness for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Frank McAvennie, Geoff Pike, Lee Bowyer and Paul Allen were amongst those representing the Hammers against a side made up of supporters […]

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Here is the video review from our partners in crime over at Hammers Chat. The regulars from the review shows have all come together to give their own personal opinions on player of the season, most improved player, best signing and most disappointing player. Believe it or not the show is not just a Payet […]

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ClaretandHugh has learned that West Ham did an extraordinary piece of business in convncing midfielder  Havard Nordtveit to join the club on wages of around £35k a week. The former Borussia Moenchengladbach man joins the club on July 1 with the Hammers reportedly beating off off competition from several top European outfits to land their man. Nordtveit, 25, […]

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West Ham manager, Slaven Bilic has signed up to the ITV commentary team for Euro 2016 Championships in France. ITV’s team will be based at a studio in Paris, overlooking the Seine and the  Notre Dame. A press release from ITV says their team will criss-cross the country to deliver build-up, live coverage and analysis […]

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West Ham season ticket holders are applying pressure to Hammers kit partner Umbro to release a high definition version of the advert they used in the last ever West Ham programme at the Boleyn Ground. The advert is claimed to contain the name of each and every Irons season ticket holder at the Boleyn Ground […]

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West Ham will be sending scouts to Euro 2016 but are unlikely to be clinchng any deals ahead of the competition in France. Despite plenty of hopeful speculation that we will be completing deals over the next two or three weeks, the Irons are struggling to get land initial targets. And de factor director of […]

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West Ham were this morning reported to be in advanced talks with Besiktas flying winger Gokhan Tore. But although they have admitted to us in the past he is a potential target the club were refusing to put anything on the record when ClaretandHugh contacted them a few minutes ago That, however, is sometimes the […]

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According to Mercato 365, AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca has been added to West Ham’s  extended list of striker transfer targets this summer. He’s scored 17 times in the league this season and added two assists but could be allowed to leave AC Milan in the summer and is valued at 30 million Euros (£23m). […]

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A West Ham Academy team take on Aston Villa U21’s in the cup final in the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens 2016 tournament which kicks offs at 11am. Having got to the final in last year’s competition, losing narrowly to Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, the Hammers will be aiming to go one step further this time […]

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This is an appeal to anyone who knows the Hammers fan pictured below or any details or contact details for his family or you know where he lives. The West Ham supporter is currently in intensive care unit and the hospital need to desperately contact his family as soon as possible so have asked for the […]

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The West Ham first team will permanently move out of Chadwell Heath training ground this summer. Back in December last year Slaven Bilic announced he was moving to Rush Green with immediate effect because of the ‘rock hard’ pitches at Chadwell Heath. Less than one month after the first team’s hastened move to Rush Green they […]

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