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Aaron resswell will see a sepcialist in London early next week to see whether his knee injury will need surgery. Club medics will wait until then before plotting a way forward althoough the club top medical man  Stijn Vandenbroucke told the official website: ‘Whatever course of action we decide to take, Aaron faces a period of […]

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West Ham have confirmed defender Aaron Cresswell will be out for up to four months after suffering a knee ligament injury.

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David Gold has confrmed the club is anxious about the injury suffered by Aaron Cresswell in the closing minutes of the game against Karlsruher yesterday afternoon (Sat). The brilliant left back was the victim of a horror tackle which was followed by serious scuffles between the two sets of players before he left the field. […]

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West Ham supporters were dismayed yesterday to find the new champions place area being used to store large wheelie rubbish bins close to a memorial stone for Bobby Moore.  The Stratford champions place area was finally opened this week ahead of the Muller Anniversary Games when Athletics returned once again to the former Olympic Stadium. Hammers  fans […]

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West Ham face stiff competition for Toulouse striker Ben Yedder with reports in France claiming Lyon have been the 25 year old striker their top target. According to information from Mercato365 , the club president Jean-Michel Aulas has revived his interest in Yedder, who is under contract until June 2017 and valued around ten million […]

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Aaron Cresswell looks set to take his place in the Irons team for the next Thursday evening’s Europa Cup clash against NK Domzale. We have received an early report from Austria that although there’s a chance the medical team may play it safe and let him fully recover from the wicked lunge he suffered towards […]

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Kick off 5pm – Follow the action here: As we reported earlier Andy Carroll will sit this one out and is busy having photos taken with fans.                                                         […]

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West Ham’s former captain acted as an inadvertent “middleman” in a Christmas hamper con in which fellow players lost thousands of pounds, a court hears.

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Crystal Palace are reported this morning of having joined the chase of Diafra Sakho. And with interest out there from Sunderland, West Brom and Swansea the Irons are hoping the price will be pushed beyond the £15 million minimum price tag they have on the player. Palace boss Alan Pardew is taking a keen look […]

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The Irons will again feature on Premier Sports when they take on Russian outfit Rubin Kazan in their second pre-season Austrian tour this evening. And for those who can’t get in front of a TV set at that time of the day ClaretandHugh will again be bringing a live reporting service from the match – […]

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Reece Oxford played throughout as England U19s followed a 2-1 victory over France with another against the Netherlands in the UEFA U19 Championship finals in Germany on Friday. The youngsters had to come from behind and took the points via goals from Chelsea duo Dominic Solanke and Isaiah Brown. Manchester United scouts were believed to […]

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The Jonathan Calleri loan rumours have all the hallmarks of a typical David Sullivan deal. We know Mr Sullivan likes a South American player as they are cheaper in terms of wages and transfer fees when compared to their European counterparts. I could see a similar deal  to the one that bought Manuel Lanzini to West […]

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It will have come as no surprise to ClaretandHugh readers to learn this morning that Christian Benteke is ready to stay and fight for his place at Liverpool. For just 24 hours ago we reported theplayer had slipped to the bottom of the Irons wanted list given his required £120k a week  personal terms with […]

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Well it seems the Sam for England bandwagon is rolling in a big way with both David Gold and now David Sullivan weighing in to give him their support. DS has chosen to explain that he will do a decent job etc in the morning press and DG gave him a vocal ‘Yes’ for the […]

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Former West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has emerged as the frontrunner for the England job after Sunderland confirmed their manager has been granted permission to meet with the FA. Sam Allardyce had  an interview to be the next manager of England on Tuesday having discussed his ambition with FA’s bosses.  The Daily Mail picture shown here shows […]

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Sometimes the “West Ham way” feels like nothing more than just doing things the hard way.

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Jose Mourinho has reportedly sent Manchester United scouts to check out Reece Oxford whilst he is on duty for England in the u-19 European Championships. The Irons central defender has long held United’s attentions and Mourinho is known to be keen on him. He has ordered scouts to bring back reports after sending them to […]

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The Irons clash against Carolina RailHawks kicks off at 1 am GMT tomorrow morning (Wed) with the lads needing to bury memories of the 3-0 defeat by Seattle Sounders.’ And ahead of the game manager Slaven Bilic said: ““We are looking forward to the game and we think it’s going to be quite a competitive one […]

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West Ham have told Payet he is going nowhere this summer, even if he tells them he wants out. Payet is already the best-paid player in West Ham’s history, but could be offered a new deal.

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West Ham has appointed a company called Fabric Architecture to design, engineer, manufacture and install large-scale fabric covers over the retractable seating gaps inside the former Olympic Stadium. The company has released a press release saying: “Building on the strong relationships formed with senior members of the project team from Olympic Park related projects like […]

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West Ham Confirm Signing of Ex-Chelsea Winger Gokhan Tore 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 the opinions of

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West Ham are due to continue negotiations for AC Milan striker Carolos Bacca after the weekend. We understand a meeting in planned for Monday when the  club will attempt to bring down his wage demands of around £125k a week. They are also likely to offer performance related clauses in a deal which could see […]

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The Irons have told Robin van Persie he’s not wanted the the Olmpic Stadium despite the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker’s readiness to accept a huge pay cut. ClaretandHugh revealed a week ago that despite 16 goals in the Turkish League, the Irons were not interested in the 32 year old. The Hammers believe […]

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ClaretandHugh can confirm that Diafra Sakho has indeed asked for a transfer. The club has confirmed to us that the early reports claiming he wants to leave and has now put in a transfer request are true but we were told : “His request means nothing.” The report initially broke via Sky Sports sources and […]

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Dimitri Payet will be hoping to help France to Euro 2016 glory after poster boy Antoine Griezmann enhanced his love affair with the hosts’ public after his two goals put the hosts into the final with a 2-0 win over Germany.

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I am sorry and  maybe I am in the minority but I fail to see the footballing or business value of this US pre-season tour to Seattle and North Carolina. I am sure the former Arsenal directors who occupy senior director positions at West Ham persuaded the owners  it would be a great idea to […]

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