Manchester United can win it yet again, naturally, Newcastle will finish either 10th or 20th, depending on who’s in charge, and there’s refreshing optimism everywhere else • Preview part one: Arsenal to Manchester City Manchester United – Shaun O’Donnell, Observer reader The spotlight has shifted from our failure to secure a top midfielder to Rooney wanting away again, but …
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Premier League 2013-14 fans’ preview part 2: Manchester Utd to West Ham
Posted on 10 August 2013.
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West Ham hope to woo Salomon Kalou after £2.7m fee agreed with Lille
Posted on 30 July 2013.
• Former Chelsea forward will take some persuading to move • Kalou has rejected offers by West Brom and Trabzonspor West Ham United are to meet Salomon Kalou’s representatives in London this week in the hope they can persuade the former Chelsea forward to move to Upon Park after agreeing a fee of €3.5m (£2.7m) with his French club, Lille. Kalou moved to …
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Phil Woosnam: From West Ham and Villa to realising the American dream
Posted on 26 July 2013.
How a teacher became a football player and then took the game across the Atlantic: Phil Woosnam, who has died aged 80 When the United States beat Honduras in the semi-final of the Concacaf championship in Dallas on Wednesday night, ensuring their appearance in Sunday’s final against Panama, Jürgen Klinsmann’s players were setting a new record. No US soccer…
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West Ham apply for work permit for Colombian forward Duván Zapata
Posted on 12 July 2013.
• Club try to smooth £6.8m arrival from Estudiantes • Zapata could arrive through ‘special talent’ permit route West Ham United have applied for a work permit for the Colombian forward Duván Zapata to try to smooth his £6.8m arrival from Estudiantes. Zapata scored 14 goals last season for…
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Andy Carroll completes West Ham move on six-year deal
Posted on 19 June 2013.
• Undisclosed club-record move for striker from Liverpool • ‘It’s fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed last season’ West Ham have announced the signing of the England striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool for an undisclosed club-record fee. “It’s fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed …
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Andy Carroll has medical ahead of £15m West Ham move
Posted on 18 June 2013.
• England striker to sign contract until 2016-17 • Heel injury could rule him out of start of season Andy Carroll is poised to become West Ham United’s record signing at £15m , after he began his medical examination at the London club on Tuesday. The England striker spent last season on loan from Liverpool at Upton…
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West Ham fail with £14.5m bid for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo
Posted on 04 June 2013.
• Sevilla president reveals details of rejected West Ham bid • ‘We did not value the offer and the player refused’ The Sevilla president, José María del Nido, claims the club have rejected a €17m (£14.5m) offer from West Ham for the striker Alvaro Negredo, with the club under no pressure to sell after agreeing a deal to send Jesús Navas to…
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West Ham and Millwall avoid punishment for abusive chanting
Posted on 03 June 2013.
• Clubs warned future misconduct could result in sanctions • FA took into consideration clubs’ work in the community Neither West Ham nor Millwall have been disciplined by the Football Association following separate investigations into abusive chanting from supporters, although both clubs have been warned that future misconduct could result in sanctions. One West Ham…
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Transfer targets: who’s going where in the Premier League this summer | Guardian staff
Posted on 31 May 2013.
Christian Benteke, Marouane Fellaini and Júlio César are almost certain to attract interest in the transfer window and what would Tottenham do with all that money if Gareth Bale left? Arsenal Money to spend? The oft-touted figure of £70m is really shorthand for whatever Arsène Wenger wants. With lucrative …
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The Joy of Six: Football League play-off finals | Barry Glendenning
Posted on 24 May 2013.
From Aldershot’s win over Wolves to Mickey Gray’s hideously bad penalty, via Paul Dickov’s late heroics against Gillingham 1) Aldershot beat Wolves (1987 Division Four play-off final) If Wolves fans think their recent relegation to League One was a crushing disappointment, they can at least console themselves with the knowledge that their team has endured worse agonies. Having dropped down to English…
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Carlton Cole to leave West Ham after club confirm his departure
Posted on 22 May 2013.
• Striker’s contract will not be renewed after expiring • Cole scored 59 times in 237 appearances for the club West Ham have confirmed that the former England striker Carlton Cole will leave the club this summer. Cole posted several messages on Twitter yesterday appearing to indicate he had no future at the…
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Russell Brand on Alex Ferguson: ‘A unique figure in the football faith’
Posted on 21 May 2013.
Fergie was no ordinary manager but a chieftain priest – now Manchester United must honour his potent legacy and David Moyes is the right man for the job It was not without significant tribal turbulence that I attended Manchester United’s second leg quarterfinal Champion’s League match against Real Madrid. Like a twerp I’d requested the tickets from former Hammer Rio Ferdinand ( @rioferdy…
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Premier League 2012-13 review: Our writers’ best and worst moments
Posted on 20 May 2013.
Brilliant goals, best-forgotten predictions and matches that prompted dramatic late rewrites Best player Paul Doyle Luis Suárez. His dazzling turns, incessant mischief-making and much-improved finishing made him a joy to watch. Dominic Fifield Juan Mata. Of those I watched regularly, he was the most consistently excellent, with his astonishing tally of 12 assists …
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Premier League final day – live! | Ian McCourt
Posted on 19 May 2013.
Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action as the Premier League season comes to an end, with Ian McCourt Ian McCourt
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When is it acceptable to leave a football match early?
Posted on 15 May 2013.
If your team aren’t putting in the effort required, why should you bother sticking around to watch them? The reputation of football fans appears to be on the up again. Campaigns calling for a fairer deal on away tickets and the introduction of Safe Standing have shown how supporters can change attitudes when they act together. But scratch the surface and there remains hostility to a…
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Newcastle need reminding that one win may not be enough to stay up
Posted on 05 May 2013.
• Alan Pardew targets vital victory in penultimate game at QPR • Manager laments record of three goals in six league games The likelihood is something will happen in the next 13 days to prevent Newcastle United from being relegated. Equally likely is that whatever it is will have nothing much to do with Newcastle United. Given Alan Pardew’s look of mild surprise in his post-match press…
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West Ham United 0-0 Newcastle United | Premier League match report
Posted on 04 May 2013.
Newcastle United had better know what they are doing. Looking for much of this match like the most languidly unconcerned of relegation-menaced free-falling Premier League middleweights, Alan Pardew’s team muddled its way to what might yet be a crucial end of season point after this ragged and often slightly sleepy 0-0 draw…
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Alan Pardew denies split in Newcastle United squad – video
Posted on 03 May 2013.
The Newcastle United manager denies that there are divisions in the dressing room between French and English speaking players
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West Ham to sign Razvan Rat, Romania’s captain, on free transfer
Posted on 29 April 2013.
• Sam Allardyce sees off Marseille competition to land left-back • Defender will join on a three-year, £35,000-a-week contract West Ham United’s squad strengthening ahead of a second campaign in the Premier League is to begin with the free transfer arrival of the experienced Romania defender Razvan Rat when his contract at Shakhtar Donetsk expires in June. The left-back, who captains his national …
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Joleon Lescott left in England limbo after season of fitful activity
Posted on 28 April 2013.
• Central defender may pay World Cup price for losing place • Manchester City irregular hopeful of playing in FA Cup final Polite yet frank was Joleon Lescott’s response when asked about the threat posed to his England place by John Terry following the Chelsea defender’s decision to end his international…
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Eyewitness: London, England
Posted on 28 April 2013.
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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Manchester City v West Ham – live! | Simon Burnton
Posted on 27 April 2013.
Minute-by-minute report: Let’s be honest, there’s not much riding on this one. But who knows, it could be entertaining. Join Simon Burnton Simon Burnton
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Barry Hearn facing defeat over Olympic Stadium after rejection of review
Posted on 26 April 2013.
• Leyton Orient chairman unhappy at decision over tenancy • West Ham expected to be playing in Stratford by 2016-17 The Leyton Orient chairman, Barry Hearn, appears to have definitively lost his long-running crusade to reopen the bidding process for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, after his case for a judicial review was rejected. West Ham…
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Manchester City v West Ham United: squad sheets
Posted on 26 April 2013.
The dog days of Manchester City’s failed championship defence are now about them closing the 16-point gap to Manchester United. James Milner, Sergio Agüero and David Silva are all in contention for this game having recovered from their respective injuries and, ahead of the FA Cup final against Wigan on 11 May, …
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Matt Jarvis, West Ham’s flying winger who defies being pigeon holed
Posted on 26 April 2013.
Upton Park’s king of the cross travels by tube, has graced a gay magazine’s front cover and won’t wear gloves on the pitch In his plain T-shirt, jeans and trainers, Matt Jarvis looks like any other twentysomething strolling around central London on a sunny afternoon and, as he sits down and…
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Roberto Martínez looks to Lady Luck after Wigan suffer at West Ham
Posted on 21 April 2013.
• Latics lost again despite dominating possession • Manager confident three wins will keep Wigan up Three wins from their final five games, the manager Roberto Martínez believes, will be sufficient for Wigan Athletic to pull off their now customary feat of avoiding relegation by the skin of their teeth. Given the last of those games is against Aston Villa…
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