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Hammer Sead Haksabanovic has told a Swedish court he could lose his contract with West Ham if a driving ban remains in force. On March 18 this year Haksabanovic was caught speeding as he drove at 52 km h on a road where the speed limit was 30 km/h. In April, the Swedish Transport Agency […]

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Thousands of supporters on the West Ham Season Ticket Waiting List have been contacted in recent weeks and asked to provide their preferences for the band of the season ticket they want to purchase. The deadline for London Stadium season ticket renewals passes at 5 pm this evening with the club forecasting an 88% renewal […]

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West Ham Legend Sir Geoff Hurst who bagged a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final is part German. 76-year-old Sir Geoff has revealed that as a child his maternal grandparents told him he hailed from a German family called Blick.H e has kept the revelation secret for 52 years until agreeing to take a […]

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Declan Rice will  be offered a new deal this summer which will tie him to the club for a further four or five years. The 19 year old is currently working on an Academy contract of around £2k a week but the Irons are ready to put him on £20k a week with appearance clauses […]

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Domingos Quina was in action again yesterday in France when he played for Portugal U19s as they were beaten 3-2 by Japan U21s in the Toulon Tournament. Japan came from behind to win the game with two goals in the final four minutes. Portugal remains at the bottom of their group C with one point after drawing […]

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West Ham are reported to be one of five Premier League teams circling around Jack Grealish following Aston Villa’s failure in the Championship Playoff final last weekend. Everton, Leicester City, Arsenal and Manchester United in addition to the Hammers have all shown interest in the 22-year-old according to reports in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. […]

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Claret and Hugh have learnt that the majority of Pellegrini’s transfer targets are not in the public domain and most have not been linked in reports by the media.  Many of targets previously linked under David Moyes are now out of the window with the notable exception of Ryan Fredericks. The club and Pellegrini are […]

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Ryan Fredericks is not quite the done deal some media reports are suggesting today.  The 25-year-old free agent remains in Las Vegas celebrating Fulham’s promotion to the Premier League. Just Twenty-four hours ago Sports agency Unique Sports Management run by CEO Will Salthouse announced that Fredericks had signed for their stable. USM and Salthouse are also […]

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West Ham have announced an agreement with EVA Air as the Club’s first ever Official Airline Partner. EVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline, flies to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe where gateways include London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. It operates daily non-stop flights from London Heathrow to Bangkok […]

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Ryan Fredericks is primarily a right-back, but he can also play in the right and left midfield positions as well as on the left side of defence. Born in Hammersmith Fredericks is a graduate of Spurs’ youth academy, but he made just four appearances for Spurs’ first team before he signed a permanent deal with […]

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West Ham are keen on Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone who was left shattered after missing out with Aston Villa in the Championship play off final. The stopper was on loan to the midlands outfit last season and is represented by the Unique Sports Management  who also look after the interests of Aaron Cresswell, Michail Antonio, Pedro […]

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West Ham have joined the race to sign Lazio winger Felipe Anderson, according to Sky Sports. The 25-year-old right-winger wanted by both Chelsea and Spurs scored four goals and provided seven assists in 21 appearances in Serie A last season. He also scored three goals in seven appearances in the Europa League as Lazio made […]

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West Ham are in a big hurry to get their transfer business done early – in line with the ‘Manuel Pellegrini Way.’ The new boss has gained a reputation for getting things sorted fast throughout his career and the  approach at his new club is no different. Before leaving for a break in Chile  he […]

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CandH Exclusive By Hugh Southon West Ham United are in a four-way fight to land out of contract Fulham right back Ryan Fredericks. Fulham are desperate for him to renew following their promotion to the Premier League and both Southampton and Crystal Palace are interested in the defender. Fredericks is is currently away in Las […]

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The ‘Man U interest in Arnie’ story is bizarre to put it mildly. There’s little to back it up apart from the player having been managed by Jose Mourinho nine years ago at Inter Milan when he was on loan. A quick check reveals he made just THREE APPEARANCES. CandH has made it’s own phone […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast crew were back this week recording a closed season podcast special covering the appointment of West Ham’s 17th manager in Manuel Pellegrini, his new back room team and the latest transfer news. We talk about the new West Ham kits revealed last Friday and season ticket renewal rate. Listen […]

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Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic claim Sky Sports this afternoon. Sky Sports News say the understand the Hammers have no intention of the selling the 29-year-old and value him at £50m. Arnautovic joined West Ham from Stoke for a club-record £24m fee last summer and scored 11 goals during […]

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The Newham Recorder has described the situation at the West Ham United Supporters Club as a civil war. The Recorder says: “Civil war has broken out at the West Ham United Supporters Club after a controversial vote to dissolve the club. With their Castle Street premises still closed since last year for health and safety […]

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Reports from Turkey claim that Fenerbahce have rejected a 12 million Euro (£10.5m) bid for Brazilian midfielder Josef de Souza from West Ham however the article says the club is holding out for a 15 million Euro (£13m) bid. De Souza was the subject of an offer of just under £11m by West Brom in […]

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Hammer Cheik Kouyate will lead Senegal in the World Cup as their captain. Senegal’s primary objective at the World Cup is to make their people proud and “write our own story”, captain Cheikhou Kouyate told reporters as the squad began training in the beach resort of Saly-Portudal. Senegal will make only their second World Cup appearance when […]

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Hammer Declan Rice played in midfield in Ireland’s friendly against France in Paris. The 19-year-old made an impressive international debut in the 1-0 defeat to Turkey in March when he started at centre-half before switching to the middle of the park in the second half. He was given another start in France. As the rain poured […]

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Declan Rice has regularly been named as a future Hammers skipper since arriving in the first team last season. His composure in a number of position has marked him out as one of the major discoveries of the season and along with Marko Arnautovic was the high spot of a disappointing Irons season. Now his […]

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West Ham today appeared to be edging towards a deal with Barcelona which could see defender Marlon Santos make a move to the London Stadium. Sources inside the club refused to deny a bid had been lodged for the 22 year old – which is reported as being in the region of £17 million – insisting […]

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We take an up close look at 22 year old transfer target Marlon Santos. Marlon Santos da Silva Barbosa was born just to the North of Rio de Janeiro. He came through the ranks at famous Rio side Fluminense joining the Academy age 14. He became a key member of Brazil’s U20 side, starting in […]

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Nice President Jean-Pierre Rivère announced that Barcelona have received a €20m (£17.4m) bid for Brazilian central defender Marlon, who is currently in the middle of a 2-year loan spell with Nice and the player has now returned to his parent club as part of the terms of the loan agreement. “Barcelona have received a €20m […]

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Adrian has told the Spanish media he will wait to find out what Manuel Pellegrini’s opinion of him is and whether he is trusted to continue in goal  but admits he has not spoken to the club since the manager’s appointment. “I have one more year left on my contract. First, I have to listen […]

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