West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was full of praise for his midfielder Dimitri Payet, as the Frenchman earned the Euro 2016 hosts all three points in their opening fixture.
Posted on 10 June 2016.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was full of praise for his midfielder Dimitri Payet, as the Frenchman earned the Euro 2016 hosts all three points in their opening fixture.
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Posted on 10 June 2016.
GOAL! Wow, what a strike by the magician Dimitri Payet, sensational finish #FRAROU #EURO2016 https://t.co/d4KiKoSPZf — ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 10, 2016 Share This:
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Posted on 09 June 2016.
Seeding of the former Olympic Stadium pitch is now underway. The work began on Wednesday morning and the process took around four hours to complete. The first sprouts of grass are hoped to be seen within just five days of the seeding process being completed, and the pitch should be ready for its inaugural full cut between […]
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Posted on 09 June 2016.
West Ham have revealed their new away kit for the upcoming Premier League season.
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Posted on 08 June 2016.
Footballers are renowned for loving a spot of fishing and while Andy Carroll would much rather be with England at Euro 2016 this summer, he is not dwelling on being allowed to slip through the net.
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Posted on 07 June 2016.
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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Posted on 07 June 2016.
The Irons issued their retained list on Tuesday afternoon, which also showed Cameroon midfielder Alex Song would return to his parent club Barcelona following the end of his loan.
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Posted on 04 June 2016.
Knowing how easy it is to believe what you read in the tabloids let me confirm again that the ridiculous bid – reported dead straight in oneof them this morning that the Hammers have received an £11 million bid from Sunderland for Diafra Sakho – is a piece of nonsense. The bid was nowhere near […]
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Posted on 03 June 2016.
Ok here it is… an exclusive look around our new home as work continues to make it the biggest and best stadium in the country. ClaretandHugh’s video partners Hammers Chat have been passed exclusive material from various sources and here we have put together a fine video with a great accompanying soundtrack. Tomorrow thousands will […]
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Posted on 02 June 2016.
West Ham are facing a fight to keep highly-rated youngster Reece Burke. Premier League clubs Manchester City and Southampton are plotting moves for the Hammers academy graduate.
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Posted on 02 June 2016.
West Ham United are weighing up a move for Ligue 1 striker Alassane Plea as they look to strengthen their squad this summer.
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Posted on 31 May 2016.
CRAIG HOPE: Dimitri Payet has scored two stunning free-kicks in three appearances since earning a France recall. Now it is a risk to leave him out of the starting XI, let alone the squad.
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Posted on 31 May 2016.
Former Hammer Mo Diame scored the only goal in the Championship Play-off final to win Hull City a place in the Premier League on the eve of the biggest ever TV deal in football history. That goal is said to worth a minimum of £170m to Hull as they rejoin the top flight of English […]
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
West Ham have made an offer of £16million for AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca. The Colombia international is one of several names on the club’s wishlist.
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
Sunderland are pressing ahead with a £10m move for Diafra Sakho. Sam Allardyce is ready to speak to the striker as West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan prepares to give the go-ahead.
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
The £1million Olympic bell has been re-installed in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park just outside the stadium in Champions place. The bell will never toll again due to concerns it is so loud that it will disturb residents living nearby. The Olympic Bell was commissioned and cast for the 2012 London Olympic Games, and is the […]
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Posted on 30 May 2016.
West Ham are bracing themselves for a formal offer from Manchester United for wonderkid Reece Oxford. United remain firmly interested in the teenager following the arrival of Jose Mourinho.
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Posted on 29 May 2016.
Make no mistake things are desperately quiet right now and in those circumstances old stories are re-run as fact as it’s in the interests of various vested interests to keep things hyped up as much as possible. Ths is particularly true in Turkey where there seem to be more informed media outlets than anywhere else […]
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Posted on 29 May 2016.
Diafra Sakho is not on the Slaven Bilic ‘for sale’ list despite stories this morning (Sun) *that Sunderland are interested in signing the Senegal front man. The manager has made absolutely no deicion that ‘Sak’ is surplus to requiremens although it’s well known the club are ready to listen to offers for Enner Valencia. The latest […]
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Posted on 29 May 2016.
West Ham have made an offer for Toulouse striker Martin Braithwaite that could trigger Diafra Sakho’s sale to Sunderland. was instrumental in keeping his side up this term.
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Posted on 27 May 2016.
Finally it’s here on DVD and Blue Ray – Bo66y! And it has drawn fantastic reviews across the media with the Independent leading the way. The fim critic describes it as a “very moving documentary” who emerges as “a thoroghly decent figure.” It adds: Commentator Jonathon Pearce, who worked with him, has a wonderful anecdote […]
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Posted on 26 May 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands that West Ham have an emergency contingency plan to play the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round in Athletics mode at the former Olympic Stadium if they are forced to do so. The first leg of the Europa League is due to be played on Thursday 28th July […]
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Posted on 26 May 2016.
Mark Noble may have waved last season goodby but insists that as far as he’s concerned it was unforgettable.” Speaking to the official site he said: “There has been a lot to celebrate from last season – not just the way we played and the results we had, but we have set records with the […]
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Posted on 25 May 2016.
Go French Football have confirmed the reason Alexandre Lacazette had turned down a move to the Hammers because of their absence fom the Champons League. ClaretandHugh revealed several days ago this was the reason although Hammers insiders continue to hope even now there could be a late change of heart. However it nw looks a […]
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Posted on 23 May 2016.
Hammers chairman son, David Sullivan Junior has revealed that the official date for the West Ham away kit launch for the 2016/2017 season will be the 1st July. He added that West Ham (staff) need to be in the Olympic Stadium with the new mega store fully open for the launch to happen. The chairman’s […]
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Posted on 22 May 2016.
The Olympic Stadium was scheduled to open its doors to West Ham fans for a glamour friendly against Juventus in the Betway Cup, but now it could play host to the likes of Vorskla Poltava instead.
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