West Ham have completed their first signing under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, with Fulham right-back Ryan Fredericks putting pen to paper on a four-year-deal at the London Stadium.
Posted on 05 June 2018.
West Ham have completed their first signing under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, with Fulham right-back Ryan Fredericks putting pen to paper on a four-year-deal at the London Stadium.
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Posted on 24 March 2018.
Among the surprising speed merchants on the all-time list are Carl Jenkinson, Chelsea centre back Antonio Rudiger — who is the fourth fastest player this season — and forward Hugo Rodallega.
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Posted on 22 March 2018.
With a move to MLS giants LA Galaxy seemingly imminent, the Swedish striker has officially broken his link with the Red Devils
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Posted on 13 March 2018.
In the first of our look at where former West Ham United managers are now, we focus on English boss Glenn Roeder, who was in charge in East London between the years of 2001 and 2003. Was the Woodford-born manager popular amongst the Claret & Blue Army? What did he achieve during his time at the Boleyn Ground? And more importantly, where is he now? Glenn Roeder A young Roeder grew up …
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Posted on 22 February 2018.
“Well you join us in London on a lovely sunny evening at The Bitcoin Bank Waterside Arena, home to West Ham United FC on the bank of the river Thames. I’m with Tron Lamy who’ll be chewing over the final of finals. The World Champions Cup 2082, it boils down to two years of qualification, twelve rounds and the second leg coming up at this glorious location”. “Evening Marty”. “It’s happening…
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Posted on 07 February 2018.
In the wake of Sky Bet Championship club Leeds United appointing their 16th manager in Paul Heckingbottom in the space of ten years, today, we look back at West Ham United’s 16 permanent Bosses over their 117-year history and analyse which one of those was the most successful. Having emerged from Thames Ironworks to be formed as West Ham United in July 1900, the first man at the helm of the club was Syd King, …
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Posted on 30 January 2018.
1. Founded in 1905, Palace played their homes games inside the historic Crystal Palace grounds which was then the venue for the FA Cup final. 2. Palace moved to Selhurst Park in 1924 and have remained there ever since. Selhurst Park is one of the old school grounds amongst the local community and tight to the pitch with one of the best atmospheres in the league (writer looks wistfully at photo of Upton Park). Selhurst Park was the venue for Real Madrid’s first…
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Posted on 14 January 2018.
• Striker, 29, would give Chelsea a different option up front • Loan deal possible for injury-plagued former England striker Chelsea’s eagerness to freshen up their forward ranks could prompt a renewed attempt to secure Andy Carroll from West Ham United before the end of the transfer window. The Premier League champions endured a third successive goalless draw, for the first time in their history, against Leicester City on Saturday with fatigue blunting the players’ form. Álvaro …
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Posted on 08 January 2018.
In the thirteenth round of matches of the 2017/2018 PL2 Division One campaign, Terry Westley’s West Ham United Development Squad make the tricky trip North to face off with Rick Sbragia’s Manchester United in what is set to be an intriguing affair. The hosts were last in action before the Christmas break, drawing 1-1 at home to Leicester City in the League, while the visiting Hammers have not played since the very start of December when they…
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Posted on 22 December 2017.
After a week of Carabao Cup action, the Premier League is back once more for the final Game Week before Christmas and what a two days of action it promises to be as Friday night serves up a top six Cracker and to Toon Army visit East London. Arsenal vs Liverpool (Friday 8 PM) To kick-off the short PL weekend, fans at the Emirates Stadium will be treated to what is arguably the game of…
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Posted on 12 December 2017.
Another Game Week of The Premier League is upon us already, the seventeenth round of matches of the 2017/2018 campaign, to be specific and the second midweek Matchday as The Hammers host The Gunners in a London Derby clash and The League leaders make a tricky trip to Wales where they will face The Swans. Burnley vs Stoke City (Tuesday 7:45 PM) To kick off Tuesday and Wednesday night’s action, Sean Dyche’s Clarets will welcome…
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Posted on 06 November 2017.
So, what has happened to these venues? And how have the surrounding areas changed following the removal of the football grounds? Sportsmail takes a look.
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Posted on 27 October 2017.
West Ham face Crystal Palace this weekend in another huge game for the Hammers, here are 10 facts about this week’s opponents. 1. Founded in 1905, Palace played their homes games inside the historic Crystal Palace grounds which was then the venue for the FA Cup Final. 2. Palace moved to Selhurst Park in 1924 and have remained there ever since, Selhurst Park is one of the old school grounds amongst the local community and tight to the pitch with one of the…
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Posted on 04 October 2017.
After 25 years the Premier League has seen its fair share of great goalscorers. But it has also witnessed a fair amount of mediocrity in its time.
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Posted on 02 October 2017.
After 25 years the Premier League has seen its fair share of great goalscorers. But it has also witnessed a fair amount of mediocrity in its time.
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Posted on 28 September 2017.
What causes us to develop an attachment for one particular football team in preference to another? Some will choose simply to follow their local team. The first people I remember as having any interest in football were my Dad’s cousin, Tony, and his father. Often we would visit my Aunt in Leytonstone on a Saturday afternoon and around about teatime, the pair of them would come home, having spent the afternoon watching Leyton Orient, whose ground was within walking distance. Another …
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Posted on 14 September 2017.
Watching the game last Monday evening, I found myself thinking back to one of my favourite players of the 1960s, Alan Sealey. Sealey came to West Ham from Leyton Orient in March, 1961, in an exchange deal which involved Dave Dunmore going the other way. At the time, it seemed a strange arrangement. Dunmore was an experienced centre-forward who scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Hammers. At one point in…
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Posted on 24 August 2017.
In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we speak to Jay, 57 and a lifelong Hammer about an exciting Cup tie from a golden era in the history of West Ham United. “West Ham United vs Ipswich Town, Saturday 25 January 1986, F.A Cup Fourth Round was not a fixture that got the pulses of many Hammers fans racing. But for me at the age of 15, it was an incredible game because it was my…
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Posted on 11 August 2017.
Slaven Bilic’s Hammers face a daunting trip to Old Trafford and last season’s Champions entertain Burnley in the opening Match Day of the 2017/2018 Premier League season this weekend. The first-match of the 2017/2018 Premier League season will see former winners Leicester City face-off with Arsenal at The Emirates tonight. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be hoping to prove a point to the very fans that wanted him sacked at the start…
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Posted on 03 August 2017.
I feel the need to defend a Noble man. Mark Noble limped out of the pre-season friendly Saturday against Werder Bremen with an ankle injury, that though did not dampen the twitterrati attack on him by many West Ham fans for his performance in the first half of the 2-2 draw in Germany, many who it seems have short memories. No player should just be picked to play for the team on merit, but for me Noble if fit, should be the…
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Posted on 30 July 2017.
A full-debut goal for club-record signing Marko Arnautovic wasn’t enough to stop a resilient Werder Bremen side from lifting The Betway Cup for a second time in Lohne yesterday. Bremen held a one-goal advantage from Friday night’s 1-0 victory heading into the tie that ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Slaven Bilic named a much stronger starting XI to the previous evening, the team included first starts for …
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Posted on 24 July 2017.
The former Manchester United man has signed a three-year deal worth £140,000 a week at the London Stadium with the club hoping to have finally solved their long-term search for a goalscorer.
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Posted on 08 July 2017.
Last week we touched on such dreadful forwards as the likes of John Carew and Benni McCarthy, but just who will make the list of Gold and Sullivan’s worst striker signings in the post-promotion era? Modibo Maiga Modibo Maiga will go always go down in history as one of the few West Ham players to have ever been questioned by fans as to whether he was actually a professional footballer. Sam Allardyce signed Maiga in summer 2012 for an …
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Posted on 06 July 2017.
We stand on a threshold. Whether you like it or not West Ham United is changing. The financial appeal of a London club that is so well supported for one with such a relatively small amount of success is undisputable. I have to believe that our owners are acting in reasonable faith. They are ultimately business folk, but with far more connection to their (our) club than the majority of the increasingly faceless dictatorial types that govern many of the great pillars…
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Posted on 27 March 2017.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud was pipped to the January goal of the month award by West Ham’s Andy Carroll and it has clearly left a sour taste in the France international’s mouth.
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Posted on 24 March 2017.
Just how well do you know the career paths of most well-known footballers? Can you name them from a list of clubs – in random order – they played for from four possible options?
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