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Premier League clubs saw revenues rise to a record £3.6bn in 2015-16, according to Deloitte, but posted pre-tax losses overall.

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A former West Ham player has been charged with fraud and money laundering. Blair Turgott, a Hammers youth player, is due to appear in court later this month following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s fraud and linked crime online (Falcon) unit. The 22-year-old, of Ravensmead Road in Bromley, faces one count of fraud by […]

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Minutes from the London Stadium Security Advisory Group (SAG) minutes from January this year reveals the number of banning orders, arrests and ejections made this season relating to West Ham. They reveal under freedom of information that there have been 110 stadium bans, of these 10 were life bans, 35 were season-long bans, 16 were […]

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London Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP have released details on stewards following a freedom of information request. The recent response reveals there are 949 people on the database who are available to work as stewards at the London Stadium. Of these, 426  worked at London Stadium between 1st June 2016 and 31st October 2016. Supplying a […]

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Enner Valencia will not be able to play against West Ham on Saturday due to his loan conditions.  The Liverpool Echo claim they have learned that on-loan West Ham striker Enner Valencia would cost less than the widely reported figure of £14.5m should they wish to take the player permanently this summer. According to  Echo […]

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A new report that West Ham are considering ” a shock move to for Lazio boss, Simone Inzaghi” has this afternoon been described as “pure fantasy.” The report – from Corriere dello Sport  and repeated in The Sun – claims that we are looking at the Lazio boss as  a potential replacement to Slaven Bilic — and […]

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Arsenal became the 17th team to play three at the back this season, while Chelsea are on course to become the first Premier League champions to win the title with the system. We look at the rise of the tactical trend…

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West Ham may have to stump up £12.5m if they want to land Saint-Etienne right back Kevin Malcuit in the summer say French media. The Hammers have reportedly made two bids for the Frenchman £7m and £8.5m in the January transfer window but both offers were believed to have been rejected by the Ligue One side. […]

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Former England boss Glenn Hoddle has suggested on BT Sport that the size of the pitch at the London Stadium is a problem for West Ham and a reason why they are conceding so many goals at home. “I think at home, the size of their pitch now is a problem,” Hoddle said on BT […]

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West Ham is considering a move for PSV right back Santiago Arias reports in Holland claim. Swansea has been linked with the 25-year-old in the past but according to Voetbal Premieur, West Ham is one of two clubs currently chasing Arias along with Bayer Leverkusen. The Colombian is said to be open to leaving Holland […]

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Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher discuss the power shift towards the south in the Premier League and ponder whether northern clubs could base their training facilities in the south to help attract players.

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An increase in capacity to 66,000 for next season at the London Stadium will not happen in the foreseeable future club insiders have admitted. New planning permission would be required to take the capacity to 66,000 despite it already having that number of seats already installed at the former Olympic Stadium. The planning authority which happen […]

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According to the Liverpool Echo, Everton has slapped a world-record £100m price tag on wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku. The Premier League top scorer has refused to sign a new contract at Goodison and wants to leave for a side in the Champions League. Karren Brady claims he has long been a West Ham target and […]

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Slaven Bilic has received a big boost today with the return of Winston Reid to the first team squad. The manager revealed: “Winston Reid is back. He’s been training with the rehab and fitness coaches for a week now and they have done good work on his fitness, so he is back and trained with […]

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Slaven Bilic admits that he and the players are continuing to look over their shoulders whilst attempting to finish as high as possible at the end of the season. The manager said: “We are looking both ways. We can’t be arrogant and say we are not interested in what is happening below us. We are pretty […]

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Diafra Sakho’s long term West Ham future is likely to be established over the next five games. Slaven Bilic denied today there was a problem between the pair claiming Sak had explained he had an injury when he called him up on the day the squad was travelling to Sunderland. However,  our own sources insist […]

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West Ham has tonight announced a U-turn on their decision to set a club cash deadline of 1st September this year.  Earlier today Claret and Hugh highlighted supporter frustration at the announcement in an email over the weekend that all club cash needed to be used by 1st September or it would be lost. Season […]

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It’s been a difficult season for West Ham but the club have managed to stop the rot in recent weeks, picking up crucial points against Swansea and Sunderland. Those results have left the Hammers nine points above the relegation zone, which should be enough to secure their status, and Slaven Bilic’s side can now look […]

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  West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has admitted he and every other manager would think about signing John Terry. The central defender wants to carry on playing next season and Bilic believes that although he is now 36, he remains a very competent defender. Bilic told Sky Sports: “He definitely has got at least a […]

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West Ham secured a point at the weekend against Sunderland, which pushed them closer towards securing their Premier League status, but the Hammers will be disappointed with the result. Having led twice in the North East, Slaven Bilic’s side had to share the points with a Sunderland outfit that are rooted to the bottom of […]

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A new online questionnaire asks football supporters whether they would contribute to funding the installation of safe standing at their stadium through crowd funding. Talks aimed at introducing safe standing to an English Football League ground are at an advanced stage – and crowd funding could make it happen claim organisers. Safe standing campaigners and the […]

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Tottenham forward Heung-Min Son has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings for a second week running.

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Birmingham City have appointed Harry Redknapp as their new manager. The ex-West Ham player and Manager succeeds former West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, who resigned on Monday following a 2-0 home defeat by Burton Albion. Birmingham City, where Gold, Sullivan and Brady were all directors are currently 20th in the Championship, just three points above […]

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Describing West Ham’s season as a “nightmare” devalues the word! It’s been a horror show played out in a new stadium an eight minute drive away and a million emotional miles from the departed Upton Park spiritual home. We all have a view on that – mine is that other avenues should have been explored […]

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Slaven Bilic has again brushed off the persistent speculation about his job at West Ham and shrugged: “I’m not bothered.” Despite a strong vote of confidence from the board a string of contenders c0ntinue to be mentioned in relation to his position but the manager appears to remain unfazed. Travelling fans made it clear their […]

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