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Four Four Two magazine has ranked Slaven Bilic the 21st best manager in the world, one place above Arsène Wenger FFT say: “When West Ham decided to part company with Sam Allardyce last summer, it looked like a risk to some. True, the football wasn’t always great, but Allardyce had guided the Hammers from the Championship […]

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The trial of a man accused of a Christmas hamper con which saw West Ham players lose thousands of pounds has been abandoned. Stephen Ackerman of Loughton, Essex, denies 19 fraud charges with the proceeds totalling more than £50,000. Mr Ackerman is accused of selling hampers to West Ham players and staff  that never arrived under […]

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With the new Premier League campaign getting underway in less than three weeks’ time, we investigate just who is in danger of missing the opening weekend of the campaign.

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West Ham’s Europa League third-round qualifying first leg against NK Domzale on Thursday will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport. The Hammers’ trip to the Slovenian side will air on BT Sport 2 HD (kick-off is 7.45pm), with live streaming also available on BTSport.com and on the new-look BT Sport app. The first-leg clash with NK […]

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Sales of Olympic Stadium tours have gone on sale this week priced at £17 for adults £10 for children and £14 students, over 65’s and disabled visitors. A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £48 The self guided multimedia tour opens on Friday 12th August for the first time. The marketing for the […]

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Andy Carroll took to Instagram to show off a gigantic koi carp he caught fishing on West Ham’s Austrian pre-season camp. Carroll was joined by Havard Nordtveit who fished in his underwear.

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Reece Oxford wants to bounce back from his England disappointment by helping the Hammers through the early stages of their Europa Cup campaign. The teenager has joined the squad in Austria and wants to play a role as the Irons head into the season proper after seeing the under 19s knocked out of the Uefa […]

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Though its title may conjure up images of Ray Stubbs and a videprinter, Final Score will share little in common with its BBC namesake. And there’s no chance of Garth Crooks landing a walk-on cameo.

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Bobby Moore has been honoured with a blue plaque on his childhood home at 43 Waverley Gardens in Barking, east London where he first learned to play football. Greg Dyke, who is an English Heritage Blue Plaque Panel member, said the plaque “honours… the house and the streets where he grew up and first learned his […]

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The Premier League has announced the introduction of Premier League 2 for the 2016/17 season – but what is it and how will it work? Here we answer the key questions on the new competition…

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Manuel Lanzini will fly back to London after Argentina confirmed he will not be fit to take part in the Rio Olympics.

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Main man Dimi Payet is back on the training ground next Monday morning. The genius French midfielder has been given an extended break after his exertions at Euro 2016 but we were told earlier today that he will be back to resume pre-season training next Monday. Angelo Ogbona – who was on Euro duty with […]

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West Ham season ticket holders anxiously watching their letter boxes for their welcome packs with new Olympic Stadium access cards might have to wait a little longer. Yesterday West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady announced on twitter that the new West Ham season ticket access cards had been posted out last week and should be […]

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French TV channel Canal + claims Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder will sign for Sevilla or Arsenal in the coming hours. Ben Yedder has been available on the transfer market with Toulouse President Sadran looking for €10m plus performance bonuses as he is in the last year of his contract. Sevilla had agreed a deal with Toulouse and were all set […]

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Manu Lanzini is on his way back to Britain right now (Tues) after being injured during Argentina’s Rio Olympics  warm-up game against Colombia. ClaretandHugh was told a few minute ago the midfielder is currently “in the air” and heading for the UK where he will immediately be checked out at the assessment centre. If required, he will […]

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Reece Oxford has flown straight from his England under 19 adventure to Austria where has linked up with the Irons squad. And that really is good news from every perspective with the regular rumours surrounding his future. ClaretandHugh has been assured again this morning (Tues)  that media reports claiming there has been an £18 million […]

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Here we go with another fantastic offer as we warm up for the new season. And the opportunity to get involved comes via our brilliant partners Hammers Chat who are involved in offering you a perfect eating and drinking experience on barges moored on the canal surrounding the Olympic Stadium. Gonzo and Geo are opening […]

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Aaron resswell will see a sepcialist in London early next week to see whether his knee injury will need surgery. Club medics will wait until then before plotting a way forward althoough the club top medical man  Stijn Vandenbroucke told the official website: ‘Whatever course of action we decide to take, Aaron faces a period of […]

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The 26-year-old left-back, one of the Hammers’ most consistent performers last term, suffered ligament damage in their pre-season friendly win over Karlsruher in Austria on Saturday.

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Just 11 days to go and we’ll be off  with the first game at at our new home. Final work is underway to convert the stadium into football  mode after the athletics finished yesterday. A new air skate system was deployed today for the first time to move the remaining three stands into sports pitch […]

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Aaron Cresswell has been ruled out of action for four months. The news breaking at the moment across the media was exclusively brought to you by ClaretandHugh yesterday when we revealed that the left back could be out of action for between one to six months. And earlier this afternoon we reported that there will […]

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The West Ham first team will remain in their training camp in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria this week until they travel directly to Slovenia to face NK Domzale in the capital city of Ljubljana in the 16,155-capacity Stozice Stadium. The state of the art football camp facilities include a main pitch and an artificial pitch. The players are staying at luxury […]

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Season Ticket Holders will shortly be receiving access cards for the former Olympic Stadium. Welcome packs for the Club’s 52,000 Season Ticket Holders are set to land on people’s door mats from the week commencing Monday 25th July say the club. Access cards will first be in use for the Hammers’ maiden Premier League home […]

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West Ham are planning to buy a quality left back following the injury to Aaron Cresswell in Austria. The club are preparing for a Cresswell absence after revealing their apprehensions following the wicked tackle on the former Hammer of the Year towards the end of the 3-0 win over Karlsruher on Saturday. ClaretandHugh approached its […]

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SIMON JONES – THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Ben Chilwell figured for Leicester in their friendly against Celtic and was watched by Liverpool scouts but his new contract is nearly finalised.

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ClaretandHugh is warming up for the new season by giving our readers the opportunty of winning a fantastic prize in our new competition. This gives every one of you the opportunity of becoming the proud possesor of a signed shirt by the Hammers of 2016/17 as we head into perhaps the most exciting season in […]

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