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Legendary West Ham United striker has given his backing to supporters wishing to march in protest of the way that the club is being run before Saturday’s Premier League clash with Burnley at the London Stadium and stated that the protests shouldn’t affect players’ mentalities. Speaking exclusively to us last week in a lengthy interview, the other parts of which will be coming up in the next few weeks, the boyhood Hammer had this to say about …

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Former France International midfielder Alou Diarra represented West Ham United between summer 2012 and summer 2014, a period that proved frustrating for both parties. But, why didn’t things work out for the versatile Frenchman in East London like they had elsewhere? What did he go onto achieve in the twilight years of his career? And more importantly, where is he now? Alou Diarra Diarra was born in the suburbs of Paris in July 1981 and grew up dreaming of becoming a …

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West Ham United and England winger Michail Antonio managed to net the Hammers’ 1000th Premier League goal in Saturday’s 4-1 away defeat to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. With David Moyes’ men 4-0 down in the 78th minute, Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate helped to bring down a long Aaron Cresswell free-kick and it fell to Antonio. The pacey forward swivelled and unleashed a powerful and accurate low strike that left Lukasz Fabianski with next to no…

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After another pulsating weekend Matchday of the Premier League, Game Week 29 to you and me, it’s now time to look back at all the action from the last few days of Top-Flight football as David Moyes’ West Ham United were hit for four in South Wales and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City continued their march towards securing the title in early April. The drama of the 29th round of matches of the 2017/2018 campaign was kicked …

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Last week we analyzed João Mario’s potential impact on the Hammers’ playing style. Today we turn our focus on another ex-Inter player, who struggled to shine in the Italian league and found success first in Germany with Werder Bremen and subsequently in the English Premier League: Marko Arnautovic. Arnauotivic proved to be a very versatile player both in his playing style and tactical positioning. He started off playing as …

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A stellar performance from Carlos Carvalhal’s Swansea City was enough for them to thrash David Moyes’ West Ham United at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, claiming an eighth home win in succession. The Welsh side went ahead in the freezing conditions early on, South Korean Ki Sung-Yueng netting from range, he was then followed in by centre-back Mike van der Hoorn to double the advantage before the Martin Atkinson’s…

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In the 29th round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, David Moyes’ West Ham United make the trip to south Wales to face off with Carlos Carvalhal’s Swansea City in what is being dubbed a real relegation six-pointer for both sides. The Swans go into the clash off the back of an FA Cup fifth-round proper reply beating of Sheffield Wednesday on home turf on Tuesday evening, while the Hammers …

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So just as the bulbs in my garden start to show along comes a sky fall of snow that quickly covers them up. They’re still there frozen, ready to go again. Their time will come and in a few weeks every thing will look rosey in my garden. A couple of months ago something new started to grow outside of the club. Disgruntled and disillusioned fans formed a group joined by followers of…

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West Ham face Swansea on Saturday in another big game for both clubs, here are 10 facts about West Ham’s opponents this week: # 1   Swansea City were founded as Swansea Town in 1912, the club became Swansea City in 1969 to signify the areas’ new City status. # 2  Swansea’s first game as a professional club came in September 1912 against local rivals Cardiff City, the club’s first season as a professional club was a successful one ending the season with a Welsh Cup win…

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19-year-old West Ham United defender Declan Rice has stated his overwhelming admiration and appreciation for his club captain and role model Mark Noble. Speaking in an exclusive question and answer video for West Ham’s Official Website, the Irish youngster had this to say about the one-club man and Academy of Football product Noble when asked about who his Hammers idol was growing up, “Mark Noble always stood out obviously as captain and …

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In the first edition of our weekly On This Day series, we take you back in time to relive a memorable West Ham United clash that occurred on this very day two years ago. Cast your minds back to the late winter of 2016, “7 Years” by Lukas Graham was at the very summit of the United Kingdom Music Charts and a British nurse had just been admitted to a London Hospital believed …

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The departure of West Ham United defender Jose Fonte to Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang was announced by the club yesterday afternoon amid days of speculation. The 34-year-old makes the move to China for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £5 million, just over a year after becoming a Hammer for £8 million in the January 2017 Transfer Window, joining from Southampton. Fonte’s motive for upping sticks and moving is believed to be forcing …

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As if the Von Trapp family had burst into song, so did Marko Arnautovic return from injury to put on another committed and dazzling display at home to Watford last week. He certainly showed what we had been missing for a few weeks and even inspired our front-runners to attack with more purpose. Now in the middle of a two-week training camp with the rest of the boys due to an embarrassing FA Cup exit to Wigan…

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“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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It was announced on Wednesday afternoon by West Ham United that they will be travelling to face off with local team Dagenham & Redbridge in a fundraising friendly in March. The Daggers, once a stalwart of the Football League, having fallen into the National League in recent seasons, sit 11th in the division, enduring their second campaign in non-league. But, off the field, the East London side are struggling with …

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English midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker was one of a special and privileged few to wear the captain’s armband in the colours of Claret & Blue, representing the club between the years of 2004 to 2007. But, why did his West Ham United career end on such unhappy terms? What did he go onto achieve after departing the Boleyn Ground? And more importantly, where is he now? Nigel Reo-Coker The soon to be Premier League star …

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Inter’s transfer campaign ended on an extremely high note in summer 2016, having signed new European Champion João Mario for a €40m fee from the Portuguese side of Sporting Lisboa. The explosive midfielder had shown great skills throughout the European Championship in the summer with his national side, adapting to a wider role of left midfielder in a stretched diamond formation completed by William Carvalho as holding, Renato Sanches as the counterpart of the new Inter …

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There has been plenty of hype surrounding all manner of different West Ham United Academy stars in the past few years, but very little of it like that associated with young midfielder Marcus Browne. However, the media and supporter attention has somewhat died down during the 2017/2018 campaign, largely due to the starlet suffering from a string of different injury problems which also plagued him at the back end of last season. Undoubtedly, another …

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In the 18th round of matches of the 2017/2018 PL2 Division 1 campaign, Terry Westley’ West Ham United Development Squad make the tricky trip to face off with Neil Critchley’s Liverpool Development Squad in an intriguing top six matchup. The young Reds go into the affair off the back of a disappointing Premier League Cup defeat at the hands of Bristol City, while the young Hammers were able to get a draw from their last outing at home…

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West Ham United yesterday issued a positive update on the current injury situation of midfield playmaker Manuel Lanzini, on the day that he turned 25 years of age. The Argentina International has been missing since the side’s 1-1 Premier League home draw with AFC Bournemouth at the London Stadium last month when he pulled up in the second period with a hamstring knock. But, he was back in East London last Saturday afternoon watching David …

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The Upton Park area of London has had close links with West Ham ever since the club moved to the Ground in 1904. Thanks to the statue of West Ham’s 3 World Cup players the area maintains a lasting monument to its contribution to what remains English Football’s greatest achievement. Hurst, Moore and Peters were not the first players from the area to earn international silverware that honour goes to players of …

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It’s going to be a beautiful weekend. The sun’s gonna shine, the sky will be blue. I think I’m going to head to the gym, pop into the supermarket on the way back home, make myself a gourmet fry up, potter in the garden, then on the pop for the rest of the day. Yes sireee it’s going to be a great weekend. ‘Why is it going to be so…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from Jack, 30 and a lifelong West Ham United fan and Season Ticket holder about a special Valentines’ Day table for two in a very unlikely place. “Around six years ago I can vividly remember a February like no other, the big day was fast-approaching, and I had run out of ideas of what I might get my beloved girlfriend Beth. By the …

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When Winston Reid left his native New Zealand at the age of 10 years old, few would have thought that he would have become the player he is today, to be held in such high regard by players and fans alike. When he moved to Denmark and began to make waves within the Danish footballing system, it became apparent that this lad had the potential for great things and a brilliant footballing career. He joined FC Midtjylland in 2005 in a professional…

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Let’s analyse West Ham United player performance from their key Premier League victory over Javier Gracia’s Watford at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon, a game in which David Moyes’ Hammers claimed three highly-important pouts in the fight for survival in the bottom half. Adrian San-Miguel: 9/10 Retaining his League position ahead of Joe Hart, it would turn out to be one of the Spanish shot-stopper’s better afternoons in Claret…

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After a midweek of FA Cup Fourth-Round Replay action, the Premier League is back for another full round of fixtures this weekend, Matchday Twenty-Seven to you and me and what a few days it promises to be as David Moyes’ West Ham United host Watford and Pep Guardiola’s League leaders entertain former champions Leicester City. The next three days’ Footballing action will get underway in some style tomorrow lunchtime, with …

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