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Trott receives England call Our young up and coming keeper Nathan Trott has received a Three Lions call-up for The European U19 Championships in Georgia. The 18-year-old impressed for the U23’s throughout last season but was largely left out during England’s qualification campaign for the tournament. However, he set to feature as the premier keeper during the tournament, as Keith Downing’s men face Bulgaria, Holland, and Germany in their opening group games. Trott and …

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Sampdoria have reportedly decided against a move to bid for West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna deciding they cannot match his £45,000 per week basic wage he earns at the London Stadium. The 29-year-old joined the Hammers from Juventus in 2015 for £7.5m and quickly became a key figure.  However, he missed a considerable part of last […]

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SCORENigeria.com claim that Nigeria forward Henry Onyekuru has got his work permit visa approved to the UK and he still wishes to play in the Premier League in the coming season. The 20-year KAS Eupen of Belgium star has been in Paris with his representatives studying the many offers tabled for him. A source informed […]

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Former Real Madrid and Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa says his decision to retire is down to motivation, rather than a physical issue

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Down the years, our Football Club has lent it’s name to such tags such as the “Academy of Football” and while we have produced players like Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand in the last 20 years, what have we really produced in the last ten? Is our shambolic policy of loaning out any future prospect we may have to blame? Since defender James Tomkins successfully came through the ranks and graduated into the first…

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Slaven Bilic remains cautiously hopeful that Diafra Sakho will return to training fit and ready for pre-season after “encouraging” reports on his progress. Nobody is getting over excited as there have been so many false starts following surgery on his back injury. But there is optimism  that he will be ready for the start of […]

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In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we speak to Tim, 56, a lifelong Hammers fan and season ticket holder about a bit of Wembley glory in the modern era. “Being a West Ham fan for the last 40 years means that trips to Wembley are unfortunately few and far between. However, having Claret and Blue blood meant that I wouldn’t have it any other way and if I was given my life over and over again, I…

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Nordtveit departs Our Norwegian former midfielder Havard Nordtveit has moved to Hoffenhiem for a fee that is believed to be in the region of £8 million. The 26-year-old endured a tough start to life in The Premier League as injuries found him thrown in at the deep end of the Hammers midfield straight away. From there on in Nordtveit lost his starting place after several diabolical performances which coincided with the extremely poor start to…

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The media can spin it whichever way they want but Cheik Kouyate has said absolutely nothing that should have any of us panicking over his future. Alarm bells started ringing among Irons fans, fuelled by some pretty ordinary quotes from the midfielder, earlier this week when he spoke of his unhappiness at playing in the […]

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West Ham United officially unveiled the new home kit for the upcoming 2017/18 Premier League campaign today. They revealed it on various social media platforms, including Twitter. The design was brought to West Ham by kit sponsors Umbro and it has split fans’ opinion completely. Modelled by a star line-up of Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini […]

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The 18-year-old defender has sealed a season-long loan switch to the German club, hoping to gain first team experience in the Bundesliga

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Karren Brady and Hammer of the Year Michail Antonio have been unveiled as ambassadors for West Ham United Ladies. The Hammers had revealed they were making significant improvements to the Ladies set-up, with a number of full-time appointments and ambitious plans to reach WSL1 in the next five years. Now vice chairman Brady and top […]

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Manchester United could be set to launch a shock swoop for Joe Hart this summer, reports the Telegraph. Joe Hart is one of West Ham’s main summer targets but they could face competition from the Premier League big boys during the transfer window. Manchester United are reportedly considering Joe Hart as one of their goalkeeping […]

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Reece Oxford has reportedly arrived in Germany to complete a season-long loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach. The teenager has flown in for advanced talks with the Bundesliga club and is expected to sign up for the season. After a disappointing loan spell at Reading last season the Irons are keen for the youngster to put […]

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As the fans create the regular summer clamour for signings, the best one may have already arrived. It was very hard not to be impressed with the wise words from new medical head Gary Lewin who with so much experience at club and international level looks to be exactly the right man in the right […]

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The Hammers may face a surprise rival for the signature of Nigeria striker Henry Onyekuru. Until now ourselves and Arsenal have been the only two clubs seemingly interested in the KAS Eupen forward. But it is now being reported that former Irons boss Harry Redknapp is a big admirer of the player and could be […]

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Linus Wahlqvist submitted his entry for the worst penalty of all time on Friday night but he’s got some way to go to matching some of these abominations.

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Reports of Hammers interest in defenders continue to emerge despite the club’s continued assurances that a striker is their sole interest this summer apart from a wide and speedy midfielder. Our supposed interest in Sunderland defender Lamine Kone. was first reported in November of last year ahead of the club buying Jose Fonte and has once […]

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In the next episode of our new series Geo sits down with Tom and Danny to discuss the goalkeeping situation at West Ham. Is Adrian our number one? Should Randolph be sold? Is Joe Hart worth the inflated wages that are widely reported? Should we even be looking to improve that position at all?

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Twitter was sent into frenzy last night after Bet Victor suspended bets on Adama Traore to West Ham. West Ham fan Jamie Norwood tweeted Bet Victor asking for a price on Adama Traore moving to West Ham. @SkyBet @BetVictor @Betfair Can i get a price on Adama Traore to sign for West Ham please? #RequestABet […]

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Betting has been suspended on Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore joining West Ham in the summer. The former Barcelona player who has been linked to the Hammers in recent days is looking for an exit from relegated Boro. West Ham supporter Jamie Norwood tweeted bookmakers BetVictor asking for a  price for Adama Traore joining the Hammers. Bet […]

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A freedom of information request submitted by ClaretandHugh has revealed the staggering amount of taxpayers money spent by Stadium owners London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and E20 Stadium LLP in external legal services relating to the London Stadium. The LLDC spent a staggering £1,834,550.02 excluding VAT getting external legal advice and creating the 99-year Agreement […]

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West Ham will spend Boxing day away from home for the fourth year running with many asking whether they will ever get a chance to watch the Hammers at home again the day after Christmas after moving to the London Stadium last Summer. The Hammers last played their last Boxing day fixture at home when they […]

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West Ham have confirmed a pre-season game against Manchester City in Iceland. Nine days ago we brought you the news quoting local Iceland sources but it has today been officially confirmed on WHUFC.com Slaven Bilic’s side will face City in Reykjavik on Friday 4th August, in what will be the first-ever match between two English Premier […]

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Its that time again as the new West Ham Fixtures for 2017 2018 are due out tomorrow Wednesday June 14th

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West Ham will take on Werder Bremen in a two-legged Betway Cup clash as part of the re-season preparations for the 2017/18 Premier League campaign. The club has announced on the official website: “Slaven Bilic’s men will face the Bundesliga side in back-to-back matches on July 28 and 29, during a 10-day trip that will […]

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