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• Bilic was criticised by Lusitans for not overseeing Europa League qualifier • Croatian also set to miss the return leg in Andorra next Thursday • Bilic’s first night at West Ham ends in row with Andorran minnows • Match report: West Ham United 3-0 Lusitans West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has insisted he has “big time” respect for Lusitans after he was criticised for sitting out the Europa League qualifying fixture on Thursday evening. Having been appointed as manager…

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• Bilic watches 3-0 win from the stands with Terry Westley in charge • Lusitans manager complains about ‘lack or respect’ that ‘makes me sad’ Slaven Bilic finished his first night back at West Ham United by being described as “The Special One” but it was not in a good way. Xavi Roura, the manager of the Andorran part-timers Lusitans, practically spat out the words as he raged at Bilic for a perceived lack of …

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• West Ham United 3-0 Lusitans • Sakho 40 45, Tomkins 58 It was five minutes before kick-off when the Upton Park crowd bellowed what would be the loudest roar of the evening. Out from the tunnel and to a prize fighter’s introduction came Slaven Bilic, the new West Ham United manager. The evening was not really about him. He was not even in charge of the team for this Europa League first …

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• New manager Bilic will not take charge of home tie against FC Lusitans • Academy manager Westley to oversee team of first-team and under-21 players Slaven Bilic will leave the academy manager Terry Westley in charge of West Ham United for the club’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans of Andorra on Thursday night, as the Croat effectively delays his managerial bow at the east London club. Bilic was appointed on 9 June as the successor to Sam Allardyce and the…

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Today’s tittle tattle is running through its target list Tottenham are hoping to rekindle Tim Sherwood’s memorable bromance with Emmanuel Adebayor , by offering the Togo striker, who smashed a measly two goals last season in all competitions but who flourished during the Englishman’s brief spell in charge at White Hart Lane, in part exchange for Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke , who has flourished during the Englishman’s as-yet brief spell at Villa but who also tries a …

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• Left-back reaps reward for outstanding first season in top flight • ‘It’s going to be a massive year for us, the last year at Upton Park’ Aaron Cresswell has signed a new five-year contract at West Ham after playing a starring role in his debut season. The left-back was signed from Ipswich last summer and went on to play every game in West Ham’s Premier League campaign, his first in

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• Dicks joins as assistant after a season in charge of West Ham Ladies • ‘We had a great relationship when we played together,’ says Dicks The former West Ham defender Julian Dicks has returned to Upton Park as a full-time coaching assistant. The 46-year-old had two spells with the Hammers in the 80s and 90s and will form part of his former team-mate Slaven Bilic’s new backroom team after a season in charge of West Ham …

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• France international joins on five-year deal • Payet has 15 caps and topped Ligue 1 assist charts last season West Ham have completed the signing of the Marseille forward Dimitri Payet for a fee believed to be £10.7m. The club announced on Friday afternoon that Payet, 28, has signed a five-year deal with a further one-year option and becomes the second major addition to the playing squad under their new manager, Slaven Bilic. Continue reading

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• Payet due to arrive at Upton Park on Friday for medical • French international made the most assists in Ligue 1 last season West Ham United have agreed a fee of €15m (£10.7m) for the Marseille forward Dimitri Payet. He is set to fly to London for a medical on Friday. Payet has been offered a four-year contract, which contains a performance-related element and is worth a basic £60,000-a-week. Each …

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• Premier League club submitted £14m bid for winger over weekend • Payet has been offered £70,000 a week to move to London Marseille have offered Dimitri Payet an improved contract in the hope they can deflect West Ham United’s interest in the France international forward. Related: West Ham return for longest of seasons after the shortest of summers | James Riach Continue reading…

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• St Johnstone will play Alashkert; Aberdeen take on Shkendija • Shamrock Rovers to play Progres Niedercorn; Linfield tackle NSI Runavik Slaven Bilic’s first game in charge of West Ham United will see him take on FC Lusitans of Andorra in the Europa League. St Johnstone will play Alashkert of Armenia, while Aberdeen take on Macedonian side Shkendija. Continue reading…

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Slaven Bilic’s squad are back in training this week and while the new manager wants to begin with a feelgood run in the Europa League, the co-chairman David Sullivan knows they must not risk Premier League status By the time West Ham begin their Premier League season they may have already played 11 matches. Such is the remarkable situation that Slaven Bilic walks into, a summer like no other and the last season at the…

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• France forward to earn about £70,000 a week after move to Premier League • Monaco’s Geoffrey Kondogbia on verge of joining Internazionale for £22m West Ham United are confident their improved offer for the Marseille forward Dimitri Payet will force through the transfer of the France international. The player is understood to be keen to leave the Stade Velodrome for a new challenge in the Premier League. The London club’s second offer amounts to …

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Steve McClaren, Quique Sánchez Flores and Slaven Bilic have started work at Newcastle, Watford and West Ham – and each has important business Football managers tend not to allow themselves a great deal of rest and the scope for summer relaxation is particularly slim when you have just taken over a Premier League club. Steve McClaren, Quique Sánchez Flores and Slaven Bilic all have – for different reasons – big jobs on their hands. Here …

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Liverpool start at Stoke City in repeat of last season’s closer Chelsea begin their title defence at home to Swansea City Manchester United open up against Tottenham at Old Trafford Brendan Rodgers will have to demonstrate immediate improvement at Liverpool, as his team will kick off their next Premier League campaign at Stoke City, who walloped them 6-1 at the Britannia Stadium at the end of last season. Related: Premier League 2015-16 fixtures: …

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• Defender turned down Internazionale, Sunderland and West Ham • Richards pays tribute to Manchester City supporters on his Instagram account Micah Richards will take his medical examination at Aston Villa on Tuesday to complete a free transfer from Manchester City and resurrect his career in the Premier League after a year on loan with Fiorentina. Richards has turned down the chance to join his former manager at City, Roberto Mancini, at Internazionale to accept Villa’s terms …

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• Spain Under-21 midfielder arrives on four-year deal from Serie A • Co-chairman David Gold mistakenly tweets picture of Angelo Ogbonna West Ham have confirmed the signing of the Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old is the first player to join the club since the appointment of Slaven Bilic as the new manager . Obiang made 35 appearances for Sampdoria last season, scoring three goals as the Blucerchiati finished seventh in Serie A …

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• Loïc Rémy heads list of West Ham transfer targets • Bilic has Champions League place in sights West Ham United will follow the appointment of Slaven Bilic as manager by launching a series of ambitious moves in the transfer market and will explore the possibility of prising the Chelsea forward, Loïc Rémy, from Stamford Bridge. Related: Slaven Bilic must show West Ham he is more than a rock star manager | Aleksandar Holiga Continue reading…

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There is much to like about the earring-sporting guitar player who sacrificed his career for Croatia at France 98 but the jury is still out on his management In January 2012 Slaven Bilic had an operation. Doctors attended to an old injury, one that had made him walk a little funny for years, putting all his weight on one foot as he made every other step. The injury dated back to the most glorious episode of his playing days but it …

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• Former Croatia and Besiktas manager signs three-year deal • Bilic: I’m really glad to be back with West Ham United West Ham United have confirmed Slaven Bilic as their new manager to replace Sam Allardyce on a three-year deal. The former defender spent 18 months as a player at Upton Park and has previous managerial experience with Hajduk Split, Croatia and Besiktas, who he left last month having guided them to

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• Marseille coach is preferred target for Hammers but may stay at Ligue 1 club • Bilic was interviewed by co-owners and Karren Brady last weekend Slaven Bilic is confident he will be confirmed as West Ham United’s manager within the next 48 hours, although the success of his application may hinge on the club’s current first choice, Marcelo Bielsa, signing a contract extension with Marseille. The club’s co-owners, David Gold and David Sullivan, and the vice-chairman, Karren Brady, interviewed Bilic …

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• Club release statement saying search has entered final stages • Former defender Slaven Bilic is the favourite to succeed Sam Allardyce West Ham have revealed that they intend to announce their new manager “within the next 48 hours”. After Sam Allardyce’s departure within minutes of their final match of the season against Newcastle, West Ham’s co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have led the search to appoint a replacement. Related: Harry Redknapp: I’d like to see Rio Ferdinand as West…

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• Former Hammers manager backs recently retired player for role at West Ham • Redknapp adds: ‘He has a great football brain. He always had good ideas’ Harry Redknapp has backed Rio Ferdinand to become manager of West Ham. Redknapp spent seven years in charge at the Hammers and brought Ferdinand through the youth ranks before giving him his professional debut in 1996. Later in their careers the two linked up again when …

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• Former Swansea manager had been linked with Newcastle and West Ham • Laudrup guided Lekhwiya SC to league and cup double last season The former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is set to sign a contract extension with Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC, his agent has confirmed. Laudrup, 50, had been linked with the vacant managerial positions at both Newcastle and West Ham after guiding Lekhwiya to a league and cup double in his first season. Michael Laudrup after…

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• Sevilla coach extends contract to 2017 • Spaniard has won Europa League in last two seasons with Sevilla Unai Emery, the double Europa League-winning coach, has distanced himself from a possible move to West Ham by committing his future to Sevilla until 2017. The 43-year-old, who last month secured a second straight Europa League when Sevilla beat Dnipro in Warsaw, was reportedly the No1 candidate to replace Sam Allardyce at Upton…

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• McDonald was West Ham’s assistant manager under Sam Allardyce • New manager says: ‘I’ve got to try to stabilise it first of all’ Blackpool have turned to Neil McDonald to reverse their slide down the leagues. The club, who will play in League One next season, have handed Sam Allardyce’s former No2 a rolling one-year deal as manager. The 49-year-old has also been on the staff at Preston, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal …

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