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The Football Association reportedly published England’s Euro 2016 squad on Monday afternoon, before quickly removing the post. Andy Carroll and Mark Noble were listed on a stand-by list of England players ahead of the official release on Thursday. They join John Ruddy, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Marc Albrighton, Fabian Delph and former Hammer Jermain Defoe also […]

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West Ham United are today reported as being interested in signing Lyon full-back Rafael this summer. The Brazilian joined the French outfit last summer from Manchester United and rapidly established himself as the club’s first choice right-back, ahead of French international Christophe Jallet. ClaretandHugh reported last summer that the Irons were keen on the defender […]

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West Ham fans had to avoid a sink-hole which  suddenly appeared along the Barking Road, East Ham less than a mile from the Boleyn ground before kick off. Barking Road was closed and buses were diverted after the sinkhole appeared. Some West Ham fans reported delays in getting to the Boleyn Ground before  the match […]

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This is my 12-minute video tribute I put together from my personal photos of the Boleyn Ground, together with others from the internet, set to the music by the Doors called ‘The End’. My personal tribute to the Boleyn Ground after 112 years of existence. Share This:

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EXCLUSIVE BY MATT BARLOW: West Ham legend Sir Trevor Brooking sits down with Sportsmail to discuss his personal top 10 Upton Park highlights as the club bid farewell to their iconic home.

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Over the past two years we have looked to bring high-achieving players from the Championship to the club. At first this was considered a risky ploy but the significant success of the likes of Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio mean that we will probably look to the Championship again this summer for a few options.

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West Ham keeper Adrian is set to miss the last three games of the season after picking up a calf injury.

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Former two time Hammer, Joe Cole has revealed he found his return to West Ham tough under then Hammers manager Sam Allardyce and says things he believes things could have been different if he played under Slaven Bilic “I found it tough to be honest because the injuries were tough, I never got going,” Cole […]

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David Gold is a supporter of safe standing areas but stop short of saying such a section could be introduced at the Olympic Stadium. And this is probably because he can’t, as the stadium’s operators are the group responsible for deciding whether such a radical move could be delivered. Many Hammers fans are passionate about […]

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West Ham Chairman David Sullivan was asked whether West Ham can recreate Leicester City’s premier league. “I do” answered Sullivan speaking to Sky Sports cameras “I know how they have done it, they have got eleven penalties, lady luck shined on them, they had had virtually no injuries, so they have used 18 players all season. […]

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West Ham academy director Terry Westley couldn’t hide his delight after watching his team lift the U21 Premier League Cup trophy with a penalty shoot-out victory over Hull at the KC Stadium.

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In case you missed it, tune in to BT Sport Europe at 10.30pm  tonight or tomorrow night to watch the BT Sport special 45 minute documentary film called ‘Farewell Boleyn’. #WHUFC fans, in case you missed it, tune in to @btsport Europe at 10.30pm to watch our special #FarewellBoleyn film. https://t.co/cpzW39n2pl — BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) May 3, […]

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Maybe a new category called ‘Image Maker of the Year’ should have been added to the Hammers awards last night. And had it been done so then it would undoubtedly have meant that Dimi Payet would have collected six awards rather than five. Obviously manager Slaven Bilic has been the most influential figure at Upton […]

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Join the Hammers Chat team for live analysis of our game away to West Brom. Just click on the video link below 1 minute after the referee blows his half-time whistle and join the lads for some biased West Ham fan opinion.     Share This:

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Slaven Bilic has made it crystal clear he wants to manage nowhere other than West Ham United. Slav has made his position clear following stories that Fenerbahce would love to take him back to Turkey – a move which collects a big fat zero with the main man. Slav heads for the Hawthorns today but […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Lady Brady has confirmed that there are over 50,000 Hammers season tickets at the Olympic Stadium, nearly twice the 26,000 currently at the Boleyn Ground this season. She confirms the club will shortly sell out the 60,000 capacity stadium with tens of thousands more on a waiting list for the second […]

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Exclusive Sky Sports will be serving up a Hammers treat for the last game at the Boleyn. Plans are well advanced from the broadcaster to ensure that those unable to get to the game will see the ‘old lady’ get a brilliant send off. Sky regulars Tony Gale and Tony Cottee will be giving hourly […]

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for almost the entire season then you’d know the club have made it very clear they’re in the market for a big name striker in the summer. This admission has led to a whole host of goal scorers being linked with a move to the Olympic Stadium in

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Former West Ham player, coach and caretaker manager, Kevin Keen has left his position as Colchester United manager following their relegation from League One. The 49-year-old took charge last December, but did not achieve his first league win until March.The team won only five out of 24 games under Keen and relegation was confirmed by a […]

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Exclusive There’s been a happy ending to the story of a terminally ill Hammer who – with only months to live  – will get his wish to attend the Irons last ever Boleyn game. Dying Hammer ‘Graham’s ‘ tragic story was posted on Facebook by Sue Nash who asked for it to be shared far […]

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The Arsenal duo surprisingly miss out in the former Gunners striker’s chosen XI, with the Germany star snubbed once more after also being left out of the PFA’s team

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West Ham are expected to announce the capture of highly-rated former Chelsea wonderkid Domingos Quina today, according to MirrorFootball. The 16-year-old is regarded as one of the brightest prospects to come out of Portugal in recent years and is expected to become a regular full international in the future. MirrorFootball claim the Hammers have managed

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ClaretandHugh has invited readers to send their best Boleyn Memories as we approach the end. Send yours to claretandhgh@gmail.com. More tomorrow! I was out washing cars during the school holidays in the summer of 86, I was 13. My pal Andy AND  I weren’t getting much interest. We got to a house with a dirty […]

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The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has called an emergency meeting this afternoon at 2.30pm (Friday) at the LLDC offices at 1 Stratford Place, Montfichet Road, London. The authority are usually required to give a minimum five days notice to their board members but this meeting about the former Olympic stadium transformation works is deemed urgent due to […]

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Diafra Sakho has finally broken his silence after a week of speculation over his future. There have been stories of fall outs with the boss followed by a club announcement that he had an ijury. All very bizarre but this morning the striker made it clear he was 100 per cent onside and ready to […]

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It’s a huge relief to be able to reveal that a hologram of Bobby Moore will NOT be making it’s way across the Boleyn on the final day of the season. There’s a very simple reason for this – the technology to create a walking image in these hi tech terms simply doesn’t exist. Reports […]

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