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England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed that his squad has returned from a top-secret trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre. Southgate gathered his players and support staff in one of the national football centre’s dressing rooms, where a member of the Royal Marines informed them that they would immediately relocate to Devon for […]

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West Ham are set to play Premier League rivals Manchester City in a  pre-season friendly at the 9,800-seat Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, Iceland this July. According to local source RÚV, KSÍ, the Icelandic Football Association, is in talks with a foreign company to rent Laugardalsvöllur for a friendly. KSI chief, Klara Bjartmars, confirmed that talks have […]

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West Ham remain the favourites to land Chelsea’s misfit striker Michy Batshuayi this summer. ClaretandHugh undertands that talks are already underway between agents ahead of the transfer window opening and the club remains hopeful of putting a deal together which will persuade him to the London Stadium. Chelsea are understood to be only interested in […]

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The process to take down the large 47m long illuminated West Ham United sign made up of 3 metre letters has begun today at the London Stadium in preparation for the Athletics world championships in August. WHUFC.coom confirmed today: “For the duration of the IAAF events this summer, London Stadium will become a ‘clean stadium’ – a […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear to the board that Enner Valencia has no part in his future plans. The Ecuador international – having finished his loan spell at Everton – is now back at the London Stadium but the club are moving to find another club for him or loan him out again. They […]

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Declan Rice has revealed his keen desire to become the next Mark Noble at London Stadium. The youngster skipped the U23 side to Premier League 2 promotion via the play-offs, while regularly featuring on the first team bench as the season reached its climax. He made his first team bow in the final seconds of […]

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The chair of Newham’s London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and the Met Police say they are generally supportive of West Ham’s ambition to increase capacity to 60,000 next season but have yet to receive a formal application for an increase from operators London Stadium 185. Shelia Roberts who chairs the safety group said in the SAG […]

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West Ham’s hopes of landing Manchester United striker Anthony Martial have suffered a big blow. The 21 year old has been strongly linked with a move to the London Stadium and at one stage looked a likely proposition. United boss Jose Mourinho was thought to be preparing to allow the player out but that appears to […]

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West Ham United have officially confirmed the reason for missing seats at the London Stadium last season.  Official minutes from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) chaired by Newham council reveal the real level of non-attendance by West Ham season ticket holders for the first time. The minutes can be found HERE In a discussion with […]

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Havard Nortveidt is a wanted man! The Hammers are more than ready to allow the Norweigian to move given their plentiful supply of midfielders and hope to get a minimum transfer fee of £4 million. And according to the well respected  German media outlet Kicker a queue of Bundesliga clubs are ready to move in for […]

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Darren Randolph was in the  Republic of Ireland line up as they beat Uruguay in Dublin on Sunday. Having lost out by a 3-1 margin to Mexico in the United States, Ireland triumphed by an identical margin on their return to the Aviva Stadium. The West Ham United goalkeeper played 45 minutes – winning his […]

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Andy Carroll  reckons the Irons fans have serious “power” and are a big part of the team’s biggest wins. The Geordie boy also declares that he “has to keep clear of everything and kick on ” insisting there is more to come from him. He said: “”London Stadium has obviously got the potential to be […]

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This July, the London Stadium will host one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Battling it out for the title of World Champion, the world’s best athletes will be returning to London for a spectacular Summer of World Athletics. First up are the World Para Athletics Championships between 14th-23rd July followed by the […]

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James Collins feels better than ever and has suggested he may do a Teddy Sheringham and go on until he is 40! The Ginger Pele was outstanding when he returned to the team at the end of last season but with a year left on his contract – and at 34 in August – questions […]

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West Ham will see their £2.5m London Stadium rent increase by 3.5% from August in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI). The 99-year concessionaire agreement signed in March 2013 by West Ham United and owners E20 Stadium LLP sets out the increase each year based on the RPI figure set the Office of National […]

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West Ham have no intention of selling Pedro Obiang to Everton or any other club this summer. The Irons midfielder would have been a leading contender for the Hammer of the Year award but for an ankle injury sustained against Leicester in March. Some reports claim The Toffees are interested in the player along with AC […]

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West Ham have unlikely rivals in the shape of  Fenerbahce as they continue their pursuit of Nichy Batshuayi – at least according to one Turkish newspaper. Fanatik claims the Turkish outfit want to loan the player for next season and are confident they can beat the Irons to his signature. The ‘paper also reckons  Slaven […]

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If I’ve read once that we are after a right sided winger since the season ended I’ve read it half a dozen times and it’s time to put this stuff to bed. Now it may have escaped the attention of those writing the stories but Hammer of the Year, Michail Antonio – is among the […]

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Everton boss Ronald Koeman is very keen on West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang according to a report in the Daily Mirror this weekend. It claims the Dutchman wants Obiang as a replacement for James McCarthy and to provide support for Idrissa Gueye. AC Milan and Sevilla are also have said to have shown an interest in […]

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The relocation of Season Ticket Holders in the London Stadium is now fully underway. Season ticket holders who registered to migrate to alternative seats received an email yesterday with details of the process and their allocated time slot. The email from the club says: The relocation window is open until Thursday 15th June and there are […]

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The New York Yankees are being lined up to play Major League Baseball matches at the London Stadium in 2019 reports in the US claim this week. Major League Baseball is determined to take regular-season matches to England in the coming years and has identified the London Stadium as the ideal venue. MLB plans to play […]

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London Stadium operators and owners have missed out on any performance related bonuses due by West Ham under their 99-year agreement for the stadium after a disappointing season on the pitch. It means West Ham’s rent was fixed at the One-Off usage fee of £2.5m after we finished 11th in the Premier League and failed to […]

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Slaven Bilic is likely to tell Sofiane Feghouli he’s not for sale when the pair meet for talks on the Algerian’s future. Feghouli made it clear several weeks ago he and the manager would discuss the situation at the end of the season and that the club had rejected offers in the summer. But we […]

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Reports that West Ham have joined Watford and  Newcastle in the £7 million plus chase for Hull’s Kamil Grosicki should be treated with caution. Poland international wideman Grosicki wants to continue playing in the Premier League, and is being suggested as a back up to Rob Snodgrass but given  that we buy the strikers we need […]

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Reece Oxford is reported this morning as being all set for a season long loan at Borussia Monchengladbach. The story has been touched on in the past but according to new reports, the teenager in a bid to seriously develop his game with boss Slaven Bilic seeing him as a big part of the Hammers […]

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Premier League clubs have some of the largest wage bills in the world.  A table from the Daily Mail ranks the leading wage spenders for the 2016-17 season. West Ham are ranked 17th in the world with a wage bill estimated to reach £95m next season. Official financial numbers for the 2016-17 campaign won’t be […]

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