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Marko Arnautovic reckons the Hammers have several players who can damage Liverpool at the weekend. The club’s record signing has emerged as the major threat over recent games but he’s ready for the others to start making their presence felt in a big way. He told the official site: “I said when I came, in the […]

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A new report has suggested that West Ham defender Jose Fonte has agreed to a €5.5m move to Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang. The veteran Portugal international will travel to Asia next week to seal the deal after being frozen out claims the Daily Record. The report says the Portugal international will sign a three-year […]

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Mystery surrounds the status of this year’s Great Newham Run which finishes on the finishing line of the running track at the London Stadium each July. Many West Ham supporters often take part in the annual event and lots of local charities rely on the run to raise much-needed funds. Details of the run have been […]

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This weekend will hopefully see the return of the deadly partnership of Marko Arnautovic and Manuel Lanzini as the Argentine returns from injury earlier than expected. Their impressive combined tally despite their recent injuries now stands at 10 goals and 8 assists between them under David Moyes making them one of the best partnerships in […]

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Fresh media reports today suggest the West Ham board will hand David Moyes a two-year contract extension if he keeps the Hammers in the Premier league this season. The claim was made by the Daily Express and repeated by the Daily Star. The Express says “The Hammers’ board though have been impressed with his work […]

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Craig Bellamy has held talks with Oxford United and could be confirmed as their new manager in the next week. The former West Ham striker, who is part of Neil Warnock’s coaching staff as their player development manager at Cardiff, has held a series of discussions with the League One club over the last fortnight […]

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West Ham will travel to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge for a friendly match on Wednesday 21 March, kick-off 7.30pm. Dagenham & Redbridge are in an extremely difficult financial position and will look to raise much-needed funds from this fixture against a strong Hammers side. Having been approached by the Daggers, Joint-Chairman David Sullivan […]

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Russia has shown the proper way to convert a former Olympic stadium into a permanent home for football. The Luzhniki Stadium has finished its renovation works ahead of the 2018 World Cup finals. Russia’s national stadium, which holds 81,000 spectators, is now read for the tournament, where it will host seven matches including the final. The construction […]

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Bacary Sagna is unsure why a move to West Ham fell through in the summer. The former Arsenal and Manchester City defender moved to Benevento at the start of February, signing a six-month deal with an option for a further year. The Hammers signed Pablo Zabaleta in the summer, and with Sam Byram also on […]

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David Moyes has his eye on two young stars ahead of the summer transfer window, according to a report in the Daily Express. Moyes is planning for the long term at West Ham, and has identified Metz midfielder Vincent Thill and FC Twente goalkeeper Joel Drommel as potential targets.  Of course, on-loan stopper Joe Hart […]

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Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has warned Anderlecht midfielder Leander Dendoncker to forget about his failed January move to West Ham. The midfielder was a reported target for the Hammers, but they signed Joao Mario on loan from Inter instead, along with striker Jordan Hugill.  Dendoncker has since struggled for form at club level, prompting Martinez […]

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Key midfielder Manuel Lanzini has hinted that he could return to action against Liverpool this weekend! The brilliant Argentine midfielder has been out since West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth, but has been nearing a return to the first-team in recent weeks. Club supremo David Sullivan revealed earlier this month that Lanzini was recovering ahead […]

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Marko Arnautovic has hailed the West Ham faithful for showing him the love! The Austrian has been in fine form in recent weeks, scoring seven goals and providing three assists.  Of course, it hasn’t always been plain sailing for the summer signing from Stoke, who initially struggled in east London, leading boss David Moyes to […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has refused to consider giving up her Sun newspaper column insisting it was a decision only for her to make. Representatives of the West Ham Groups United asked her to give up her column in the Sun which they claim she refused point blank to even consider. Supporters at yesterday’s […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Bardy has dashed the hopes East Ham businesses and locals who hoped to keep the Champions statue featuring Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at the junction of Barking Road and Green Street. A new campaign to keep the statue in East Ham has seen posters displayed in local businesses […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has promised West Ham Groups United in a meeting yesterday that Season Ticket prices would be frozen again for next season for the third successive season. If  this statement turns out to be true then West Ham season ticket prices will remain at Category Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band […]

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West Ham were back in Portugal again allegedly scouting William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon. Scouts from Manchester City, Manchester United, Nice, Montpellier and Borussia Dortmund were also present at the game but it West Ham who made the headlines in the local press.  A Bolo ran a headline saying West Ham ‘won’t let William go’ in their […]

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West Ham have been charged by the Football Association in relation to anti-doping regulations. “It is alleged the club failed to ensure ‘club whereabouts’ information was accurate on three occasions within 12 months,” the FA said today. The Hammers have until 27 February to respond to the charge. A statement on the club website read: West […]

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Angelo Ogbonna is eyeing a return to the Italy team. Ogbonna last played for the Azzurri in 2016, in a 3-1 win over Israel, but has been in good form this season, and is now eyeing a return.  However, the defender is well aware that he must first focus on helping West Ham stay in […]

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David Gold has confirmed that Andy Carroll could be back before the end of the season. The striker has been out since the draw with Spurs last month, and it was initially feared that he would miss the rest of the campaign.  However, Gold, responding to a fan on Twitter, has now said that Carroll […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady and Executive director of Marketing and Communications Tara Warren met with representatives of West Ham Groups United yesterday in a marathon meeting which is reported to have lasted over four hours. Nik Tucker from Crossed Hammers who was one of those who attended said on social media. “Well, I’m on my way home […]

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West Ham manager David Moyes will not be attending the England rugby team training Q&A session in Bagshot today as reported in the Guardian last night. A report in the broadsheet claimed “Eddie Jones and his England assistants will pick the brains of one of Scotland’s highest-profile football coaches by welcoming David Moyes behind enemy lines […]

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Nathan Holland is widely seen as the youngster most likely to force his way into the Hammers first team squad on a regular basis over the next few months. But as we reported late last week the former Everton youngster who produced some scintillating performances for the Under 23s before injury is back. And according […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as “clinging to a slim hope “Andy Carroll will return from injury for the final two games of the season. The words”don’t hold your breath” immediately spring to mind following a story in The Mirror given we are over two months away from the games against Leicester City […]

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David Moyes has been invited to attend the England rugby squad’s training sessions today ahead of their Six Nations game with Scotland. Moyes will visit the England camp  and he will be joined by his assistant Stuart Pearce, QPR director of football Les Ferdinand and former England manager Hope Powell. Gareth Southgate, Antonio Conte and […]

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Former Hammer Diafra Sakho Scored two more goals for his new club Rennes at the weekend. The player who remained reportedly injured until his transfer to the French club during the January transfer window has scored 3 goals from four appearances for Rennes so far. He scored in the French cup against PSG on his debut […]

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