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Met police investigating incident after footballer said he was threatened and pursued by two motorists as he drove home from training West Ham United footballer Andy Carroll was threatened by men claiming to be armed with a gun in an attempted robbery as he returned home from a training session. The 27-year-old striker was driving his Mercedes G-Wagon back to his home in Essex when he approached by two motorcyclists, gesturing that they had a firearm, at a junction shortly…

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• Failure to find naming-rights partner will also hit finances • Costs of moving seats for athletics may reach £8m a year The former Olympic Stadium, now home to West Ham United, is facing operational losses running into millions of pounds for years to come due to problems finding a naming-rights partner and hugely increased costs for retractable seating, the Guardian can reveal. Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century…

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After London’s mayor Sadiq Khan ordered an inquiry into the inflated cost of the stadium, a look at how the Hammers got there, and who’s footing the bill The total cost of converting the Olympic Stadium from an athletics stadium into a multi-use venue has soared to £323m, taking the overall cost of West Ham United’s new home to £752m – largely borne by taxpayers. How did we …

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• Bill for converting former Olympic Stadium rises again to £323m • Sadiq Khan lambasts ‘total and utter mess’ left under Boris Johnson The mayor of London has ordered an independent inquiry into the soaring conversion costs for the former Olympic Stadium that is now home to West Ham United, after it emerged the bill had risen by another £51m to £323m. The Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, elected to succeed his Conservative predecessor…

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Stephen Ackerman took payment from players and the then manager Sam Allardyce for luxury goods that were never delivered A man who conned Premier League footballers and the former England manager Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been convicted of fraud. Stephen Ackerman targeted West Ham staff – including the club’s then manager Allardyce, the striker Andy Carroll and midfielder Kevin Nolan – when he visited the east London club’s …

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Everton manager Ronald Koeman praises his side’s second half performance in their win over West Ham. Speaking after the 2-0 result on Sunday, Koeman contrasted the two halves by highlighting the differing levels of confidence exhibited by his team, later stating “that was the difference” Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley get Everton back on track against West Ham Continue reading…

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Romelu Lukaku got the goal he probably expected and Ross Barkley the goal he definitely needed as Everton signalled an important step in their development under Ronald Koeman. A 2-0 lead against West Ham United was the cue for Everton to implode at Goodison Park last season . Only Slaven Bilic’s defence collapsed this time out. Everton found relief not only in a first win in six matches but in the contribution of Barkley, who was involved in the breakthrough, started…

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A superb performance from Ross Barkley, who made one and scored one, gave Everton a severely needed first win in six; West Ham, who played well in patches, remain close to the relegation zone 3.47pm GMT Your match report . Related: Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley get Everton back on track against West Ham 3.27pm GMT So, thanks all for your comments and company – now join Rob Smyth for Southampton-Chelsea . It’s liiiiive! 3.25pm GMT West Ham will play worse…

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Also featuring: Coventry’s fan experience; Luciano Spalletti; and why you don’t mess with Velez West Ham’s rebrand – delivered this summer as part of “ the most successful stadium migration in history ”. Karren Brady told an industry event on 5 October how the image values upgrade “has really had a dynamic impact on the things we can do”. Related: West Ham at the London Stadium: a troubled start at the Olympic …

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Impressive start to the season has been tempered by a run of five without a win but there is enough talent out wide to arrest their run against West Ham Wayne Rooney heading back to Everton makes a great story but let’s face it, Ronald Koeman was only answering a question. Probably as keen as anyone else to change the subject after five winless games, the Everton manager was not about to turn down the invitation to …

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• Club to widen segregation line between home and away supporters • Stewards will carry hand-held video cameras inside the stadium West Ham have drawn up an action plan to prevent further crowd trouble following the violent clashes during Wednesday’s EFL Cup tie against Chelsea. The club have vowed to increase the distance between home and away supporters, widening the line of segregation on both sides of the lower tier from where the away fans …

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• Manager says England is a relative oasis of calm on hooliganism • ‘The club, players and the vast majority of fans don’t deserve it’ Slaven Bilic says that he considers England to be a relative “oasis” of calm in the battle against football hooliganism and he has applauded the zero tolerance reactions to the crowd trouble that flared at West Ham United’s London Stadium on Wednesday night. The manager described the violence in the stands during…

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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger says he is surprised by the crowd disturbances at the EFL Cup tie between West Ham and Chelsea earlier this week. Wenger, speaking on Friday in London Colney, says he is worried that the scenes at the London Stadium may inhibit progress towards a return to safe standing in English football and that he hopes West Ham move quickly to resolve the issues at their new ground Arsène Wenger worried West Ham trouble…

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• Manager says club do not deserve to be undermined by minority • West Ham have vowed to ban 200 fans who were caught on CCTV Slaven Bilic has acknowledged that it hurts him and West Ham United to see the club’s name dragged through the gutter by the hooligan minority. The manager was more keen to talk up his team’s result against Chelsea from Wednesday night, when a 2-1 home win put them through to the EFL Cup quarter-finals, where…

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• Wenger: ‘West Ham game not a good advert to come back to standing’ • Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey fit again for Arsenal Arsène Wenger, outlining his support for the safe standing movement, has expressed his concern that Wednesday night’s crowd trouble at the match between West Ham and Chelsea could set back the debate. “It gives an argument, especially to people who are against it,” said Wenger. “Personally I…

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There are six areas of contention to emerge from events at the London Stadium, ranging from how rival fans could be so close together to how the FA will respond The headline flashpoint during the EFL Cup tie between West Ham United and Chelsea on Wednesday night kicked off in stoppage time, when some of the visiting supporters made for the exit at the back of the lower tier of the Sir Trevor Brooking…

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Violent incidents marred West Ham’s EFL Cup tie against Chelsea – one visiting fan points the finger squarely at the stewarding at the London Stadium I absolutely loved Upton Park and the atmosphere was fantastic but I wouldn’t go back to the London Stadium. During the first half it was all quite well behaved really. There were small pockets of Chelsea fans giving some back, you get that at any football ground, but there wasn’t any inciting hatred…

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• Club get tough after night of shame during League Cup match • Karren Brady hits out at fans on Twitter West Ham United will pursue a zero tolerance policy against the thugs they believe are damaging their image and are ready to ban 200 of them following the ugly scenes that marred their EFL Cup win over Chelsea at the London Stadium. The club mounted a massive security operation for the visit on Wednesday of Chelsea, who brought 5,182 travelling…

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The podders look back on the EFL Cup events on and off the pitch. Plus: Wolves axe Zenga, and Aston Villa prepare for a second-tier Second City derby Subscribe and review: iTunes , Soundcloud , Audioboom , Mixcloud , Acast . Today’s Football Weekly Extra sees AC Jimbo joined by James Horncastle , Barry Glendenning and Jacob Steinberg , who was at the London Stadium to witness the events on and off the pitch following West Ham’s win over Chelsea . Continue

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• Villa manager wants to avoid repeat of ‘horrible scenes’ at West Ham • Birmingham City host first second-city league derby in five years on Sunday Steve Bruce has called for supporters of Birmingham and Aston Villa to make this weekend’s second-city derby “the spectacle everyone wants to see” and avoid scenes like those that unfolded at the London Stadium on Wednesday night. The Villa manager was speaking before…

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Violence marred West Ham’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea at the London Stadium on Wednesday, with seven arrests made by the Metropolitan police. The Hammers have endured a difficult start at their new home West Ham’s first competitive match at the stadium comes earlier than expected with the second leg of a Europa League qualifier against NK Domzale. The Irons win 3-0 against the Slovenians, with Cheikhou Kouyate scoring the first goal at the club’s new home. However, there are some …

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Violent incidents which marred EFL Cup tie against Chelsea could have been prevented with better policing and stewarding – but are West Ham supporters being unfairly singled out? Wednesday night was my third trip to West Ham’s new stadium and it was largely a deeply unpleasant experience that transported me back to the bad old days of the late 1980s when I first started going to football on a regular basis…

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Amateur footage shows crowd trouble inside the London Stadium towards the end of West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday night. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown. Police made seven arrests. Both clubs have promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing Original footage by @Jayzinq West Ham v Chelsea: Slaven Bilic condemns violence at London Stadium Continue reading…

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• Supporters clashed near the final whistle at the London Stadium • Both clubs have promised to ban any involved for life The Football Association has launched an investigation into the crowd trouble that marred Wednesday night’s EFL tie between West Ham and Chelsea. Both clubs have also promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing after trouble flared towards the end of the 2-1 victory for West Ham. “The FA is investigating crowd disturbances at last night’s EFL…

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• West Ham and Chelsea could face sanctions after violence between fans • Fans will be banned for life if identified on CCTV by West Ham officials Slaven Bilic was upset by the violent scenes that flared inside the London Stadium towards the end of West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea as unacceptable as his club promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing. Chelsea will do likewise and a…

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• Match will take place days after Premier League meeting at same venue • Liverpool v Leeds the other stand-out tie in last eight Manchester United will host West Ham in the stand-out tie of the EFL Cup quarter-finals, meaning that they will face each other twice at Old Trafford in a matter of days. Slaven Bilic’s side are already scheduled to face United in Manchester on Sunday 27 November and, with all…

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