Posted on 29 June 2016. Tags: area-as-belgium, chelsea, europe, italy, stamford bridge, West Ham United
From his childhood in Brussels’ notorious Molenbeek district, the Belgium international has developed into one of Europe’s most promising strikers and could be the long-term replacement for Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge As auditions go, Michy Batshuayi could not have planned his any better. With Belgium leading 1-0 in the 75th minute of their last-16 tie against Hungary on Sunday, the 22-year-old of Congolese heritage who spent some of his…
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Posted on 28 June 2016. Tags: antonio-conte, belgium, chelsea, improved-offer, teenage-striker, transfer-window
• Blues see off competition from Crystal Palace, West Ham and Juventus • Belgium striker will be Antonio Conte’s first signing of busy transfer period Chelsea have acted with ruthless efficiency to secure the Belgium forward, Michy Batshuayi, from Marseille in a deal worth an initial €40m (£33.2m) as they seek to kickstart a busy summer of squad strengthening at Stamford Bridge. Related: Henrikh Mkhitaryan set to join Manchester United for £30m after ‘improved offer’ Related: Fulham’s…
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Posted on 27 June 2016. Tags: belgium, crystal-palace, palace, steve-mandanda, transfer-window, upton park
• Belgium striker is also wanted by West Ham and Juventus • Palace also trigger Andros Townsend’s release clause Crystal Palace have agreed a fee €38m (£31.6m) with Marseille for Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, with the Premier League club also hopeful of completing deals for France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and Newcastle’s Andros Townsend. Related: West Ham and Juventus in running to sign Michy Batshuayi from Marseille Continue reading…
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: battling-it-out, guardian.co.uk, michy-batshuayi, stade, upthehammers
• Tottenham also weighing up offer for £31m-rated Belgium striker • West Ham’s bid for Batshuayi has been on table since start of May Michy Batshuayi’s future could be resolved this week, with West Ham and Juventus battling it out to sign the Belgium striker from Marseille and Tottenham considering whether to make an offer. Batshuayi, who is yet to play a single minute for Belgium at Euro 2016 having …
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Posted on 23 June 2016. Tags: Arsenal, batshuayi, brazil, football feeds, manchester-city, sport
Today’s fluff is a few votes short of a majority Tottenham ’s search for a striker has now taken them to Roma, where they are busily discussing a possible £11.5m move for their 20-year-old Paraguayan ace Antonio Sanabria . Mauricio Pochettino wants to sign two forwards this summer, with Alkmaar’s Vincent Janssen pencilled in as the other, and have turned to Sanabria after cooling their interest in Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi because of his club’s £30m asking price and the …
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Posted on 22 June 2016. Tags: latest football news, michael-keane, simone zaza, sport, transfer news, West Ham United, westham fc
• 24-year-old striker also target for Wolfsburg, Leicester and others • Zaza came off the bench in Italy’s 1-0 Euro 2016 win over Sweden West Ham are preparing a bid for the Juventus and Italy striker Simone Zaza, believed to be in the region of €20m (£15m). The Premier League club faces stiff competition from Wolfsburg among others, with the German side having already submitted an offer of €25m up…
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Posted on 17 June 2016. Tags: clubs-weighing, footy news, official-offer, president, sport
• Several clubs chasing Frenchman, whom Leicester targeted in January • City also interested in loan move for Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina Leicester City, Everton and West Ham United are among several Premier League clubs weighing up an official offer for the Milan forward M’Baye Niang. The Frenchman, 21, was the subject of a €16m bid from Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester in January but that was rejected by Milan. However, with the president, Silvio Berlusconi, still in negotiations with a Chinese group of…
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Posted on 17 June 2016. Tags: barcelona, leicester-city, mario balotelli, scenes, west ham united feeds
Today’s fluff should have known better You might think that if ever there was a time for the grapevine to be given a rest it would be now, with Europe’s finest busy bellowing anthems and gesturing at the badge. Reader, you would be wrong. Behind the scenes, it’s all happening: preliminary talks behind fanzones, come-and-get-me-pleas from inside training camps, you name it. Related: Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli offered to Besiktas Continue reading…
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Posted on 15 June 2016. Tags: bournemouth, manchester, manchester-city, middlesbrough, watford, west bromwich albion
• Season begins on 13 August and ends on 21 May 2017 • Leicester start at home to Hull, Arsenal face Liverpool Dates subject to change due to live broadcast selections and to accommodate European and domestic cup matches. 13 August 2016: Bournemouth v Manchester United, Arsenal v Liverpool, Burnley v Swansea City, Chelsea v West Ham United, Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion, Everton v Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City v Leicester City, Manchester City v Sunderland, Middlesbrough v Stoke City,
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Posted on 14 June 2016. Tags: football feeds, join-the-club, officially-join, premier league, slaven bilic, west ham news, westham
• 26-year-old winger will join Slaven Bilic’s side on 1 July • Feghouli: ‘The history of the club is very important for me in my decision’ The Algeria winger Sofian Feghouli has signed for West Ham United on a free transfer from Valencia. The 26-year-old winger will officially join the club on a three-year deal on 1 July. Capped 40 times by his country, he will move to the Premier League following six seasons with Valencia. Related: Dimitri…
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Posted on 14 June 2016. Tags: after-the-euros, allegiance, barcelona, chelsea, making-the-best, west ham united feeds
Today’s rumours are making the best of things The Mill just cannot work in these conditions. First we hear that West Ham have told Chelsea that Dimitri Payet is not for sale at any price and then we hear that Lyon have told West Ham that Alexandre Lacazette is not for sale at any any price after the east London club made a renewed bid of £32m. And all that after Romelu Lukaku effectively pledged his …
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Posted on 11 June 2016. Tags: confidence, dimitri payet, ensure-the-host, saves-the-party, tournament, west ham united fc
• Patrice Evra, Bacary Sagna laud Payet’s winning goal against Romania • Front page of L’Equipe read simply ‘Payet Saves the Party’ At West Ham they have been singing his name all season and Dimitri Payet’s France team-mates have now joined the chorus of praise after he spectacularly got them out of jail in their Euro 2016 opener, predicting the confidence gained from his first season in the Premier League would translate to the biggest international stage. The front page …
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Posted on 03 June 2016. Tags: coyi, liverpool, ronald koeman, sport, super sunday, West Ham United
• Liverpool and Manchester United also interested in winger • N’Koudou scored 11 goals in his first season for Marseille West Ham are preparing a bid for the Marseille winger Georges-Kévin N’Koudou but could face competition from Liverpool and Manchester United for the France Under-21 player. Related: Everton in talks with Southampton after approach for Ronald Koeman Continue reading…
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Posted on 02 June 2016. Tags: carlos bacca, colombia, italy, milan, paulo-dybala, west ham united feeds
• £15m bid for Colombia striker was rejected earlier this week • Bacca keen to play in European competition next season Carlos Bacca is open to leaving Milan after West Ham’s initial bid of (€20m) £15m for the Colombian striker was rejected earlier this week, although his agent has warned any move may have to wait until after the Italian club’s proposed sale to Chinese investors. Bacca, who moved to Italy from Sevilla last summer…
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Posted on 01 June 2016. Tags: champions league, friendship, italy, madrid, west ham united fc, west ham united feeds, west ham world
The day before the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, 32 youth teams from different countries took part in the Football For Friendship International Street Soccer tournament in Milan. The West Ham United Foundation, serving underprivileged children, took eight young Hammers, aged 12-14, to take part. Also involved were teams from Algeria, Argentina, China and Syria, who spoke to the Guardian about travelling to Italy and what playing in the tournament means The Football for Friendship programme…
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Posted on 22 May 2016. Tags: europa league, football-comes, olympic, premier league, united, west ham united feeds
• Manchester United’s FA Cup win gives Hammers third qualifying round place • But athletics at Olympic Stadium rules out its possible use for first leg Manchester United’s win means West Ham United can now offer Europa League football at their new Olympic Stadium home – but the bonus of European football comes with a complication. West Ham, who have played their final game at Upton Park, and finished seventh in …
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Posted on 20 May 2016. Tags: against-former, Arsenal, european, guardian.co.uk, manchester united, west ham united fc
Today’s rumours are breaking Given that Olivier Giroud ended the season with a storming hat-trick against former European champions Aston Villa, Arsène Wenger could be forgiven for wondering whether Arsenal really need to sign a new striker. It’s so much hassle. Such a palaver. Does he really need that stress? All that time and all that effort, is it really worth it when you’ve got a perfectly good Olivier Giroud just …
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Posted on 18 May 2016. Tags: bournemouth, callum wilson, eddie-howe, football news, improved-offer, transfer news, West Ham United
• Striker is wanted by both Slaven Bilic and Mauricio Pochettino • Bournemouth have already turned down combined offer worth up to £25m West Ham face competition from London rivals Tottenham in their efforts to sign Callum Wilson from Bournemouth, with Slaven Bilic’s side expected to return with an improved offer in the next few days. Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe confirmed after Tuesday night’s defeat against Manchester United that the south-coast …
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Posted on 16 May 2016. Tags: campaign, favourite-goal, online soccer news, premier league, spurs-tottenham
From West Ham’s creator-in-chief to Leicester’s battery-powered midfielder, via a defensive rock for Spurs Tottenham at long last. Now post your picks Welcome to theguardian.com review of the 2015-16 Premier League season . Now that the campaign has ended we would like you to help us choose your favourite goal, the best referee and the best manager, and other winners in a total of 10 categories. We have nominated some contenders but this is just to get the…
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Posted on 16 May 2016. Tags: hammers, norway, premier league, second-signing, talking-points
• Former Arsenal midfielder signs five-year deal with Hammers • Nordtveit helped Mönchengldabach to fourth in Bundesliga West Ham have announced the signing of Havard Nordtveit, with the Norway international joining on a free transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 July. The 25-year-old midfielder has penned a five-year deal and will return to England having left Arsenal for Germany in 2010. Nordtveit can also operate as a central defender and becomes the Hammers’ second signing to join in July following the…
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Posted on 16 May 2016. Tags: aston-villa, jordan, liverpool, pochettino, swansea-city, weekend, west ham united feeds
Olivier Giroud continues to polarise opinion, Chelsea face a summer of change, West Ham need a new striker and Jordan Henderson should not start in Basel Related: The Dozen: the weekend’s best Premier League photos Related: Mauricio Pochettino apologises to Tottenham fans for Newcastle shambles Continue reading…
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Posted on 15 May 2016. Tags: defeat-at-stoke, dismal-winless, europa, europe, only-if-united, premier league, sports news
West Ham United will be relying on Manchester United to do them a favour in the FA Cup final after their hopes of confirming their place in Europe next season were put in doubt by a needless 2-1 defeat at Stoke City. Slaven Bilic’s side looked set to hold off Southampton in the battle for sixth place after Michail Antonio gave them an early lead but they were unable to resist a determined fightback from Stoke, who ended a dismal …
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Posted on 15 May 2016. Tags: discovery, hammers news, News, sky sports, tottenham-hotspur
Premier League updates from the final day of the 2015-16 season Manchester City and Manchester United chase Champions League place Premier League farewells: 14 people and things we’re saying goodbye to And mail tom.bryant@theguardian.com or tweet @TomBry 3.16pm BST There’s a funny old atmosphere at Stamford Bridge: the Leicester fans have demanded the Chelsea fans “Stand up for the champions” and, oddly, they have complied. All very friendly. 3.15pm BST Jacob Steinberg is at Stoke…
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Posted on 15 May 2016. Tags: football feeds, relegation, ronald koeman, watford, weekend
Featuring: Praise for gallows humour; Stoke’s dramatic slump; and Sunderland’s annual production of The Great Escape Part one: Arsenal to Manchester United Related: Where did it go wrong for Newcastle this season? Fans react to their relegation Related: Ronald Koeman urges Southampton to show ambition as contract talks loom Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Related: Mauricio Pochettino drinks in wise words from his inspiration Alex Ferguson Related: Quique Sánchez Flores was no longer the answer…
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Posted on 14 May 2016. Tags: clash-at-west, manchester united, police-station, upton park, West Ham United
• 28-year-old suspect handed himself in to an east London police station • Three other men also arrested for disorder at West Ham’s Upton Park A 28-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the attack on the Manchester United team bus before Tuesday’s Premier League clash at West Ham. The suspect handed himself in to an east London police station on Friday and was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. Related: West Ham flashpoint brief but …
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Posted on 14 May 2016. Tags: art and design, Boleyn, Boleyn Ground, syria, the-continuing, the-impeachment, transfer gossip
A mass dance party in North Korea, the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the continuing refugee crisis in Europe, West Ham United’s final match at the Boleyn Ground – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week Continue reading…
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