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Met police release pictures of men they want to speak to following attack on Manchester United team bus on Tuesday Four men are being sought by police investigating the attack on the Manchester United team bus before a Premier League game on Tuesday night. The Metropolitan police have released pictures of the men they would like to speak to in connection with the disorder, which left four policemen injured. Continue reading…

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• 22-year-old winger expected to depart following relegation • Palace could offer midfielder Jordon Mutch in part-exchange A trio of Premier League clubs have already expressed an interest in Norwich City’s England Under-21 international Nathan Redmond, who is set to leave Carrow Road this summer following relegation. Related: Norwich beat Watford but are relegated as Mbokani comes good at last Continue reading…

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• West Ham co-owner promises to ban offenders for life • ‘The new stadium has five train stations and overspill areas’ David Gold has said that the trouble which marred West Ham United’s final game at Upton Park against Manchester United on Tuesday night highlighted why the club had to move on to the Olympic Stadium. He and West Ham’s other co-owner, David Sullivan, apologised to United for the attack on their team bus…

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The game turned out to be a thriller but the image that the minority of fans managed to portray was a long way from the one West Ham had wanted on the night they said farewell to their ground of 112 years With the benefit of hindsight, Asif Yasin, who owns Elliott Davis Properties opposite the Boleyn Ground, would not make the same decision again. At 5.30pm on Tuesday he got into his car and tried…

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The co-chairman’s decision to blame the ugly scenes that marred West Ham’s last game at the Boleyn Ground on Manchester United’s coach turning up late was another example of his blind loyalty to the club Even by David Sullivan’s standards, it was a bizarre accusation to make. “I don’t understand why Manchester United didn’t get here at four o’clock. They knew it was our last game. They knew there would be congestion, so they …

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Residents of a block of flats overlooking the Boleyn Ground watch West Ham play Manchester United – the club’s final game at the stadium before it is replaced by luxury flats. West Ham will start 2016-17 at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Continue reading…

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• West Ham co-chairman calls fans behaviour ‘completely unacceptable’ • ‘I want to apologise to Manchester United for the damage to the team bus’ David Sullivan has back-tracked on his remarks that appeared to blame Manchester United for the trouble that erupted outside Upton Park on Tuesday night , calling the behaviour of the home fans “completely unacceptable” and apologising to the visitors for the damage that was done to their team bus on its way to the …

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says the team’s 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League was ‘like a fairytale’ as the Hammers bid farewell to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park on Tuesday West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal gives his reaction to his team’s 3-2 defeat by West Ham United on Tuesday at Upton Park. Defender Winston Reid’s goal in the 80th minute secured the Hammers’ victory in the Premier League match. It was West Ham’s final game at the Boleyn Ground, the club’s home for 112 years West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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Manchester United players take refuge in the aisle of their team bus on Tuesday as the windows are pelted with beer bottles and other items on its way to West Ham United ’s stadium, Upton Park . The footage, which was posted on social media by midfielder Jesse Lingard, shows the players swearing and shouting as projectiles hit the windows, with some of the glass appearing broken West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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Club brands attack on Manchester United as ‘unacceptable’ and says it will work with police to identify perpetrators West Ham football club has promised to impose life bans on fans responsible for the trouble that marred their final match at Upton Park . The visiting Manchester United team bus was pelted with missiles before the game and their goalkeeper, David de Gea, targeted during the match, which ended in a thrilling 3-2 victory for the home team

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• FA strongly condemns actions after carnage outside stadium • I don’t understand why United couldn’t get here at 4pm, says Sullivan West Ham United’s farewell to Upton Park was marred by incidents involving some of their supporters, with the visiting Manchester United team bus pelted with missiles beforehand and their goalkeeper, David de Gea, also targeted during the game. De Gea had a bottle thrown in his direction after he celebrated his team’s equaliser …

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Louis van Gaal’s knack for escapism has been a pronounced feature of the season but on a wild night in east London, when West Ham United yelled farewell to their home of 112 years, the Manchester United manager could not summon the trick when he needed it so sorely. Related: Manchester United coach ‘smashed up’ on way to Upton Park Related: Goodbye bash at Upton Park has its downside after the fiesta at Leicester Related: West Ham v…

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Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins was at Upton Park for the last time to capture the fans, the atmosphere and the action from the match between West Ham United and Manchester United Match report: West Ham United 3-2 Manchester United Manchester United coach ‘smashed up’ on way to Upton Park Additional photographs by Getty Images and Reuters Continue reading…

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Congestion and poor crowd control brought an air of ugliness to the parting feast, even though a thriller between West Ham and Manchester United broke out Goodbye, then, to all that. Never mind the haze of pre-match nostalgia . This was in the end a ragged, wild, oddly furious farewell to Upton Park . On a balmy, barmy night, West Ham United’s supporters did their best to ease the pain of leaving this venerable ground by throwing bottles at the windows of…

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Congestion and poor crowd control brought an air of ugliness to the parting feast, even though a thriller between West Ham and Manchester United broke out Goodbye, then, to all that. Never mind the haze of pre-match nostalgia . This was in the end a ragged, wild, oddly furious farewell to Upton Park . On a balmy, barmy night, West Ham United’s supporters did their best to ease the pain of leaving this venerable ground by throwing bottles at the windows of …

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Manchester United players take refuge in the aisle of their team bus on Tuesday as the windows are pelted with beer bottles and other items on its way to West Ham United ’s stadium, Upton Park . The footage, which was posted on social media by midfielder Jesse Lingard, shows the players swearing and shouting as projectiles hit the windows, with some of the glass appearing broken Continue reading…

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Louis van Gaal’s knack for escapism has been a pronounced feature of the season but on a wild night in east London, when West Ham United yelled farewell to their home of 112 years, the Manchester United manager could not summon the trick when he needed it so sorely. The equation had been simple enough. Win here and, with Manchester City stumbling, an unlikely shot at the redemption of a fourth-placed finish would be his. It has felt for a long time…

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• Wayne Rooney says United coach was attacked on way to stadium • Kick-off at Upton Park delayed until 8.30pm • Follow West Ham v Manchester United live Wayne Rooney has said that Manchester United’s coach was “smashed up” by supporters on its way to Upton Park for the Premier League game on Tuesday night. The game between West Ham United and Manchester United was delayed until 8.30pm as the visiting team’s coach was delayed in entering the …

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Premier League updates from the final match at the Boleyn Ground Email gregg.bakowski@theguardian.com or tweet @GreggBakowski Bilic’s focus is on Manchester United rather than nostalgia The latest Premier League table 6.41pm BST Mark Noble has just emerged from the West Ham coach. Apparently, the players have been stuck on there for quite a while. Here’s what he makes of tonight’s match. It was crazy. It’s taken us an hour to get 200 yards. We knew it …

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We asked fans about watching West Ham at the Boleyn Ground and how they expect life to change after the relocation to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford ‘I have my season ticket ready for next season’ My first West Ham game was a 1-1 draw against Newcastle on 1 April 1960. I went with my friend next door and his father. We stood high up on the North Bank corner. There was no one in…

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This week, David Squires looks back at his time working in the ticket office at Upton Park, as West Ham prepare to leave for the Olympic Stadium. And you can find David’s archive of cartoons here Farewell Boleyn: the end of an era for West Ham United – video David Squires on … Leicester City winning the Premier League Continue reading…

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal discusses Tuesday’s Premier League match against West Ham United. Speaking at a press conference in Norwich on Saturday, Van Gaal says the game will be challenging, as West Ham lost to United in the FA Cup Continue reading…

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A West Ham fan reminisces about the Boleyn Ground: the flat caps, the terraces close to the pitch and a programme seller with the threatening drip on his nose “Roasted peanuts – tanner a bag” – the first words I ever heard at Upton Park, on the old North Bank. November 1966. I was eight years old. We beat Newcastle 3-0. Budgie Byrne and Geoff Hurst were among the scorers. Hurst was…

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• Hammers co-owner says they stopped ground from becoming white elephant • ‘Stadium was built by very arrogant people that had no foresight’ David Gold has hit back at criticism of West Ham United’s move to the Olympic Stadium by claiming the deal will be beneficial for taxpayers and prevent the ground becoming a white elephant. Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century with Olympic Stadium

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• West Ham manager seeks revenge in final game at old stadium • ‘It’s a special stadium,’ says Bilic of club’s home for 112 years Slaven Bilic played the game reluctantly. West Ham United will bid an emotional farewell to their cherished old ground when they host Manchester United under the lights on Tuesday night but Bilic, still smarting from the shambolic 4-1 defeat by Swansea City on Saturday , was going …

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