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Speaking ahead of his team’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Sunday, West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says he hopes to stay at the club next season, with the club’s owners set to decide on his future next week. Allardyce also denied any personal motivation for getting a result on Sunday – Allardyce endured a disappointing spell in charge of Newcastle, who could be relegated if they fail to win Continue reading…

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• 60-year-old’s agent will meet David Sullivan and David Gold to learn fate • Allardyce is to vacate his east London apartment: ‘whatever will be, will be’ • Bilic to leave Besiktas at end of season amid West Ham speculation Sam Allardyce will learn on Monday if he is to continue in his role as West Ham manager, but has revealed that he has no plans to attend a meeting between his agent and the …

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• Sheringham, 49, will replace Graham Westley in the summer • Former Manchester United forward leaves role as attacking coach • Southend sink Stevenage to seal League Two play-off final place Teddy Sheringham has made his first foray into management by taking charge at Stevenage. The 49-year-old leaves his role as the attacking coach at West Ham to join the League Two club. The former Tottenham and Manchester United forward, …

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• Former player Bilic has been linked with West Ham job • ‘We will leave on good terms,’ says Besiktas president Fikret Orman • Sam Allardyce nears West Ham exit door after late Everton win Slaven Bilic will leave Besiktas at the end of the season, increasing speculation that he may replace Sam Allardyce as West Ham United manager. The Croatian coach, who spent one season at West Ham as a player in the mid-1990s, will remain in…

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• Relegation in 2009 led to lots of backroom staff losin jobs • Carver hits back at criticism over players getting days off • Match report: QPR add to Newcastle relegation worries John Carver has reminded his Newcastle United players that should the team be relegated on Sunday, several members of the backroom support staff will lose their jobs. “There’s an awful lot of good local people who’ve been here a long time and a lot of their friends lost their jobs…

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Speaking on Wednesday, Newcastle United manager John Carver says relegation would be unbearable, and says his players understand the importance of their match against West Ham United on Sunday. Carver says he has instructed his team to stay off social media and from football coverage on television. The match will be the Magpies’ last of the Premiership season and will decide whether the club, currently 17th in the League, will be relegated Continue reading…

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In a break from tradition we have taken time out to celebrate not the best team in the Premier League but the most inept. Our (not wholly scientific) approach reveals … As it comes towards the end of the season, it has always been traditional to round up the best moments of the league: the best performances, best goals, best players and so on. But the reason those moments stand out are because they are rare islands …

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Featuring three of the best goals you’ll ever see from one player in one match, a beautiful team effort from Poland and a smart elastico from the US women’s team Continue reading…

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Brendan Rodgers’ tinkering is harming Liverpool, Manchester United may have bigger problems than David de Gea leaving and clubs queue up for Danny Ings In Manchester United’s 1-1 draw in the final home match of the season on Sunday Old Trafford might have bade farewell to David de Gea, Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao as each player’s future at the club is unclear. While De Gea seems more and more certain to depart for Real…

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• Trip to Newcastle could be West Ham manager’s final game in charge • Allardyce: ‘I think everybody in football has very short memories’ The bedsheet brigade was out in force at Upton Park. Romelu Lukaku had just done what comes naturally to him against West Ham, discontent was in the air and high in the Sir Trevor Brooking stand, the moment had arrived for one supporter. He had been waiting all afternoon for the opportunity and when Lukaku …

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• West Ham look set to qualify for the Europa League via the fair play route but the club are wary because they move into the Olympic Stadium for 2016-17 and cannot countenance relegation Sam Allardyce can see the funny side; how the whole thing flies in the face of popular perception. “Imagine me winning the fair play league,” the West Ham United manager said, bellowing with laughter. “You wouldn’t have thought that, …

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The intriguing subplot is that West Ham and Everton are locked in a race to qualify for Europe via the Fair Play League. Or should that be the race to avoid the Europa League? It will be interesting to see how many times Kevin Friend has to reach for his cards. West Ham may have Winston Reid back after hamstring trouble, but Everton’s Leighton Baines is missing after having ankle surgery. Jacob

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Sam Allardyce comments on rumours that he is about to lose his job as West Ham United manager after four years in the role. The club’s owners will decide on the manager’s future after the team’s final match of the season against Newcastle United on 24 May. Allardyce says the speculation should not distract his side from their performance. West Ham, who are 10th in the Premier League, face Everton at Upton Park on Saturday Continue reading…

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• Allardyce: ‘If you want more you will have to be calling for Houdini’ • West Ham manager: contract situation will be resolved after season ends • Allardyce: Europa League chance makes contract talks more urgent Sam Allardyce has said that only Harry Houdini could have done a better job than him as the West Ham United manager over the past four years. Allardyce’s future is on the line, with his two-year contract due to expire…

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• West Ham manager has ‘a lot to negotiate’ before resolving future • Allardyce: ‘Whether I’m staying or going, that hasn’t been decided’ Sam Allardyce has acknowledged that West Ham United’s possible qualification for Europe via the Fair Play League has made it even more important to resolve his contractual situation the moment the season ends. The manager’s current two-year deal runs out next month and he said yet again …

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Speaking ahead of his team’s Premier League clash against West Ham United on Saturday, Everton manager Roberto Martínez says defender Leighton Baines will be out of commission for the rest of the season following surgery to address an ankle injury. Baines was forced to leave the pitch during last week’s match against Sunderland as a result of the problem. Martínez also reflects on the club’s hopes of playing in the Europa League, and looks forward …

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• No decision on Allardyce future until after the end of season • Rafael Benítez and Michael Laudrup linked with Hammers • West Ham on course for Europa League after England receives fair play place The uncertainty surrounding Sam Allardyce’s future at West Ham United will drag beyond the end of the Premier League season, with no progress made as yet on contract talks. The manager, whose deal expires on 30 June, has re-established …

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Featuring overhead kicks from Germany and Spain, a passing move from Norway, a familiar goal from Seoul and a free-kick from Manchester United’s new forward Ludovic Giuly (MONTS D’OR AZERGUES v AS Béziers) Minkyu Joo (Gyengnam v SEOUL E-LAND FC) Johan Oremo (Helsingborg v GEFLE) Keith O’Sullivan (BUNRATTY UNITED U16s v Skibbereen) Continue reading…

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Manuel Pellegrini will have an eye on Bayern v Barcelona, Tom Cleverley continues his renaissance and duo do their best to avoid the Europa League Related: QPR’s Chris Ramsey agrees with Joey Barton’s ‘bad eggs’ criticism • Match report: Manchester City 6-0 QPR • Manuel Pellegrini refuses to discuss his future • Bruce blames himself for Hull’s poor performance • Match report: Hull City 0-1 Burnley • Match report: Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham • Match report: Leicester 2-0 Southampton • The Premier…

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• Former England midfielder is open to permanent Villa move • Cleverley will be out of contract at the end of the season • Aston Villa take step toward safety with confident display against West Ham Looking and sounding like a man enjoying his football again, Tom Cleverley has given the clearest indication yet that he could join Aston Villa on a permanent basis in the summer, by saying that the Midlands club …

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The Tim Sherwood effect continues to transform Aston Villa’s fortunes and Tom Cleverley has benefitted as much as anyone in recent weeks. After failing to get a goal in his first 31 appearances for Villa and struggling to make much of an impact under Paul Lambert earlier in the season, Cleverley scored for the third match in succession to secure a crucial victory and lift Tim Sherwood’s side four points clear of the relegation zone. Available on…

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Another home game, another win – that will be the minimum requirement for Tim Sherwood’s Villa, who are only two points above the drop zone, despite beating Everton at Villa Park last Saturday. Gabriel Agbonlahor returns from injury but will start on the bench against a West Ham side who have a chance to qualify for Europe via the fair play table. What a test for Reece Burke, the 18-year-old …

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• England and Republic of Ireland both awarded fair play spots • West Ham second in Premier League’s fair play table behind Liverpool • Dnipro hit Napoli late while Sevilla do for Fiorentina West Ham United are on course for a place in next season’s Europa League after England was granted an additional fair play place for coming second in Uefa’s rankings. Uefa has announced that the Netherlands, England and Republic of Ireland will all get an extra place in …

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• Duff has red card rescinded after being sent off against West Ham • Defender now available to face Hull on Saturday Michael Duff is free to play in the relegation battle at Hull on Saturday after the FA rescinded the red card he received against West Ham. The defender was sent off for tripping Cheikhou Kouyaté in the penalty area during Burnley’s 1-0 defeat at Upton Park last Saturday . Continue reading

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• Mark Noble penalty all but seals Burnley’s fate with three games left • Manager remains upbeat about potential for swift return to top flight • Speculation over future of Danny Ings likely to dominate summer at Turf Moor Sean Dyche insists he still has the energy to take Burnley forward should they be relegated from the Premier League this week, stating the club’s infrastructure and set-up has significantly improved in recent times to…

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If Burnley’s task was already tough, the challenge now is almost insurmountable. This defeat, courtesy of Mark Noble’s penalty and Michael Duff’s controversial sending off, leaves Sean Dyche’s side eight points adrift of safety with nine points to play for. Their fans still applauded at the final whistle here but the sun is slowly setting on Burnley’s season in the Premier League. That said, there was certainly a sense of injustice in the air following this result, with the referee Jon Moss…

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