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When Michail Antonio was named in Sam Allardyce’s first England squad, not everyone could quite believe it – including the player himself.

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Wandsworth in south-west London was a playground for Michail Antonio when he was growing up and the local park owner would chase him for ruining his grass. For the record, Antonio was never caught.

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SIMON JONES: There is too much at stake here. It is going to get ugly, that I can guarantee. A football agent with a popular player to sell is describing the closing days of the top-flight transfer window.

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Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. Here are his views on England’s new call-up.

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Antonio thought England call up was a wind up pic.twitter.com/JX9C7qsYff — West Ham Football (@westhamfootball) August 29, 2016 Share This:

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Lyon turned down an offer of £43million of Alexandre Lacazette from West Ham this summer, according to Lyon’s owner. Sky Sports’ Journalist Kaveh Solhekol posted on his personal Twitter account today that Lyon’s owner Jean-Michael Aulas told French channel SFR Sport he had personally turned down the offer from the Hammers. “Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas tells […]

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The agent of Pedro Obiang admits they’re still waiting for concrete offers to be made to West Ham this summer. The midfielder has been linked with Roma and AC Milan in recent days ahead of the transfer deadline on Wednesday. However, Jose Maria Gonzalez told laroma24.it: “At the moment there is nothing with Roma and I have […]

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Aston Villa owner and chairman, Dr_Tony Xia has ended  speculation linking Enner Valencia to the club after watching him in action for three games. Like West Ham chairman David Gold, Doctor Xia has taken to twitter to answer fans questions on social media. Fan site ‘The Villa Zone’ held a twitter poll with 4,292 Villa […]

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The midfielder’s compelling statistics that have made him central to West Ham’s blueprint and also add up for England’s Sam Allardyce are no fluke If Michail Antonio feels a little nervous in the company of his England team-mates , he should treat Wayne Rooney and friends to a wonderful ice-breaking anecdote. Related: Ross Barkley’s omission was my biggest decision, says England’s Allardyce Michail Antonio has been selected by Sam Allardyce’s first England World Cup…

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Tony Pulis has not ruled out a fresh move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho before the transfer window closes claim the Birmingham Mail. Sakho came very close to joining West Bromwich Albion last month with a £16 million fee agreed by both clubs and personal terms agreed. The transfer fell through after detailed medical checks […]

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Angelo Ogbonna played under Chelsea manager Conte at both Juventus and Italy and now says the new Blues manager’s ability to turn the forunues of clubs around is his defining attribute. The West Ham defender said Conte has a great ability to bring passion and character out of his players declaring:  “I call Antonio the ‘Tailor’ […]

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Like every West Ham fan who watched the game on Thursday night, the anger and frustration suffered during that 90 minutes left me feeling that our season was over before it really started. After a night’s sleep and a bit of time to take in what had happened the night before, I’m asking myself: ‘was it such

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West Ham striker Andy Carroll looked in high spirits as he enjoyed a bank holiday night out with his fiancee Billi Mucklow, despite suffering a knee injury earlier this month against Astra Giurgiu.

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French newspaper L’Equipe confirms that Dimitri Payet had already travelled to Paris ahead of France’s internationals as this picture shows. They explain he has been troubled by a pain at the top of his thigh but the club and the player didn’t want to take any chances to worsen it. L’Equipe say that since the Chelsea match, […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that  Dimitri Payet and Sofiane Feghouli are closest to a return to action after the international break. Speaking after yesterday’s game the manager said: “A few of them will definitely be back after the international break. “Lanzini came back today and he’s not injured any more, then it should be Payet, […]

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West Ham have announced the ballot process for the West Ham v Watford game on 10th September at the London Stadium. The ballot will be open to Claret members who have parted with up to £40 for  annual membership. This home game will once again be restricted to a 57,000 capacity meaning less than 2,200 […]

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After winning 3-1 against West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the team created many chances and deserved to win. He adds he did not see the incident in which Sergio Agüero allegedly elbowed Winston Reid, but will accept a three-game ban if it is imposed. West Ham manager Slaven Bilić says his team could not have played any better than they did considering they were missing many of top players Manchester City …

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Former top ref Graham Poll has made it clear that Sergio Aguero should have been red carded for his elbow on Winston Reid in yesterday’s game against Manchester City. Poll said: “He is without doubt one of the best centre forwards in world football but he showed the nasty side of his game at the Etihad.” He […]

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Former Hammer, Modibo Maiga had his contract terminated by Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last Thursday. The Mali international forward spent three years at West Ham, during which he scored seven goals in 45 appearances pocketing £6m in wages in the process. Signed from Sochaux in July 2012 for £4.7m, the 28-year-old had two loan […]

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Michail Antonio has admiited he is completely out of words and doesn’t know what to say after being selected for England. But then the brilliant wideman found plenty as he attempted to get close to verbalising his feelings declaring: “I’m overwhelmed. I got slightly emotional when I found out. “It’s just one of those things that […]

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JAMIE REDKNAPP: If Sergio Aguero had been sent off for his elbow on Winston Reid, you wouldn’t find too many complaining. The FA could still ban him the Manchester City player.

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David Sullivan has tonight sent a personal message of congratulation to Michail Antonio after the brilliant Irons winger clinched a spot in the first squad named by England manager Sam Allardyce. Michail’s magical moment has been shared by everybody associated with the club over the last couple of hours and David has now added his […]

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Sam Allardyce has unveiled his first 23-man England squad as the Three Lions begin their World Cup 2018 qualification campaign against Slovakia on September 4.

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This time last season we had lost the Betway cup to Werder Breman, We beat Arsenal at the Emirates on the first day of the Premier League season but went on to lose the next two matches against Leicester City and Bournemouth at the Boleyn ground and we were dumped out of the Europa League by […]

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JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Sergio Aguero is facing a potential three-match ban for violent conduct after throwing an elbow at Winston Reid on Sunday – and could miss the Manchester derby.

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