29 December 2016
West Ham manager has given his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to Leicester City and given an injury update. Bilic told reporters: “Lanzini will train with us today and we will see for the Leicester game because he received a knock in the first half of the game against Hull and he missed the […]
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29 December 2016
Cesare Prandelli's Los Che would be a great option for the Italian as he looks to end his Hammers nightmare, his agent has said
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29 December 2016
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says he is not planning to make a bid for Juventus full-back Patrice Evra during the January transfer window.
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29 December 2016
West Ham are close to terminating Álvaro Arbeloa’s one year contract by mutual consent after offering a compensation package for his remaining eight months of wages. The 33 year former Real Madrid right back signed a one year deal with the Hammers on 1st September this year on wages believed to around £65,000 per week matching what […]
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29 December 2016
Simone Zaza’s father who is also his agent has told Corriere dello Sport that his son’s time at West Ham is over and that he would be very happy with a move to Valencia: Antonio Zaza told the Italian paper: “The adventure of Simone at West Ham is finished and we are considering different situations […]
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29 December 2016
Besiktas are reportedly interested in taking on West Ham striker Jonathan Calleri. Reports suggest that the 23 year Argentinian has been offered to Besiktas by his agent, and the Turkish press are already touting him as the ‘new Aguero’. Calleri is on still technically loan at West Ham despite reports he has returned to South America. […]
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29 December 2016
West Ham and Stoke are among the clubs interested in RB Leipzig striker Davie Selke, Sky sources understand.
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29 December 2016
An MP’s question in October detailed rumours of the retail magnate’s involvement at Goodison, but is there any connection between him and companies who have lent millions of pounds to Premier League clubs? After almost two hours being interrogated on everything from the details of Sam Allardyce’s contract to homophobia at October’s culture, media and sport select committee inquiry, question 90 was the curveball the Football Association chairman Greg Clarke certainly wasn’t expecting. ...
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29 December 2016
Atlético Madrid will follow in West Ham foot steps by moving into a converted athletics stadium next season and have recently revealed a redesigned club badge just like the Hammers did before they moved home. The new rounder badge pays homage to the first ever logo used by the club after its founding in 1903. […]
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29 December 2016
Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings for a second successive week.
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29 December 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back on the best quotes from the world of football throughout the year...
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29 December 2016
Premier League spending topped £1bn in the summer transfer window alone in 2016, with almost £200m already having been shipped in January.
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28 December 2016
Arsenal will consider offers for out-of-favour full-back Carl Jenkinson next month. The defender has recovered from a long-term knee injury and has made five starts for the club this season.
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28 December 2016
The latest edition of Blowing Bubbles Magazine is on the way! And the blockbuster January edition is an absolute belter with some of the best features and stories on the West Ham scene. ClaretandHugh is very proud of its partnership with a great mag and highly talented team of writers and is bringing you a […]
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28 December 2016
Who is the greatest Hammer of all time? Who would make your top 10? Or even your top 25? These are just a few of the questions Blowing Bubbles Monthly has attempted to solve as it kicks off 2017 with a countdown of the 40 greatest Hammers of all time. A panel of influential West […]
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28 December 2016
One of the biggest requests from West Ham season ticket holders is to move the London Stadium retractable seats closer to the pitch. Just before Christmas the joint stadium owners London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) confirmed an extra £21m was spent on the doomed retractable system last year and estimated costs could each as high […]
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28 December 2016
We’ll be hosting our new feature ‘Cup of Tea with Geo & Gonzo’ at 8:30pm tonight which can be watched live here on Claret and Hugh. The topic for debate tonight is the now confirmed interest from energy drinks company Red Bull to try and gain ownership of our beloved West Ham United. The whole […]
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28 December 2016
West Ham’s chances of signing Jermain Defoe from Sunderland have dipped dramatically after CandH discovered details of the striker’s contract. The Hammers would be keen to sign the former striker next month but know there is little chance of grabbing the Black Cats top scorer. Hopes had risen that a deal could be on after […]
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28 December 2016
The Hammers finished off former Swansea boss Bob Bradley’s reign at the club on Saturday and now an ex Hammers manager wants to take the job. American Bradley had been thin ice for a long time but Slaven Bilic and the team took an axe to the piece he was standing on with their 4-1 […]
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28 December 2016
The Sun newspaper claim West Ham are set to sign veteran Patrice Evra on loan from Juventus. The report claims that the Hammers are close to striking a deal to return striker Simone Zaza with Evra coming back on loan the other way after falling out of favour under manager Max Allegri this season. The left-back spent […]
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28 December 2016
West Ham joint Chairman David Gold brushed off an insult on social media from West Ham fan David Cater. After a spate of recent celebrity deaths including Rick Parfitt, George Michael and Carrie Fisher, Mr Cater wrote to David Gold and Karren Brady on twitter saying: “Hopefully Karren Brady, David Gold and Sullivan will be the […]
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28 December 2016
Former Hammer Shaka Hislop told viewers on ESPN that Marcus Rashford should consider joining West Ham in the January transfer window. Asked whether Rashford should make a loan move to the Hammers Hislop quickly answered: “Absolutely… ! There is no club better at bringing through youngsters through than West Ham. There is no bigger club in […]
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28 December 2016
Toulouse has refused an offer worth around ten million euros for Martin Braithwaite from West Ham according to RMC Sport. Braithwaite has 7 goals in 16 games this season in Ligue 1 for Toulouse. The Danish striker was a target for the Hammers in the Summer after scoring 12 goals last season for the French side. […]
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28 December 2016
Gokhan Tore will remain at West Ham after the January transfer window after his parent insisted that the Hammers honour their season long loan and pick up his rehabilitation costs following his recent operation which will keep him out of action for the rest of the season. Tore was hoping to return Besiktas in January but […]
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28 December 2016
West Ham are once again being linked with a January move for Manolo Gabbiadini from Napoli after the Italian club intimated they are now ready to let him go. According to a report in the Daily Mail yesterday the Hammers along with Stoke, Everton and Crystal Palace are following developments closely. Napoli have been asking for […]
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28 December 2016
West Ham are interested in Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport. The 28 year old player has Premier League experience from scoring 13 goals in 53 games for Blackburn Rovers, before heading to Ukraine with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2011. The striker moved on to Italy with Fiorentina scoring 25 […]
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