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Hammers boss claims play-off triumph is career highlight

20 May 2012

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce described his side's play-off triumph as the pinnacle of his managerial career.

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How the papers reported Chelsea’s football victory

20 May 2012

Chelsea's European Champions League victory kept Sunday paper editors later at the office than usual because it was delayed by extra time and a penalty shoot-out. But they did the unfavoured British team proud with pages of pictures, reportage and analysis. ...

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Allardyce Draws Up His Long List Of Transfer Targets

20 May 2012

So now the hard work starts. In truth, as the final league positions of the three relegated teams shows - third, fourth and fifth - the Championship is a sub standard division that is nowhere near as hard to get out of as some would have us believe. Norwich and Southampton...

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‘NORMAL SERVICE HAS NOW BEEN RESUMED’

20 May 2012

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What the back pages say on Sunday, May 20: Chelsea beat Bayern Munich

20 May 2012

Roberto Di Matteo claimed the credit in a direct challenge to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after the club were finally crowned kings of Europe.

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Hodgson’s warning: Misbehave and you will not be playing for England again

20 May 2012

England's new manager, Roy Hodgson, has laid down the law over how he expects his squad to behave during Euro 2012 this summer.

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Southampton And Reading Miss All The Fun

19 May 2012

Poor old Southampton and Reading, the season kind of fell flat at the death didn't it? Sure they won promotion - and deservedly so - but where was the day out at Wembley? It's so much more fun doing it via the playoffs! What was that line in ...

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West Ham United goal hero Ricardo Vaz Te relishing crack at the Premier League

19 May 2012

Ricardo Vaz Te fired West Ham United back to the Promised Land of the Premier League with the late Wembley winner, then declared that he felt ‘blessed’ to have been given a second chance in his career.

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Ask Spurs – The Game Has Officially Gone Crazy!

19 May 2012

WTF? Bayern Munich win a penalty in the Champions League final and they let a Dutchman take it! Didn't somebody tell them that Germans don't miss penalties? Well somebody obviously forgot to tell Bastian Schweinsteiger. After allowing a Croat to take a penalty and...

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Promised land here we come! Vaz Te fires West Ham United back to the Premier League

19 May 2012

Ricardo Vaz Te fired West Ham United back to the Promised Land of the Premier League with a late, late Wembley winner in their 2-1 victory over Blackpool.

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Blackpool 1 West Ham United 2: Ricardo Vaz Te and Carlton Cole clinch instant return to Premier League

19 May 2012

West Ham United secured an instant return to the Premier League, as Ricardo Vaz Te's 87th-minute strike saw off the challenge of Blackpool.

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Blackpool 1 West Ham United 2: How the players rated in the play-off final at Wembley

19 May 2012

West Ham United won promotion to the Premier League at Wembley courtesy of a 2-1 victory over play-off specialists Blackpool. How did the players rate?

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Allardyce celebrates Hammers promotion

19 May 2012

Jubilant Sam Allardyce admitted leading West Ham to promotion back to the Barclays Premier League was the biggest achievement of his career.

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Sam Allardyce says West Ham United’s play-off final win is the best in his career

19 May 2012

Jubilant Sam Allardyce admitted leading West Ham United to promotion back to the Barclays Premier League was the biggest achievement of his career.

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Big relief for Big Sam Allardyce after fortune smiles on West Ham | David Hytner

19 May 2012

Allardyce achieves his aim of taking West Ham straight back to the Premier League, but it was a real nail-biter Sam Allardyce did not have to field the question. He knew that it would have been forthcoming in defeat. "Sam, do you fear ...

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Ricardo Vaz Tê hailed as best ever signing by West Ham manager

19 May 2012

• Portuguese scored winner in Championship play-off final • Sam Allardyce paid relatively small fee for the forward Sam Allardyce hailed Ricardo Vaz Tê as one of his best ever signings after the player he bought from Barnsley in ...

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Gold – Pride back at Hammers

19 May 2012

West Ham co-owner David Gold believes their Championship play-off final success against Blackpool has brought 'pride' back to the club.

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Holloway humble after `harsh’ result

19 May 2012

Blackpool boss Ian Holloway was left counting the cost of missing out on promotion as West Ham sealed their return to the Barclays Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Wembley.

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Allardyce hails promoted Hammers

19 May 2012

A jubilant Sam Allardyce admitted leading West Ham to promotion back to the Barclays Premier League was the biggest achievement of his career.

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Noble salutes ‘special day’

19 May 2012

Mark Noble insists he cannot wait to take on the big boys in the Premier League after helping West Ham to promotion.

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Blackpool Kings Arms 1 West Ham 2 – Played Crap But Never In Doubt!

19 May 2012

So there you have it. We didn't turn up on the day, Tomkins and Cole apart, but we still waltzed into the Premiership. Blackpool ran their hearts out bless them, and carved out a host of good chances, but a pub...

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‘This was plan B but we did it,’ says West Ham captain Kevin Nolan

19 May 2012

• West Ham are first club to go straight back up since Leicester • 'This means everything to me', says Sam Allardyce Ricardo Vaz Tê praised West Ham United's spirit after his late strike at Wembley sealed an immediate return to the Premier League and an estimated...

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