01 June 2018
Domingos Quina was in action again yesterday in France when he played for Portugal U19s as they were beaten 3-2 by Japan U21s in the Toulon Tournament. Japan came from behind to win the game with two goals in the final four minutes. Portugal remains at the bottom of their group C with one point after drawing […]
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01 June 2018
Declan Rice still has to rub his eyes when he sees Hammers fans wearing the claret and blue with his name and number on the back. A year ago he was no more than a promising prospect whom some had known of but at the end of a season when he made 25 first team […]
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01 June 2018
West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate played the full 90 minutes for Senegal on Thursday evening, as the African nation continued their preparations for the 2018 World Cup with a 0-0 draw against Luxembourg. Kouyate, captain of the Senegalese international team, featured at centre-back for his country in a friendly at the Stade Josy Barthel. Although Senegal enjoyed the majority […]
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01 June 2018
West Ham are reported to be one of five Premier League teams circling around Jack Grealish following Aston Villa’s failure in the Championship Playoff final last weekend. Everton, Leicester City, Arsenal and Manchester United in addition to the Hammers have all shown interest in the 22-year-old according to reports in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. […]
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01 June 2018
West Ham have plenty of issues to sort this summer and the future of Robert Snodgrass may be one of them. Signed in January 2017, Snodgrass endured a difficult few months before moving on-loan to Aston Villa last summer, where he helped fire the club to the playoff final. However, Steve Bruce’s side were defeated […]
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01 June 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is already working his magic at West Ham and he looks set to be reunited with a former colleague. The Guardian states the Hammers are on the verge of appointing Mario Husillos as the club’s new head of recruitment, who will leave relegated LaLiga outfit Malaga. Pellegrini worked alongside Husillos during his previous stint […]
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01 June 2018
West Ham face a number of challenges this summer as they seek to improve on another disappointing campaign. The Hammers have already made one major change, replacing David Moyes with Manuel Pellegrini, and the Premier League winning manager is eyeing attacking additions to his side. West Ham were overly reliant on club-record signing Marko Arnautovic […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham have seen a recent surge in Season Ticket renewals before Friday’s 5pm deadline. Over 2,700 supporters renewed on Wednesday alone, significantly more than the club projection and today has been another a record day beating the projected number of renewals the club had forecasted. Over 4,000 season ticket holders are expected to renew […]
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31 May 2018
Claret and Hugh have learnt that the majority of Pellegrini’s transfer targets are not in the public domain and most have not been linked in reports by the media. Many of targets previously linked under David Moyes are now out of the window with the notable exception of Ryan Fredericks. The club and Pellegrini are […]
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31 May 2018
Ryan Fredericks is not quite the done deal some media reports are suggesting today. The 25-year-old free agent remains in Las Vegas celebrating Fulham’s promotion to the Premier League. Just Twenty-four hours ago Sports agency Unique Sports Management run by CEO Will Salthouse announced that Fredericks had signed for their stable. USM and Salthouse are also […]
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31 May 2018
Tony Pulis has reportedly contacted James Collins over his availability to join him at Middlesborough. Pullis is eager to overhaul Boro’s squad this summer and he believes 34-year-old Collins would fit the bill as his experience would be invaluable in the Championship. It remains to be seen if the ‘Ginger Pele’ would be willing to move North […]
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31 May 2018
There has been plenty of speculation in recent weeks over who West Ham United should sign as a new No.1 goalkeeper and all the stoppers listed are going to cost north of £20m. However, I feel we should dip into the Championship and bring a young English goalkeeper in to compete with existing No.1 Adrian, […]
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31 May 2018
The Boss. pic.twitter.com/tVAWWImBVW — #ImForever (@WestHamUtd) May 23, 2018 By Dave Langton Back in 2013, Spanish La Liga club Malaga were moments away from reaching the Champions League semi-finals when two injury time goals from Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund shattered their European dreams. It was a devastating few minutes compounded by controversy surrounding the decisive […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham have plenty of work to do this summer and it’s expected that there will be a number of incoming and outgoing pieces of business. The Hammers have reportedly handed new boss Manuel Pellegrini a healthy transfer kitty of £75m to spend in the summer market and the budget would increase with any outgoing […]
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31 May 2018
The summer transfer window may only be just a few weeks old but West Ham fans have already seen their club linked with a host of signings in the market. The Hammers have been consistently linked with a move for Fulham full-back Ryan Fredericks, who is set to become a free-agent after helping to fire […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham have announced an agreement with EVA Air as the Club’s first ever Official Airline Partner. EVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline, flies to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe where gateways include London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. It operates daily non-stop flights from London Heathrow to Bangkok […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is targeting a wealth of improvements to his side after inheriting a squad that have underperformed in recent campaigns. Under new guidance, one of the first tasks on hand for the Hammers this summer is to strengthen a leaky defence and a number of options have been considered. West Ham […]
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31 May 2018
Marko Arnautovic has responded to the rumours that Jose Mourinho is interested in bringing him to Manchester United. Arnautovic told Austrian newspaper Kurier.“It is a great honour for our entire team that a coach like Mourinho is watching us,’ Meanwhile, Mourinho told reporters that he attended the match as he happened to be on holiday […]
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31 May 2018
Ryan Fredericks is primarily a right-back, but he can also play in the right and left midfield positions as well as on the left side of defence. Born in Hammersmith Fredericks is a graduate of Spurs’ youth academy, but he made just four appearances for Spurs’ first team before he signed a permanent deal with […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham are keen on Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone who was left shattered after missing out with Aston Villa in the Championship play off final. The stopper was on loan to the midlands outfit last season and is represented by the Unique Sports Management who also look after the interests of Aaron Cresswell, Michail Antonio, Pedro […]
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31 May 2018
• Fredericks’ contract with Fulham expires this summer • West Ham adamant Marko Arnautovic will not be sold West Ham are confident of signing the right-back Ryan Fredericks, whose contract with Fulham expires this summer. Fredericks is also a target for Crystal Palace, among other clubs, and Fulham are trying to persuade the 25-year-old to extend his contract after they were promoted to the Premier League . The defender is due to ...
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31 May 2018
West Ham fans will certainly remember the name of Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, after the embarrassing pursuit a year ago. The Hammers locked horns with Sporting Lisbon in the transfer market, with a failed pursuit leading to a war of words between the two clubs, although the relationship has now been repaired. West Ham continue […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham fans are hoping for major improvements to their side this summer and the latest rumours will have caused concern. It’s reported that Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is keen on landing Austria international Marko Arnautovic from the Hammers, having scouted the 29-year-old against Russia this week. West Ham only signed Arnautovic for a […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham face a number of difficult challenges this summer and one of their biggest could be fending off interest in their star players. Reports have emerged to suggest that Marko Arnautovic is a target for Manchester United this summer, with Jose Mourinho in attendance at Austria’s friendly victory over Russia last night. However, The Evening […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham have always been aware that the summer transfer window will see them face a number of battles but they probably didn’t expect to encounter this particular problem. Sky Sports claim Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United are targeting a swoop for West Ham’s record-signing Marko Arnautovic, who excelled during his debut campaign at the London Stadium. […]
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31 May 2018
West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic set up the only goal of the game for Austria, who beat Russia last night in a friendly.
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