ARGENTINIAN star striker Milton Caraglio is looking to earn a contract at the Hammers if he can impress on trial at the club this week. The 21-year-old speedy forward has been at West Ham s Chadwell Heath training ground since Tuesday and ma... » MORE

WEST HAM co-chairman David Sullivan has warned Tottenham not to unsettle their star midfielder, after the north Londoners made a cheeky bid for Scott Parker. Despite being told that an offer for the player would not be welcome, Tottenham chairman Daniel L... » MORE

YOU HAVE to admire their persistance. First there was Ruud Van Nistelrooy, then David Beckham, then Thierry Henry. But despite the knock-backs and even the sniggers among football fans, it seems that West Ham owners David Sullivan and David... » MORE

By Dave Evans WEST HAM coach Paul Groves hinted at it in last week s Recorder, now manager Avram Grant has given the strongest indication yet – the Hammers will be playing 4-5-1 this season. That sort of statement may be enough for many loyal West Ham fan... » MORE

WEST HAM fans will get a chance to see international football at Upton Park next month when Italy and Ivory Coast come to east London. The two teams will meet in an international friendly on Tuesday, August 10, with a 7.45pm kick-off as both look to resto... » MORE

WEST HAM S Masters suffered the agony of a penalty shoot-out defeat for the second year running at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Last year, QPR prevailed in a shoot-out to decide the winners, and this time round it was exactly the same scenario, though... » MORE

THOMAS HITZLSPERGER gave an indication of the power he can provide in the West Ham team as the Hammers completed their pre-season training camp with a 1-0 victory over Greek champions Panathinaikos. In another game played in the familiar English weather o... » MORE

IT S only July, but already the Hammers have collected some silverware for the new season after winning the Southend United under-19 Youth Cup at the weekend. Having defeated the hosts in a thrilling penalty shoot-out on Saturday, they booked a final spot... » MORE

Burton Albion 4 West Ham X1 2 A WEST HAM team fielding four scholars and five young professionals finally ran out of steam against an experienced Burton side, but they will have learned a lot from their efforts. Drawing 2-2 at the break, West Ham had to d... » MORE

WHEN Avram Grant took over the helm at Upton Park just a couple of weeks ago, he was told that an improvement on last season was the simple bottom line for the coming campaign. Grant insisted that every one of the current squad had a chance to impress him... » MORE

NEW West Ham striker Frédéric Piquionne believes he can provide the firepower to shoot the team into the top 10 of the Premier League and win a trophy this season. The 31-year-old Frenchman put pen to paper on a three-year deal for an initia... » MORE

HAMMERS assistant boss Paul Groves has hinted that the team will adopt the 4-5-1 formation when they kick off their Premier League campaign at Aston Villa on August 14. The formation, which the players struggled to cope with under Gianfranco Zola last se... » MORE