Europa League Opposition Preview: Genk
West Ham United’s final opponents in the group stage of the Europa League competition this season are Belgian side, Genk. Here is all you need to know about the Belgian giants. Genk, or to give them their full name, Koninklijk Racing Club Genk, play in the Belgian League and have won four championship titles. They have also won five Belgian…
Where Are They Now? The West Ham Players Of Yesteryear
Alessandro Diamanti Having signed for West Ham United in 2009, the Italian’s stay in the East End didn’t last long. He may have played just one season with the Hammers, but what a season it was, with Diamanti bagging an impressive eight goals and five assists. In an otherwise poor team, he offered fans some…
Europa League Opposition Preview: Rapid Vienna
West Ham United’s next opponents in the Europa League group stage are Austrian side Rapid Vienna. Here is all you need to know about the opponents. The club, nicknamed “Die Grün-Weißen” (The Green-Whites) because of the team colours, was originally known as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club (First Viennese Workers’ Football Club) when the club was formed in 1897. Their…
An Overview Of The West Ham U-23 Set-Up
West Ham United’s Academy of Football is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful in modern football and has proved to be more important than ever following the introduction of the FA’s new Academy system in 1998 which put an emphasis back on the development of young, home grown players. With such a prevalence of foreign players…
A Tribute To Winston Reid
It has been announced that Winston-Reid has departed West Ham United with mutual consent, thereby ending his 11-year association with our club. A spokesman for the Hammers confirmed it had reached an agreement with Reid on Tuesday for the New Zealand international to depart and allow him to pursue first-team football elsewhere. Since signing for the…
European Languages Day – West Ham Edition
September 26th is officially the European Day of Languages, an annual event aimed at celebrating Europe’s diverse culture. Nearly 30 languages are spoken throughout the continent, and each language is unique in its own way. Learning a foreign language is a challenge in itself, but it is also considered quite the achievement if you can…
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