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Newly-promoted West Ham have released Julien Faubert, John Carew, Abdoulaye Faye and Papa Bouba Diop at the end of their contracts.
Former
Co-owner David Gold admits West Ham would have been in big financial trouble had they failed to make an immediate return to the Barclays
Gareth Bale has pulled out of Wales' friendly against Mexico in New York next Sunday, with five other first-choice squad members also
West Ham's Wembley matchwinner Ricardo Vaz Te is determined to make the most of his second chance.
The Portuguese winger was on the football scrapheap two years
Thomas Ince hopes Blackpool can use Reading as inspiration as the Seasiders look to bounce back from the heartache of defeat in the npower Championship play-off final.
Reading lost
A jubilant Sam Allardyce admitted leading West Ham to promotion back to the Barclays Premier League was the biggest achievement of his career.
Ricardo Vaz Te
Ricardo Vaz Te admitted feeling "blessed" after his late strike sealed West Ham's promotion to the Barclays Premier League as they beat
Ricardo Vaz Te is West Ham's hero after his late goal sealed the London club's return to the Barclays Premier League with a 2
The line-ups for the Championship play-off final - the richest game in football!
Sam Allardyce insists the npower Championship play-off final is a bigger game than the Champions League final.
Allardyce's West Ham side will battle for promotion to
Blackpool v West Ham; Wembley; Championship Play-off final; Saturday 19 May 2012, 15:00 KO
Sam Allardyce insists he has no axe to grind with Blackpool ahead of West Ham's Wembley encounter with his former club.
Standing in his way
Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks is thankful he opted against joining last summer's exodus from Bloomfield Road.
The Seasiders' last-day relegation from the Barclays
Ian Holloway insists Blackpool have come back from being "a dead duck" last summer after guiding the club to the npower Championship play-off final at
Blackpool sealed a showdown with West Ham in the npower Championship play-off final after an absorbing 2-2 semi-final second leg draw with Birmingham at
Marlon King has promised a different Birmingham will show up as they look to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second leg of their play-off semi-final
Sam Allardyce admits West Ham will have to handle the pressure of being favourites again when they step out at Wembley for the npower Championship play-off final.
The Hammers, who
Sam Allardyce is looking for a repeat performance at Wembley after West Ham reached the npower Championship play-off final.
The Hammers are just 90 minutes from an immediate return to
West Ham are 90 minutes away from a return to the Barclays Premier League after sweeping aside Cardiff with a 3-0 win in the second leg of their play
Ian Holloway hopes Blackpool do not live to regret missed chances after claiming a slender 1-0 advantage in the first-leg of their npower
Curtis Davies' unfortunate own goal gave Blackpool a slender 1-0 advantage over Birmingham in the first leg of their npower Championship play-off
Birmingham manager Chris Hughton knows all about the threat of Stephen Dobbie ahead of Friday night's play-off semi-final first leg away to
Birmingham manager Chris Hughton admitted luck was with his side as they overcame Burnley 3-1 to claim a vital victory in the play-off race.
Goals from
A double from Billy Sharp against his old club Doncaster helped Southampton to a 2-0 win which maintained their five-point lead at the top of
Promotion hopefuls Blackpool and Cardiff were both held to home draws in the npower Championship on Wednesday night.
Kevin Phillips and Jermaine Beckford each
