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Gianfranco Zola backs Roberto Di Matteo to land Chelsea job
Thursday 24 May 2012
Former Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola believes Italian compatriot Roberto Di Matteo is likely to remain in charge of the Blues next season.
Steve Kean in the dark at Blackburn as Venky's admits to 'total confusion'
Thursday 24 May 2012
Steve Kean's future at Blackburn was still shrouded in uncertainty yesterday despite one of Rovers' co-owners speaking at length for the first time since the club's relegation from the Premier League this month.
Emile Heskey heads Aston Villa cull
Thursday 24 May 2012
Emile Heskey has been released by Aston Villa, ending his three-and-a-half-year stay at the club.
Kieron Dyer handed one-year contract extension at QPR
Monday 21 May 2012
Queens Park Rangers have handed Kieron Dyer a one-year contact extension despite the midfielder missing all of last season through injury.
Co-owner David Gold reveals cost had West Ham failed in promotion bid
Monday 21 May 2012
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 Premier League.
Promotion tied up, now Allardyce wants stadium
Monday 21 May 2012
For Mark Noble it was the perfect start to his stag week and for Sam Allardyce it made up for missing out on a trip to Las Vegas, but for David Gold West Ham's play-off victory on Saturday was priceless. Pressed, the joint-chairman put a figure on how failure would have hit himself and co-owner David Sullivan. "It would have cost [us] probably around another £30m. If you own 150 oil wells then it's no problem. If you own 150 Ann Summers shops..."
The Sports Matrix: Saturday 21 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
England set for nervy run-chase after early wickets
Promotion tied up for West Ham, now Sam Allardyce wants Olympic Stadium
Monday 21 May 2012
Blackpool 1 West Ham 2
Allardyce proves substance can triumph over style
Sunday 20 May 2012
Whether the news of West Ham's play-off final victory reaches the Blackburn Rovers owners, Venky's, in India may be irrelevant, but the man they sacked weeks after taking control at Ewood Park has proved what a bad decision they made. Sam Allardyce, 18 months after being unfairly jilted, is back in the Premier League. And deservedly so, as his Hammers side picked their moment, minutes from the end, to score the decisive £56 million goal.
Vaz Te repays Allardyce's faith with golden goal
Sunday 20 May 2012
Blackpool 1 West Ham United 2: Portuguese forward's 26th goal of the season returns West Ham to the Premier League
Vaz Te fires Hammers back into Promised Land at play-off final
Saturday 19 May 2012
Blackpool 1 West Ham 2
Hibernian hope to end 110 years of pain in all-Edinburgh final
Saturday 19 May 2012
One of football's oldest rivalries comes out for once from under the shadow of the Old Firm
Sam Allardyce forced to tell West Ham players to ignore ticket requests for Championship play-off final
Friday 18 May 2012
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce had to tell his players to ignore any more ticket requests for tomorrow's trip to Wembley.
'Grafter' Nolan eager to battle his way back to the top-flight
Friday 18 May 2012
West Ham's captain knows what it feels like to win a play-off final. He tells Martin Hardy why it is vital he succeeds again.
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