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Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham United tenure will begin against Aston Villa at the London Stadium on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 Premier League season. Lopetegui, who was named David Moyes’ successor in May, will also face Crystal Palace and Manchester City in the first month. West Ham play Southampton at St Mary’s on Boxing Day and close their campaign away at Ipswich Town. West Ham news, features and more Latest transfer news from The Athletic All times BST/GMT 17/08/2024 17:30 West Ham United vs Aston Villa 24/08/2024 15:00 Crystal Palace vs West Ham United...

Lucas Paqueta is carrying on with his career and stepping up preparations with Brazil at the Copa America – but a dark cloud lingers

West Ham have made the 18-year-old forward from Brazil the first signing of the Lopetegui era – he is exciting and highly rated but raw

West Ham United have confirmed the signing of Luis Guilherme from Brazilian side Palmeiras. The Athletic reported last week that West Ham were in advanced talks to sign Guilherme for a fee in the region of £25.5million, and the 18-year-old forward has now signed a five-year contract with the Premier League side. The transfer will be officially completed on Friday, when the transfer window formally opens. Guilherme confirmed that he had spoken to new head coach Julen Lopetegui, adding that he had dreamed of playing in the Premier League since he was a boy. “I’m very happy to be signing...

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Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has not given up hope of seeing Gareth Bale play for Wrexham, saying “the offer is still on the table”. Bale, Wales’ all-time top scorer with 41 goals, retired at the age of 33 shortly after the 2022 World Cup. The tournament was Wales’ first appearance at a World Cup in 64 years. Last year, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid forward sent Wrexham a message of congratulations after they sealed promotion to the Football League as National League champions, with McElhenney jokingly saying “I won’t spend four hours trying to...

From first-time UK tourists to locals used to watching games in the wee hours of the morning, MLB fans showed up in numbers in London

“Yes, absolutely and I've spoken to numerous people in MLB about it,” Harper said.

The incoming West Ham boss wants four new signings by July 1, including a much-needed new striker

Lucas Paqueta’s lawyers have requested more time to respond to his Football Association (FA) charge for alleged betting breaches. The West Ham United midfielder was charged with misconduct by the FA on May 23 had until June 3 to respond to the charges, which he denies. The Brazil Football Federation (CBF) said last week it was informed by the FA that due to the details of the case it anticipated an extension may be requested. The FA opened an investigation into Paqueta, 26, last August. He has been charged with four alleged breaches of FA Rule E5.1 in relation to his conduct in West...

West Ham United are close to signing Flamengo centre-back Fabricio Bruno. Nothing is finalised but a deal which would see the 28-year-old move to the London Stadium for an initial €13.5million plus €1.5m in add-ons and sign a five-year contract is progressing. He was left out of Flamengo’s squad for their 3-0 Copa Libertadores win over Millonarios on Tuesday due to the discussions. The defender would become Julen Lopetegui’s first signing after the Spaniard was confirmed as West Ham’s new head coach earlier this month. West Ham are also close to signing Wes Foderingham on...

West Ham United are close to agreeing a deal with goalkeeper Wes Foderingham. The 33-year-old will leave Sheffield United when his contract officially expiries at the end of June. Foderingham made over 100 league appearances during his four-year spell at Bramall Lane, having joined from Rangers in the summer of 2020. The former Swindon Town and Rangers goalkeeper played 30 times in the Premier League last season, but was unable to prevent the club from suffering relegation back to the Championship. New West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui wants to sign an experienced third-choice goalkeeper...

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This season, Bowen has proven himself one of the Premier League's and England's top forwards, and become the face of West Ham