West Ham United

Hammers come knocking but Chelsea won’t budge: Hayes’ side shows discipline in latest win

March 8, 2021

West Ham showed their tenacity in resisting a Chelsea thrashing — unlike their last meeting in the Continental Cup — but still the Blues ground out a solid result, writes [...]

West Ham defender Grace Fisk on England call-up and life on lockdown

April 15, 2020

Six months ago Grace Fisk was a relatively unknown quantity in this country but since her return to the WSL her stock has been on the up and up, writes Tom Dean. Fisk signed [...]

Bobby Zamora: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 20

November 1, 2019

Bobby Zamora and Lynsey Hooper for The Offside Rule Exclusives interview

Bobby Zamora joins Lynsey Hooper to discuss life after football, iconic moments in his 17-year professional career and what it was like growing up in East London amongst a [...]

Former West Ham striker Bobby Zamora reveals Liverpool and England regret

November 1, 2019

Bobby Zamora speaks to The Offside Rule Exclusives about why he has no plans to be a professional coach and two of his career regrets.When looking back on his playing [...]

Andy Carroll’s West Ham departure – a sad indictment of a wasted career

June 2, 2019

With Andy Carroll leaving West Ham, Hal Walker offers an elegy on the career that was, the career that could have been, and Carroll’s folk idol place in English [...]

Pablo Zabaleta: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 17

April 26, 2019

Pablo Zabaleta and Lynsey Hooper for The Offside Rules Exclusives podcast

West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta sits down with Lynsey Hooper to discuss his career highlights including the 2011/12 Premier League title with Manchester City, his move to [...]

Weekend Wanderings: Arsenal vs Tottenham, Patrice Evra’s Premier League return and the Second City Derby

February 9, 2018

Football continues to be as high-pressured and ruthless as ever before and with the fixture line-up on Saturday and Sunday, there is no shortage of compelling narratives. [...]

Joe Hart is up for the fight – and he has unfinished business with England

October 2, 2017

Joe Hart has had his fair share of criticism since he was thrust into the spotlight aged 19, after signing for Manchester City – but now he is fighting back, writes [...]

Joe Hart: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 2

October 1, 2017

Kait Borsay, Joe Hart, and Lynsey Hooper

England and West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart is the guest star on episode two of brand new podcast series The Offside Rule Exclusives. In this in-depth interview, tune in to [...]

Gambian international keeper dies in Mediterranean tragedy, Wenger backs FA over poppy row with FIFA and German exhibition match without offside rule

November 3, 2016

1. Fatim Jawara, the 19-year-old goalkeeper of the Gambian women’s national team, has tragically perished. She drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after falling from a boat [...]