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West Ham United are embroiled in a secret legal battle with the owners of the London Stadium as taxpayers will end up paying over 1bn for the stadium by the end of the decade.That is according to the Daily Mail, who reports that the London Legacy Development Corporation have spent 7m of taxpayers' money on lawyers during their tussle with the club.

Regardless of the division that West Ham United find themselves in next season, it seems clear that Declan Rice won't still be at the London Stadium.The England international has made it clear that he wants to be playing in the Champions League and has been strongly linked with a move across London to current Premier League leaders Arsenal.

West Ham United have banned a group of fans over their actions in a video taken during a game at London Stadium.A clip on social media shows one man putting white powder on the bald head of a man in front of him, and another appearing to sniff the powder.The Premier League club said "there is no place for this kind of behaviour".

West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing the Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay.The Red Devils are prepared to listen to offers for the Scottish midfielder and the Hammers are hoping to bring in the 26-year-old in as a replacement for Declan Rice.A number of Premier League clubs are hoping to sign the 24-year-old West ham midfielder and the Hammers are already planning for a future without him.

West Ham United are interested in signing Harry Maguire from Premier League rivals Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to Football Insider .The report has claimed that Manchester United have made Maguire available for transfer, and that the Hammers are keen on bringing the England international central defender to London Stadium.

Liverpool have a big game against Tottenham this afternoon as they look to continue their recent improved run of form.The Reds have won three Premier League games in a row, including a 2-1 win away to West Ham in their last match, and they'll be back at Anfield later this afternoon to host Spurs.One imagines that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp won't see a reason to change too much, so could we see something like the line up below, with just one change from the win at the London Stadium?

Liverpool have a chance to move into fifth place in the Premier League this weekend as they take on current occupiers Tottenham Hotspur.The Reds face an uphill battle to reach next season's Champions League, though would definitely prefer Europa League qualification over the Europa Conference League.

Liverpool recorded a third straight victory with a 2-1 win over West Ham at the London stadium on Wednesday.An excellent strike from Lucas Paqueta opened the scoring for the hosts, but they could not preserve their lead for long as Cody Gakpo leveled the score with a fantastic finish of his own just minutes later.

(Image credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images) Arsenal are the subject of some scathing analysis from one former West Ham United star who reckons that the Gunners won't be signing Declan Rice this summer, either.The Gunners sit five points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of hosting Brentford at the Emirates Stadium this weekend.

Sadiq Khan has hit back at Boris Johnson's criticism of the planned expansion of London's ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez).The zone is due to be expanded to cover the whole of the capital from August 29 to boost air quality, with a 12.50 daily fee for vehicles not meeting minimum standards.Mr Khan said he will take no lectures from his predecessor as London mayor, Mr Johnson, who in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, accused Mr Khan of expanding the scheme to rake in money from motorists.

Mounting a stellar comeback at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, Manchester United punched their FA Cup quarter-final ticket thanks to a late 3-1 victory against West Ham.While the Premier League heavyweights might have been chasing a 1-0 deficit as Said Benrhama produced a wonderful opening strike nine minutes after the interval, Erik ten Hag's side showed their resolve in some style.

The fan will be banned from the London Stadium (Image: PA) A West Ham fan has been banned from matches for three years after he threw a coin.Daniel Adamson, of St Magnus Close, Birchington in Kent, committed the offence during West Ham's 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace at the London Stadium on November 6.

They just can't seem to get things right down in east London, either on or off the pitch, West Ham looking like relegation candidates and now, apparently, looking at ground share options for their London Stadium which was, frankly, built for athletics and not football.According to the Daily Mail, West Ham's stadium, built for the 2012 Olympics, is being considered alongside the likes of Wembley, Twickenham and Craven Cottage as a potential new home for London rivals, Chelsea, whilst their Stamford Bridge ground is being refurbished.

It looks increasingly certain now that West Ham attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini is set to leave the club for a transfer to River Plate.The Argentine had a spell at River earlier in his career, and now looks set to return there after eight years in east London.Lanzini has been a fine servant for West Ham, despite some fitness problems, but it seems his long stay at the London Stadium is now coming to an end.

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West Ham is going green.The football club's home at the London Stadium is getting its roof covered with solar panels so it can generate its own energy.Plans have been revealed to wrap the former Olympic Stadium in a very cool-sounding 'solar membrane'.

The future of one of the world's most renowned athletics stadiums is in doubt despite the mayor of London's plans for a comprehensive renovation of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.A 19,000 capacity venue that hosted the London Grand Prix for more than a decade before athletics events in the capital were switched to the new Olympic stadium in 2012, Crystal Palace athletics stadium has since fallen into disrepair and had to be temporarily closed in November when it was discovered that the concrete pillars that held up the floodlights were unsafe.

T he London Stadium is set to have its roof covered with solar panels in a bid to help it go green and generate its own energy.Plans have been revealed to wrap the 2012 Olympics arena now home to West Ham United in a multi-million pound solar membrane to cut carbon emissions and harness the sun's rays.

12:45 PM GMT+1 Lucy Parker played for West Ham at Old Trafford during Women's Football Weekend / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages West Ham defender Lucy Parker has publicly criticised the club over the lack of opportunity for the women's team to play at the London Stadium this season.The Hammers usually play home games at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, shared with the men's Under-23 team and also National League club Dagenham & Redbridge.

Sign up to Miguel Delaney's Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel's Delaney's free weekly newsletter David Moyes promised to emulate Erik ten Hag and do a bit of dad dancing if West Ham win the FA Cup.Manchester United boss Ten Hag recreated a jig of delight from his Ajax days with Antony and Lisandro Martinez after their Carabao Cup final success against Newcastle.

Paris St-Germain were prepared to let France striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, join Liverpool last summer but he rejected the potential move amid reports linking him with Real Madrid.Arsenal will not be panicked into buying in January after missing out on Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 22, to Chelsea and are prepared to wait until the summer before going in for West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice, 24.

After sacking Patrick Vieira earlier this week, Crystal Palace have an urgent job on their hands in replacing him quickly, with one of their potential targets seemingly waiting around for the West Ham vacancy.The Frenchman fell on his sword at Selhurst Park after not being able to motivate his side to get a single win from their games in 2023, their last victory coming on the final day of 2022 according to WhoScored.

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Our panel discusses the weekend's Premier League action, including glaring errors made by VARs during the matches at Selhurst Park and Emirates Stadium, and the sacking of Nathan Jones by Southampton.

Everton manager Frank Lampard says he "absolutely" does not fear being sacked after his side were beaten by West Ham in the Premier League.The Toffees are without a win in the top flight since October and are stuck in a relegation battle in 19th place.Everton's poor form, consisting of six defeats and two draws, is Lampard's longest winless run as a manager in league competition.

Premier League and English Football League clubs wore black armbands and held a minute's applause before kick-off in this weekend's games in honour of Brazil legend Pele.The Scottish Professional Football League has also suggested all clubs pay their respects with a minute's applause or "other appropriate gesture".

The future of Manuel Lanzini's future at London Stadium looks bleak.The 30-year-old midfielder spent the 201516 season on loan at Upton Park before making his permanent move to West Ham for about 9.4 million in the summer of 2016.He was very popular in East London, but tragedy struck for him in 2018.

West Ham United manager David Moyes will be sweating over the availability of his star talisman Gianluca Scamacca, who is facing a late fitness test to determine the likelihood of his inclusion in tonight's crucial Premier League fixture against Brentford.What's the latest?Signing for the Hammers from Sassuolo in a £35.5m

Arthur Masuaku will reportedly return to his parent club West Ham United as Besiktas are unwilling to keep him for the remainder of the season.David Moyes allowed the 29-year-old to join the Turkish Super League side at the beginning of the 2022/2023 campaign due to the lack of playing time he would receive at the London Stadium.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney's injury is "not significant" and he could play against Liverpool on Monday, Bees manager Thomas Frank has confirmed.He had earlier scored the Bees' first goal - his 12th of the season - and set up the second at London Stadium."It's good news," said Frank.

Fabrizio Romano has insisted that West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca is happy in London despite recent transfer rumours linking him with a possible move back to Serie A with Napoli.The Italy international joined West Ham from Sassuolo in the summer, but he's not quite made the desired impact in his time at the London Stadium so far.