West Ham United F.C.
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West Ham United Football Club is an English football club.
The club plays in the FA Premiership. It was started in 1895 and its home stadium is Upton Park in east London. The club is also called "the Hammers" and "the Irons" because it was started in a London ironworks. Their main rivals are Millwall, other rivals are Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC.
Their current manager is Alan Curbishley.
Famous ex-players are-
- Bobby Moore, captain of England when they won the world cup in 1966.
- Geoff Hurst, who scored three goals for England in the world cup final.
- Trevor Brooking, a good player for England in the 1970/1980s.
- Paulo Di Canio, an entertaining player and hero for West Ham fans.
- Carlos Tevez, Kept west ham in the premiership with an outstanding run of form 2006/2007.
