Results tagged “Bobby Moore Fund”

West Ham legend George Parris is backing Gianfranco Zola to get the club out of the relegation dogfight but they need to start getting results now.

Parris feels Zola's men must kick-off their revival with victory over fellow strugglers Hull City this Saturday and beat Burnley the following week.

David James should be England's goalkeeper at next year's World Cup and that would mean bad news for West Ham's Rob Green.

James is the choice of ex-England keeper David Seaman as speculation continues over who Fabio Capello will have as his first choice in South Africa.

A childhood brush with a football icon has inspired a part-time artist to stage a charity exhibition in Canary Wharf.

The artist, who goes by the name of Popkin, has 17 paintings on display at First Edition in Cabot Square, which he hopes will be sold to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund for cancer research.

The football season is almost upon us but before it starts in earnest West Ham will honour arguably their greatest son in their final friendly game.

The Bobby Moore Cup match will be held at Upton Park when the Irons meet Italian side Napoli on August 8.

WEST Ham have announced the retirement of their number six shirt in memory of the late Bobby Moore.

This Saturday's friendly against Villareal will see the the claret and blue number six permanently withdrawn from the squad list, following approval from the Premier League.

Next month marks the 50th anniversary of Moore's first-team debut for the Irons. He went on to play 643 games for the club, leading them to triumph in the FA Cup in 1964 and the Cup Winners Cup in 1965.

West Ham fans will have the chance to play at Upton Park if they enter a five-a-side tournament in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund.

Organisers of the new competition, which aims to raise £70,000 for cancer research, want teams from east London and Essex to take part in a qualifying competition in Dagenham on May 18.

The winning team will go forward to a finals day at the Boleyn Ground on June 2, where they will face seven other teams from across the country for the Bobby Moore Fund Trophy.