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Wolves vs. West Ham: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream

The Premier League sides will face off in a preseason match in Jacksonville

West Ham and Wolves kick off their tours of the U.S. on Saturday night when they face off in Jacksonville, Fla.

Alongside Crystal Palace, the two sides will make up the 2024 Stateside Cup, a new preseason event.

The other two games of the tournament will see Wolves face Crystal Palace on Wednesday in Annapolis, Md., and West Ham take on Palace in Tampa, Fla. on August 3.

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For West Ham, its U.S. tour will end after two games, while Wolves will close out their trip to the States with a match against RB Leipzig on August 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Wolves vs. West Ham (club friendly)

  • When: Saturday, July 27
  • Where: EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, FL)
  • Time: 7 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: beIN SPORTS (WATCH NOW)

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West Ham bus for USA tour features comically oversized bubble machine

The Hammers arrived in the United States while making a big statement

West Ham has arrived in the United States while making a big statement.

The Hammers unveiled a tour bus outfitted with a comically oversized bubble machine, parading through the streets of Tampa while shooting gigantic bubbles into the sky.

The bus is an ode to West Ham’s famous anthem, “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles,” which is played before every home game while bubbles are released into the air.

The Premier League side arrived in Florida on Sunday ahead of its first preseason tour of the U.S. since 2016. The team will stay in Florida for 16 days while playing two friendlies against Premier League rivals as part of the Stateside Cup.

West Ham will play Wolves on Saturday in Jacksonville before facing Crystal Palace in August 3 in Tampa.

“Hopefully after the trip to America, we’ll have answers to a lot of our questions,” said defender Kurt Zouma. “We’re playing against two strong sides, who obviously play in the Premier League, so it should be good for the fans to see, too.

“I am really excited to be in America! I’ve been to Los Angeles, but never Florida before, so it’s new and I’m looking forward to seeing what we get up to out here. I like American culture — like the NBA — so hopefully I can find out more about things like that.”

Watch West Ham bus on streets of Tampa

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The one clip that shows Lucas Paqueta is in real trouble

This evidence looks pretty hard to refute

Lucas Paquetá has got some serious explaining to do.

On Thursday, the FA charged the West Ham midfielder with spot-fixing offenses in four Premier League matches.

As the the FA stated: “It’s alleged that he directly sought to influence the progress, conduct, or any other aspect of, or occurrence in these matches by intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market in order for one or more persons to profit from betting.”

Among gambling offenses, this is as bad as it gets. The Brazil international is alleged to have manipulated matches he played in by intentionally getting carded. That kind of offense strikes at the core integrity of the game, which governing bodies tend to look at in highly unfavorable terms. See: Porter, Jontay.

Each of the four charges carries a potential sentence of anywhere between six months and a lifetime ban.

For his part, Paquetá denied the charges in a statement released via his social media.

The FA named four incidents in which Paquetá is accused of intentionally getting booked: against Leicester City on November 12, 2022; Aston Villa on March 12, 2023; Leeds United on May 21, 2023; and Bournemouth on August 12, 2023.

Reviewing the footage on just one of those incidents, against Aston Villa, reveals that Paquetá may be facing a real uphill battle in his defense.

To put it simply: Paquetá looks desperate to be carded.

First, he charges into Douglas Luiz well after the Villa midfielder plays the ball away. Paquetá is whistled for a foul, but no yellow. Clearly not satisfied, Paquetá quickly hunts down John McGinn and brings him down with a tackle no referee could ever avoid booking.

Yeah, this doesn’t look great.

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Stateside Cup 2024: Schedule, tickets, stadiums and more

Wolves, Crystal Palace, and West Ham are coming to the United States this summer.

The list of Premier League clubs coming to the U.S. this summer continues to grow.

The latest competition to be announced is the 2024 Stateside Cup, a three-team preseason event that will feature Wolves, Crystal Palace, and West Ham.

With the Premier League trio confirmed for the event, half of the league’s 20 sides have booked travel plans for the United States ahead of the 2024-25 season.

That list includes most of the league’s biggest sides, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool.

The Stateside Cup will feature three matches, with two at NFL stadiums in Florida and one in Maryland at the home of the U.S. Naval Academy’s collegiate football team.

Below are the Stateside Cup fixtures for 2024, including information on where to buy tickets.

Stateside Cup 2024

July 27: Wolves vs. West Ham — EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL. TICKETS.

July 31: Crystal Palace vs. Wolves — Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

August 3: West Ham vs. Crystal Palace — Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL. TICKETS.

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Already shorthanded, Jamaica sees Antonio withdraw ahead of USMNT clash

If Jamaica is to spring an upset over the USMNT, it will have to do so the hard way

If Jamaica is to spring an upset over the U.S. men’s national team on Thursday night, it will have to do so the hard way.

Already missing a host of key players for the Concacaf Nations League semifinal, the Reggae Boyz will now also be without star forward Michail Antonio.

West Ham said on Tuesday that Antonio had withdrawn from the Jamaica squad, declining to provide a reason. The 33-year-old was originally named to Jamaica’s roster for the Nations League finals, and scored on Sunday in West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

Antonio joins a growing list of players who won’t be available on Thursday when Jamaica faces the USMNT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Leon Bailey and Trivante Stewart were both not selected for the roster after missing curfew at Jamaica’s most recent camp. Center backs Ethan Pinnock and Amari’i Bell also weren’t called up due to injury, while Demarai Gray and Shamar Nicholson are on the roster but will be suspended against the U.S. due to card accumulation.

The USMNT is aiming for its third consecutive Nations League title, while Jamaica is making its first semifinal appearance in the competition.

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West Ham tops arrests table for second year running

Back-to-back arrests champions!

West Ham finished atop a table for the second straight year, but this one may not be worth celebrating.

In figures released by the UK government on Thursday, West Ham supporters finished with 89 arrests for the 2022-23 season — the most across the UK’s top five divisions.

It is, in fact, the second consecutive year that Hammers fans finished in first place, with this year’s number actually an improvement over last year’s total of 95 arrests.

Of the 89 West Ham arrests last season, 27 were for public order offenses, while 23 came for throwing missiles. Additionally, the majority (69 percent) came during home matches.

Manchester United came in second place with 83 arrests, while Leeds was third with 69. Leeds also had the biggest year-over-year increase in arrests (+25).

On the bright side, the arrest rate for fans attending matches is still exceedingly small. With a total of 2,264 of arrests last season, the rate is only 5.0 arrests per 100,000 attendees.

And then there was this fact: “There were no arrests reported in relation to women’s regulated football matches.”

Arrests by club, 2022-23 season

  1. West Ham United 89
  2. Manchester United 83
  3. Leeds United 69
  4. Manchester City 66
  5. Arsenal 51
  6. Tottenham Hotspur 51
  7. Burnley 50
  8. Leicester City 49
  9. Everton 48
  10. Birmingham City 47

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Mate, they turned this football pitch into a baseball pitch

London Stadium has been transformed ahead of the MLB’s London Series

London Stadium, normally home to West Ham, has been transformed into a stadium for a different sport with a slightly harder, smaller ball.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are in England ahead of the 2023 MLB London Series, which will see the rivals face off in a two-game series on Saturday and Sunday.

It will be only the second time MLB has played games in England, with the inaugural London Series taking place in 2019 when the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees faced off at London Stadium.

The Cubs and Cardinals were set to return in 2020, before the pandemic would eventually delay the series by three years.

The transformation of the stadium into a baseball facility began all the way back on June 7, with more than 400 people working around the clock to build dugouts, change the locker rooms, alter stadium seating and lay over 144,000 square feet of artificial turf.

A time-lapse video from MLB shows the amazing metamorphosis.

Retired West Ham greats James Collins and Carlton Cole could scarcely believe their eyes when they saw what their former home stadium looked like.

Collins said he knew a little bit about baseball but he echoed a common complaint about the sport.

“I’ve been to a game a few years ago, I went to a New York Mets game. I’ll watch any sport that’s on the tele, so I sort of get it and enjoy it to be fair. It’s so long though,” he told Sky Sports.

“If I was coming to watch sports I don’t mind a beer, but it’s a bit too long to get on the beers.”

There’s a pitch clock now, James! Drink up.

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Dallas United player denies racism charges after TST incident vs. West Ham

“I did not use a racist slur towards anyone,” said David Ortiz

A Dallas United player has denied using a racial slur in a match against West Ham at The Soccer Tournament.

A match between the two teams on the first day of the competition was suspended amid allegations of a player directing a racial slur at a West Ham player.

An investigation by tournament organizers concluded that Dallas United violated TST’s code of conduct. After speaking to representatives from both teams, the decision was taken for Dallas United to withdraw from the tournament.

The Dallas United player who was alleged to have used the slur was not named, but now David Ortiz has made a statement on Instagram confirming he is the player in question and denying the charges.

“Racism has never been condoned in my household and it goes without saying that I stand against racism in any shape or form,” Ortiz said on his Instagram story. “I did not use a racist slur towards anyone, and it pains me to have my legacy tarnished in this way.”

Ortiz, 22, came up through the FC Dallas academy before playing professionally in Spain and Colombia. Most recently he’s played in the MASL indoor league and with the U.S. futsal national team.

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TST game involving West Ham suspended amid racial slur allegations

Organizers halted play after allegations that a Dallas United player used a slur

The first day of The Soccer Tournament was marred by allegations that a player used a racial slur.

A match in Group D between Dallas United and a team representing West Ham was halted, with the latter side walking off over the alleged racial slur. The game was suspended pending an investigation from tournament organizers.

“The match between West Ham United and Dallas United has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of use or intent to use a racial slur,” said a statement from TST. “TST has zero tolerance towards racial abuse, and take these allegations very seriously. After speaking with players and coaches from both teams, officials, and consulting audio from our production team, TST will issue the results of its investigation.”

TST’s roster page for Dallas United bills the team as “a unique partnership” between Twitch streamer Castro_1021 and Dallas Soccer Alliance, an adult soccer league in the greater Dallas area.

West Ham’s team is comprised almost entirely of ex-pros who played for West Ham at some point in their careers, including Luis Boa Morte, Carlton Cole, Marlon Harewood, and Tyrone Mears.

It was not immediately clear what sanctions TST would pose should the investigation confirm the use of racist language

Edit note: Dallas United has since withdrawn from the tournament.

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Forbes ranks 20 most valuable soccer teams in the world

Valuations of the world’s biggest clubs are sky high

Who are the most valuable soccer teams in the world?

With success being more and more tied to an ability to spend, being a “big” club — at least in financial terms — is the clearest indicator of whether a given team is going to contend for trophies in the world’s top leagues.

That said, what defines value doesn’t necessarily require a team to be in the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, or Serie A. MLS has three teams in the top 20, including LAFC becoming the first club to break the $1 billion valuation barrier.

That said, Europe is still the home of the world’s biggest clubs, and its most valuable. In particular, eight of the top 20 hail from the Premier League, which will not be a particular surprise given the league’s global reach.

Here are Forbes’ 20 most valuable teams in global soccer.