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Samba Stars: Michail Antonio helps Ghanaian academy chase Premier League dreams

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In the heat of rural Leicestershire, the Samba Stars are chasing their dream. Head coach Freddie Okyere has just finished a shooting exercise and allows the squad to catch their breath. The teenagers from the Ghanaian academy, which is backed by former West Ham and Nottingham Forest forward Michail Antonio, have spent two and a … Read more

“Scouts came to watch me and I had an absolute stinker – I smelled out the entire pitch!” – Michail Antonio rues late start to international career

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Michail Antonio must have thought that international football was just never going to happen for him before he finally got his first cap for Jamaica at the age of 31. The forward had the opportunity to represent the Caribbean nation nearly a decade earlier, but let it slip through his grasp. By the time they … Read more

“David Moyes knew the culture of West Ham and how to get the boys going. We didn’t play the best football, but we got results” Michail Antonio on how the Hammers’ ex-boss got the best out of him

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During David Moyes’ second stint as West Ham boss, the Scot delivered the most successful period in the club’s modern-day history. That culminated in the Hammers winning the Europa Conference League in 2023, during a run of three consecutive European campaigns. But despite delivering silverware and memories that the club’s fans will cherish forever, he … Read more

“Dougie Freedman was blocking my transfers, so I texted him that he wasn’t my manager I’d be playing for myself. Within two days I was at West Ham” Michail Antonio on dark arts that got him his Premier League move

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What’s a footballer to do when he has a great move on the table and his manager won’t let him go? It’s a position that many professional players find themselves in at some stage or another – and for Michail Antonio, it was particularly frustrating given his chairman and manager were at odds as to … Read more

“Spurs wanted me to join their academy but my mum said no. I was fuming and cried non-stop that night” Michail Antonio on his path to senior football

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Michail Antonio’s journey to the top of English football was anything but straightforward. The former West Ham forward had to endure rejections, injuries and missed opportunities that threatened to derail his career before it really got going. One of these first setbacks came at the age of just 14, when a young Antonio was offered … Read more

“Beating Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn Ground, so was scoring West Ham’s first Premier League goal at the London Stadium” Michail Antonio recalls his favourite Hammers memories

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Few players have been able to experience West Ham’s recent run of modern-day landmarks as Michail Antonio. The Hammers forward enjoyed a ten-year spell in east London during which time he was present for the emotional farewell to the Boleyn Ground and subsequent move to the London Stadium, while he was also there as the … Read more

NEW ISSUE: Exclusive KSI interview, football’s celebrity owners, Harry Redknapp on Snoop Dogg, NY Cosmos, Leah Williamson and Antonin Panenka, plus Michail Antonio Q&A

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Order the new issue here and postage is included – just select ‘’Season Preview Issue 394’. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today and save! You’ll get this issue FREE plus the next 13 as part of your subscription… First a message from our editor, James Andrew: My mum isn’t a football fan, but when I was growing … Read more