Sam Allardyce does not expect his West Ham contract to be renewed until the last minute — but believes only a change in ownership will scupper his chances of a new deal. Allardyce has overseen a stunning season despite not knowing if he will have a future at the club beyond the summer, when his contract runs out. No talks have yet been planned but Allardyce, whose previous two-year extension was signed in May 2013, insisted he is ‘comfortable’ to wait. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is confident he will be offered a new deal by the club soon West Ham supporters displayed a 'Fat Sam Out ' banner during West Ham's defeat to West Brom in April 2014

From that point of view, I can’t see
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Hammers being sold at this moment in time.’


There are 34 years of reasons to be skeptical about any negotiations that may emerge from Friday's historic phone call between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. There are scores of broken promises and outright lies about Iran's nuclear program itself. There is Iran's state sponsorship of terror and its efforts to extend its influence across the Middle East at the expense of peace, human dignity and America's allies. But there are no reasons not to be appreciative of the significance of the call, the courage it took for President Obama to seek it, or the good common sense that is to be associated with the United States talking to its enemies.

President
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Obama came into office citing this as a top national security concern.


Listen out in the 16th minute of Chelsea’s game against Schalke tonight and amid the usual din of the Veltins Arena there may be a ripple of applause and a chorus of 'One Di Matteo'. Chelsea supporters treat their legends with respect. Remember how they sang for Frank Lampard at Manchester City, even after he had scored a late equaliser against them. The 16th minute ovation in honour of Roberto Di Matteo’s shirt number became a staple of Chelsea games after he had been fired to make way for Rafa Benitez. Roberto Di Matteo gets organised before Schalke's training session at Veltins-Arena on Monday

Like many new managers who arrive with the transfer window closed, the first thing
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Di Matteo did was to claim the players might be in better shape and launch into a fitness drive.