One of West Ham United’s most talented young players joined in first-team training at Rush Green yesterday afternoon. The West Ham academy is well-renowned for being one of the very best in the business. West Ham are well renowned for bringing through some of the most talented young players in England. ‘The Academy of Football‘ was a moniker given to the Hammers initially by the British press, after we produced the likes of Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Sir Geoff Hurst in the 60’s. More recently, the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Mark Noble and Declan Rice …
