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Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio signs for Championship club

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The Independent UK

Michail Antonio back in English football as he joins West Ham’s Championship rivals

Michail Antonio has returned to English football after leaving West Ham last year

The Independent UK

Michail Antonio: West Ham legend confirms return to English football as short-term contract signed

Experienced striker returns to the Championship after brief spell in Qatar

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'I wasn’t allowed to join Southampton after my loan spell. I could have been part of their rise to the Premier League' Michail Antonio on career-changing transfer that never happened

Michail Antonio spent a season on loan at St Mary's but was denied the chance to play a part in their meteoric rise from the third tier

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"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

Michail Antonio has represented Jamaica since 2021, but could have got his start a lot earlier if one fateful game had gone differently

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“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

Moyes saw the second of his two West Ham stints end in 2024

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“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

Michail Antonio spent ten years at West Ham, but had to resort to a bit of hardball to make the move happen

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“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

The former West Ham forward's path to the top came with its ups and downs

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

The forward spent 10 years at the club and remains their leading Premier League goalscorer

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“I sat on the bench for two months, so someone tweeted a picture of me to David Gold saying 'Missing person' and he retweeted. It was hilarious” Michail Antonio on a curious incident from his early West Ham days

The former Hammers forward struggled for game time after joining the club

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"The boys told me, 'Shut up, you’ll never do it' when I told them about the Homer Simpson celebration. It was quality" Michail Antonio on his iconic goal celebration

The former West Ham man always had a host of brilliant celebrations in his locker

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‘At West Ham, I told Slaven Bilic ‘I’ll never play at right-back!’ Mark Noble argued with me, so I stormed off and got a taxi home’ Michail Antonio on his shifting roles at West Ham

West Ham's all-time leading Premier League goalscorer was not always used up front, and wasn't always happy about it

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"I was looking out of my hotel room, seeing rockets fly past, the hotel would shake when they were getting blocked – that was scary, but it was fine other than that day" Michail Antonio on arriving to play in Qatar as Iranian missiles hit the state

The striker left West Ham after suffering a serious leg break in a car crash in December 2024

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“Karren Brady offered me a £5k a week deal with the U21s, I said, 'The U21s are on more than that' Her response was, 'Well, they haven’t been in a car crash and shattered their leg' – I didn’t sign the contract” Michail Antonio on his West Ham rejection

The striker was entering the final months of his West Ham deal when he was involved in a car accident in December 2024

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‘I have no memory of my car crash. When the first responders got there one leg was a quarter smaller than the other because it was completely shattered’ Michail Antonio on his 2024 car crash

The former West Ham striker suffered horrific injuries in a car crash in December 2024

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Michail Antonio ‘wanted West Ham to get relegated’ after sour end to Hammers career

The former West Ham man’s car crash ended his East London playing days

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Michail Antonio: ‘In football, no one really cares about you as long as you perform’

The former West Ham striker talks to Jacob Steinberg about the club’s decline, the benefits of therapy and always being asked about his car crash

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West Ham United legend Michail Antonio exclusive: ‘I’ve been talking to a few clubs since leaving Qatar, but I’m thinking that I could possibly retire – I'm weighing things up, I’m going to make a decision by the middle or end of June'

The former Hammers forward made a comeback after a horrific car accident – at 36 though, he's considering whether to hang up his boots this summer

The Independent UK

Former Premier League star Michail Antonio at risk of driving ban

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The Independent UK

Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio facing driving ban for failing to name speeding Lamborghini driver

Michail Antonio is facing the prospect of being banned from driving

Evening Standard

Michail Antonio signs with new club 15 months after near-fatal car crash

Former West Ham striker makes return to club football after failed talks with Brentford, Leicester and Charlton Athletic

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Michal Antonio: Former West Ham star ‘looking good’ for return after career-threatening crash

Veteran forward has not played club football for over a year

The Independent UK

Michail Antonio nears football return after breaking his leg in car crash

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Michail Antonio trains with Championship club as he eyes return to football after horror car crash

Michail Antonio has not played a competitive match since his car crash in December 2024

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