Support grows for West Ham challenge

Support for a legal challenge to West Ham’s escape from relegation appears to be growing after Wigan chairman Dave Whelan claimed Middlesbrough had joined the so-called ’Gang of Four’.

Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League yesterday on goal difference but the perceived injustice of the Hammers’ record £5.5m (€8m) fine instead of a points deduction for irregularities over the signings of Argentinians Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano is starting to rankle.