West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has confirmed that the club plans to take the Europa League seriously in 2016/17, citing the example of Liverpool coming within one game of being able to use the competition as a platform for the Champions League. The Hammers were handed entry into the Europa League for the second straight season after Manchester United beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at the weekend and ensured the place set aside for that competition would go to the next highest...
Source: 90min.com