Tomas Soucek reveals heartwarming video call with Michail Antonio as he dedicates celebration to stricken West Ham star
He has since undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture in a London hospital.”These things happen, but hopefully he will be even better soon.”





The victory would have eased some pressure on Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui, with the club now nine points from the bottom three.West Ham beat Wolves 2-1 on Monday night in their first match since the shocking incident.”I messaged everyone what I could on how he is. I wish him all the best, I was so scared as to what was going to happen.”Reports had claimed that former Chelsea boss Graham Potter is open to replacing the Spaniard should he be sacked at the London Stadium.
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Antonio said: “They kicked me out because I refused to sign a contract.”It’s tough not to play a long time without him. This is for him, he’s a massive player and he’s in my heart.”It was really tough. I was with the kids and I saw the information on my phone.After the game, the Czech midfielder revealed that he and the rest of the team spoke to Antonio on a video call.
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The Jamaica international was recently asked by Gary Lineker on the Rest is Football podcast what he would like to do when he retires from the game.However, the goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR check.”I am happy for the players to have the possibility to dedicate this victory to Mick and his family. They deserve this.”



Michail Antonio’s incredible rise

“Antonio has been here since I came and he’s been my favourite.
The Wandsworth-born forward started from humble beginnings – playing for non-league Tooting & Mitcham United.The captain made his own tribute to Antonio as he held up the forward’s shirt towards the stands.By Jon Boon”This was great we saw him today, I wish him all the best.The whole team were involved in a tribute to their team-mate before kick-off as they warmed up in shirts with “Antonio” on the back.Away from football, Antonio has bravely opened up about his mental health struggles in recent times.”It was a very difficult match, as all the matches in the Premier League are, and we overcame different moments in disallowing the goals.He revealed: “I want to go into entertainment.The whole crowd in the stadium rose to their feet in the 9th minute to applaud the Jamaica international.Read more about Michail Antonio’s incredible rise and life away from the game.Antonio, 34, had to be cut free from his £260,000 Ferrari FF after it hit a tree in Theydon Bois, Essex, on Saturday.However, West Hame star Jarrod Bowen fired in the winning goal just two minutes later.”We saw him before the game, we had a video call with him before the game.He added: “I dedicated it to him, I said to myself that I want to score even more today. He told Sky Sports: “It was a tough week for us and his family. It’s really tough but we are happy he came to the position he can be.
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After the full-time whistle emotions boiled over as a huge brawl broke out after a disagreement between Bowen and Mario Lemina.Soucek, 29, opened the scoring with a header and dedicated his goal to his team-mate and showed nine fingers in reference to Antonio’s shirt number.
Lopetegui dedicates win to Antonio

Julen Lopetegui dedicated West Ham’s win over Wolves to star Michail Antonio.