Football Soccer - Chelsea v West Ham United - Barclays Premier League - Stamford Bridge - 19/3/16 Andy Carroll celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal for West Ham Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley
LONDON (Reuters) - As the sparrow flies, West Ham United's Boleyn Ground is a mere four kilometres from the Olympic Stadium that will soon be their home but the move could catapult the Hammers into entirely new footballing territory.
A few years after the club were struggling in the second tier and flirting with financial meltdown, boom times are predicted as they prepare to take residence in a 60,000-seater stadium that will be the third biggest in English club football.
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