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Former West Ham keeper Miklosko dies at 64

Former West Ham goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko has died at age 64 after a long battle with cancer, as confirmed by his former club Banik Ostrava.

Ludek Miklosko, who played 318 matches for West Ham and helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division in 1990/91, passed away at 64 years old. The Czech goalkeeper also played for Queens Park Rangers before retiring in 2001 and later worked as a goalkeeping coach at West Ham until 2010. chincha.pl

West Ham will honor Miklosko before their League Cup match against Fulham on Tuesday, with the club describing him as "our highly beloved and inspiring keeper, and a gentle giant of a man."