Soccer club West Ham selected as preferred bidder for London 's Olympic Stadium . Score: 6 Reconstruction work on the arena expected to cost between $ 210-240 million . West Ham 's joint chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold hailed Wednesday 's announcement as the latest step in realizing the vision they had for the club when they purchased a 50 % shareholding for $ 85 million in 2010 . U.S. president 's favorite English team will contribute $ 24 million .
Soccer club West Ham selected as preferred bidder for London 's Olympic Stadium . Score: 6 Reconstruction work on the arena expected to cost between $ 210-240 million . U.S. president 's favorite English team will contribute $ 24 million .