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  "id": 17939167,
  "title": "West Ham fires coach Nuno after back-to-back losses in bid to regain Premier League place",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-fires-coach-nuno-after-back-to-back-losses-in-bid-to-regain",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:17:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/11/03/west-ham-fires-coach-nuno-after-back-to-back-losses-in-bid-to-regain-premier-league-place"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Ham dismissed coach Nuno Espírito Santo just 13 games into their second-tier bid to reclaim a Premier League spot. The Portuguese manager, who previously led Wolverhampton, Tottenham, and Nottingham Forest in the top flight, was let go following a review of the team's poor start. West Ham, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, currently sit eighth in the 24-team Championship after two consecutive losses to Southampton and West Bromwich Albion. The club announced that they would seek a new head coach to steer them back to the Premier League, with club legends Mark Noble among several candidates for the position.",
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    "West Ham fires coach Nuno Espírito Santo after two losses",
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    "West Ham seeks new head coach to return to Premier League"
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  "editors_take": "The early dismissal of an experienced top-flight manager signals the club's urgent refusal to tolerate a slow start during their high-stakes campaign to return to the Premier League.",
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        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo",
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        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo after Championship promotion push falters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-head-coach-nuno-espirito-santo-after-championship",
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "West Ham sack Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-nuno-espirito-santo-as-head-coach",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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