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  "id": 17939467,
  "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-head-coach-nuno-espirito-santo-17939467",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/west-ham-sack-head-coach-090807574.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Ham has dismissed head coach Nuno Espirito Santo, following a poor start to the Championship season. The 52-year-old was in charge when the London club were relegated from the Premier League last year. Many expected the Hammers to secure a promotion back to the top flight, but they are now positioned eighth in the second-tier table, trailing leaders Middlesbrough by six points. West Ham has confirmed that Espirito Santo has left his role with immediate effect, citing the need for a change to keep the club's goals on course after a thorough review of the early season.",
  "summary": "West Ham announced on Tuesday that they had sacked head coach Nuno Esprito Santo after a disappointing start to the Championship season.\"West Ham United can confirm that men's first-team head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has left his position with immediate effect,\" the club said in a statement.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno after 14 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-head-coach-nuno-after-14-months",
        "published": "2026-11-03T08:55:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-head-coach-nuno-espirito-santo-17940753",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:12:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:13:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:17:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/west-ham-sack-head-coach-nuno-espirito-santo-17945241",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-03T10:54:51.000Z"
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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."
}