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  "id": 17949574,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:54:51.000Z",
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  "summary": "West Ham United has dismissed head coach Nuno Espírito Santo following a review of the team's disappointing start to the EFL Championship season. The club's board determined that a managerial change was necessary to maintain their objectives and expectations. Assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeping coach Rui Barbosa have also left the club. The new head coach recruitment process has begun, with Mark Noble, Steve Potts, and Gerard Prenderville taking temporary charge of squad preparations ahead of an upcoming match.",
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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": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:08:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}