West Ham sack Nuno Espirito Santo after Championship start review
West Ham have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo after a review of the club's start to the Championship season, with Rui Pedro Silva and Rui Barbosa also leaving.
How it was covered
- Sky News was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on the breaking sacking, club statement and eighth-place league position.
- Channel 5, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News and ITV: not found in tracked broadcasts.
- BBC News: covered online, not found on air.
The Full Story
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West Ham have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo with immediate effect, Sky News reported. The club said the decision followed a thorough review of its start to the EFL Championship season. The board of directors said it believed change was necessary to keep the club's objectives and expectations on track.
Sky News reported that assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa have also left the club. The broadcaster said West Ham were eighth in the Championship at the time of the decision. That left them inside the play-off places. Sky News added that the club had lost a couple of matches recently but were not in the bottom half of the table.
Key Claims
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| Claim |  |
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| Only on one channel | |
| Assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa also left West Ham. | |
| West Ham removed head coach Nuno Espirito Santo from his role with immediate effect. | |
| West Ham were eighth in the Championship. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Sky News treated the story as breaking news during its morning programme. It focused on the club statement, the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo's backroom staff and the context of West Ham's eighth-place position. It did not add other reporting or reaction beyond the statement and league table.
- “because we just had a statement from West Ham confirming that the men's first team head coach, Nuno Santo, has left his position with immediate effect.”
- “Following a thorough review of the start to the EFL Championship season, the board of directors say they believe that change is necessary at this time”
- “They're still in the kind of playoff spots.”
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