US EditionForest sack manager Espirito Santo, Sky Sports reports
Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed due to deteriorated relations with owner Evangelos Marinakis despite leading Nottingham Forest to their best league finish in 30 years and Europa League qualification.
- On Sep 8, 2025 Nottingham Forest confirmed they have relieved head coach Nuno Espirito Santo of his duties effective immediately, three games into the Premier League season.
- Tensions with owner Evangelos Marinakis and technical director Edu deepened cracks within Nottingham Forest, as Nuno Espirito Santo admitted in recent weeks his relationship with Marinakis had 'changed' and was 'not close'.
- Despite a three-year contract signed in June, Nuno Espirito Santo, appointed in December 2023, led Nottingham Forest to a seventh-place finish and UEFA Europa League qualification in 2024/25.
- The dismissal leaves Nottingham Forest in disarray ahead of a trip to Arsenal on Saturday, with the team sitting 10th after three games and a 3-0 home loss to West Ham.
- Reports suggest Forest are eyeing replacements such as Ange Postecoglou, Jose Mourinho and Brendan Rodgers, despite Evangelos Marinakis endorsing Nuno as the 'right man for the job' on August 29.
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Nottingham Forest Fired Its Manager And Hired His Polar Opposite
Where there's smoke, there tends to be a fired manager, and so it was no surprise that Nottingham Forest announced on Monday that it had parted ways with Nuno Espírito Santo. Following Forest's 3-0 drubbing at West Ham on Aug. 31, ahead of the first international break of the season, the club decided to sack the manager who led last season's stunning success. Of course, as avid readers of Defector might already know, the on-field results were se…
The controversy surrounding Nottingham Forest boss Evangelos Marinakis is numerous. Now he throws out the popular coach Nuno Espírito Santo – because he dared to criticize his boss.
EPL: Mourinho among three managers for Nottingham Forest job after Nuno Santo's sack
Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho is among three managers to become the next coach of Nottingham Forest. This was disclosed by talkSPORT’s transfer insider Alex Crook,l in a post on X. Nottingham Forest had late last night sacked Santos as manager of the first team. The Premier League took the decision less than two weeks after their 3-0 home defeat to West Ham United. However, according to Crook, Mourinho who was sacke…
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The42Nottingham Forest sack head coach Nuno after rift with owner
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Nottingham Forest early on Tuesday, becoming the first English Premier League manager this season to lose his job. "The club thanks Nuno for his contribution during a very successful era," said a club statement released just after midnight. The Portuguese had been in charge for 21 months at the City Ground, but two weeks ago said his relationship with the club's owner, the Greek billionaire Evangelos …
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