West Ham fires manager Julen Lopetegui with team 14th in Premier League

James Robson

West Ham's manager Julen Lopetegui looks on before the start of the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Liverpool at the London Stadium in London, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

January 08, 2025 - 7:40 AM

Julen Lopetegui was fired by West Ham on Wednesday after less than a year in the job and with the Premier League club in danger of being dragged into a relegation fight.

Lopetegui paid the price for a run of just three wins in his last 11 games, with West Ham 14th in the standings and seven points above the drop zone.

Media reports said former Chelsea coach Graham Potter was in talks to replace Lopetegui.

“West Ham United can confirm that Head Coach Julen Lopetegui has today left the Club,” West Ham said in a statement on Wednesday. “The first half of the 2024-25 season has not aligned with the Club’s ambitions and the Club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives.”

___

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

News from © The Associated Press, 2025

The Associated Press

More News ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jon

First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

Popular kamloops News

‘Don’t cancel winter yet’: Kamloops, Okanagan could still see a cold snap
A forecast mild La Nina this winter typically means colder than normal temperatures, but it has been balmy in Kamloops and the Okanagan so far. The forecast is calling for a mild Januar
January 07, 2025 6:00 AM
Feuding Kelowna siblings back in court over $24M land sale
Two years after a BC judge attempted to end a long-standing legal feud between Kelowna businessman Ted Callahan and his three brothers – by ordering the sale of a highly valuable waterfront
January 08, 2025 7:00 AM
Former Kelowna women's shelter exec suing UBCO; alleges she wasn't paid
The former executive director of a Kelowna women's shelter is suing UBC Okanagan alleging the university backtracked after it promised she'd be paid for work she did on a multi-year resear
January 07, 2025 7:00 AM
BC's new clean-energy czar is a climate 'wild card'
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether his appointment signals a new commitment by the NDP government to tackle the province’s growing
January 05, 2025 7:00 PM
iN PHOTOS: Sightings of wild cats and bears in Kamloops, Okanagan
Several wild cats have been spotted roaming in the Kamloops and Okanagan regions this past month including a cougar, lynx and bobcat. One photographer even snapped a photo of a hiberna
January 08, 2025 6:00 AM

B.C. basketball team to skip games over alleged mistreatment of trans player
A group of collegiate basketball players in B.C. say they will not play a pair of games against another team in thei
January 08, 2025 9:00 PM
Middle East latest: Israeli hostage found dead in Gaza, military says
Israeli forces have recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, the military said Wednesday, adding that it was ident
January 08, 2025 8:50 PM
Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night, threatening one of Los Angel
January 08, 2025 8:38 PM
iN VIDEO: No decisions on new crossing as remains of Kamloops' Red Bridge removed
Cleanup crews in Kamloops hauled what appears to be the Red Bridge's last truss from the river this past weekend
January 08, 2025 6:00 PM
'On the front line': Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires
MONTREAL - Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec and a British Columbia company have been grappling with high wind
January 08, 2025 5:01 PM

Trending Now

TRENDING NOW: Why you don't hand feed cows

© 2025 InfoTel News Ltd

View Site in: Desktop | Mobile