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  "path": "/sport/football/david-sullivan-runs-away-west-ham-chants",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T07:05:05.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Alex Scott fights back tears as Football Focus ends amid 'woke' row",
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    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nDavid Sullivan made a swift exit from the directors' box as furious West Ham supporters turned on the club's hierarchy following their devastating relegation from the Premier League.\n\nThe toxic atmosphere inside the London Stadium erupted after the club's fate was sealed despite a 3-0 victory over Leeds on the final day of the season.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Hammers desperately needed Tottenham Hotspur to lose against Everton to survive, but the result elsewhere failed to go their way.\n\nAs relegation became official, thousands of angry supporters launched into a furious chant aimed directly at Sullivan.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n\"You sold our soul for this s**thole,\" fans bellowed repeatedly as tensions boiled over in east London.\n\nSullivan was then seen leaving the directors' area early while supporters continued venting their fury towards the ownership.\n\nThe co-chairman has faced mounting backlash throughout the season, with many fans blaming the club's decline on years of poor decision-making off the pitch.\n\nFormer vice-chair Karren Brady had also been targeted by supporters before announcing her departure from the club last month.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOn the pitch, captain Jarrod Bowen struggled to hide his devastation after scoring in what ultimately proved to be a meaningless win.\n\n\"I'm just hurt,\" Bowen admitted.\n\n\"It's a horrible place to be. Relegation for a club like this hurts. This is a really hard moment.\"\n\nDespite growing transfer interest from Chelsea and Newcastle United, Bowen insisted he wants to help West Ham return to the top flight.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Alex Scott fights back tears as Football Focus ends amid 'woke' row\n  * French Open rocked by bizarre scenes as debutant begs umpire for emergency exit\n  * Mohamed Salah admits he 'cried more than in my entire life' as Liverpool star says goodbye to club\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe England international's future remains uncertain, however, with the club expected to sanction major player sales following relegation.\n\nWest Ham reportedly need to raise more than £100million through departures as they prepare for life in the Championship.\n\n\"I'm under contract here,\" Bowen said.\n\n\"There's going to be rumours, there's going to be talk.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"You never know what the future holds but I want to see this club back in the Premier League and right now my vision is to get this club back there.\"\n\nBowen also admitted West Ham had simply failed to perform consistently enough throughout the campaign.\n\n\"We done enough today but throughout the season we just haven't done enough,\" he said.\n\nManager Nuno Espirito Santo apologised to supporters after the final whistle and acknowledged the scale of the disappointment engulfing the club.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Portuguese boss described the season as \"strange\", pointing to the unusually high points tally required to survive.\n\nWest Ham are believed to want Nuno to remain in charge next season after he collected 36 points following his appointment in September.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHowever, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest boss is expected to walk away this summer.\n\n\"It's not about me,\" Nuno said. \"It's us as a club, we are in a tough place and West Ham has to go back in the Premier League.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "David Sullivan seen running away from vicious West Ham chants after Premier League relegation"
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