{"id":8789,"date":"2026-02-01T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/breaking-javi-gracia-resigns-as-watford-head-coach-after-board-meeting-following-swansea-defeat-%f0%9f%9a%a8\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:22:11","slug":"breaking-javi-gracia-resigns-as-watford-head-coach-after-board-meeting-following-swansea-defeat-%f0%9f%9a%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/breaking-javi-gracia-resigns-as-watford-head-coach-after-board-meeting-following-swansea-defeat-%f0%9f%9a%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Javi Gracia resigns as Watford head coach after board meeting following Swansea defeat &#x1f6a8;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u25ba Subscribe to Sky Sports News: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SkySportsNewsSub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/SkySportsNewsSub<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba Watch Sky Sports: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/BuySkySports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/BuySkySports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watford head coach Javi Gracia has resigned just three months after returning to Vicarage Road.<\/p>\n<p>Gracia &#8211; 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