LONDON: David Sullivan, long-serving co-owner of West Ham, has stepped down from his position as joint chairman with immediate effect after joint investigation by BBC Panorama and The Times newspaper into his behaviour.

The BBC said Panorama’s story is due to be broadcast and published on Monday.

The Hammers said they had “been made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations” concerning Sullivan.

In a statement of his own, the 77-year-old said a “small number of improper conduct claims” have been made against him, adding: “I categorically deny these claims.”

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