Glenn Roeder a coach under Glenn Hoddle for the England national team, before West Ham manager Harry Redknapp offered him an opportunity in club football again in 1999. In the summer of 2001, Roeder was handed a chance to manage in the Premier League at West Ham United after the Hammers failed to attract Steve McClaren or Alan Curbishley after Redknapp's departure. Roeder's appointment was opposed by some supporters, who had expected a bigger name to replace Redknapp. Roeder received a £15 million transfer kitty, and guided West Ham to seventh in his first season in charge. He signed David James from
Glenn Hoddle Europa League, working as a co-commentator and studio pundit. Hoddle previously worked for Sky Sports on their coverage of the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup before leaving for BT Sport in 2015. In 1986, while on holiday in Israel, Hoddle said that he had an experience which led him to become a born-again Christian. Hoddle has been married twice, firstly to Christine Ann Stirling (1979–1998) and subsequently to Vanessa Colburn (2000–2015). He has three children with his first wife (Zara, Jamie and Zoe). In 1996, his younger brother, former footballer Carl Hoddle, overdosed on paracetamol, but recovered. In