West Ham Hires Scott Parker as Coach After Firing Nuno Espirito Santo

Asharq Al-Awsat EnglishNovember 4, 2026By author

West Ham hired former captain Scott Parker as coach on Wednesday after Nuno Espirito Santo was fired. Nuno was fired on Tuesday, just 13 games into second-tier West Ham's campaign to win promotion back to the Premier League, having been relegated on the final day last season. West Ham said the 46-year-old Parker had been given a two-and-a-half year contract. The former England midfielder played 129 times for the club between 2007 and 2011.

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