In the 90th minute, West Ham United defeated Fiorentina 2-1 to win the Europa Conference League championship and win their first significant European title in more than 50 years. Jarrod Bowen scored the game-winning goal.
Lucas Paqueta's pass to Bowen, who outran the defenders and beat the Fiorentina keeper to the ball, appeared to send the game at Prague's Eden Arena into extra time.
Said Benrahma converted a penalty for West Ham in the 62nd minute after a VAR review determined that the Italian team's captain Cristiano Biraghi had handled the ball. Earlier, Biraghi had sought medical attention after being struck in the head by a plastic cup thrown from the stands.
Giacomo Bonaventura handled the ball with two players on him and sent an angled drive past the West Ham goalkeeper five minutes after Fiorentina accelerated the pace.
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Emerson, a defender for West Ham, makes history.
Emerson became the first player to win the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League while playing for West Ham.
In addition, Emerson's wife will give birth to their third son the following week. When athletes show up to the training facility, supervisors like to ask, "Get much sleep last night?
Uninterrupted sleep is a privilege, as anyone who has a newborn would attestincluding myself.
Speaking to Mail Sport before Wednesday night's final, Jarrod Bowen's other half, Dani, who recently gave birth to twins, maintained he was sleeping well and had even been dreaming.
Hammers wears white after the kit kerfuffle.
Prior to this match, West Ham and UEFA were embroiled in a dispute about their uniforms. If the team defeated Fiorentina at the Fortuna Arena, home of Czech team Slavia Prague, Mail Sport can reveal the club had requested the organization that oversees European football if the team may change into their claret and blue shirts for the trophy celebration.
West Ham, though, was miffed when UEFA turned down their plea for no apparent reason.
But given that West Ham wore a white uniform the last time they won a cup, in 1980, David Moyes' team felt their white uniform would be a lucky charm. Fiorentina being in their home uniforms meant West Ham had access to the home dressing room.
After the kit squabble, Hammers is seen wearing white.
West Ham and UEFA had a disagreement concerning their clothing prior to this game. Mail Sport can tell the club asked the body in charge of regulating European football if the team could change into their claret and blue shirts for the trophy celebration if they defeated Fiorentina at the Fortuna Arena, home of Czech team Slavia Prague.
However, West Ham was upset when UEFA rejected their request for no apparent reason.
However, David Moyes' team believed their white clothing would be a lucky charm given that West Ham wore a white uniform the last time they won a cup, in 1980. Because Fiorentina was wearing their home gear, West Ham had access to the
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