Tearful young fan’s hilarious reaction to West Ham’s Europa Conference League victory
‘West Ham are the best club in the world… we’ve won more than Spurs!’: a tearful young fan’s hilarious reaction to their Conference League win after inspiring Declan Rice’s ‘Airport that way, Prague this way’ joke
A West Ham fan was overcome with emotion and gave a hilarious interview following their Europa Conference League final victory on Wednesday.
The Hammers triumphed over Fiorentina – ending their 43-year wait for a major trophy – after a late attack from Jarrod Bowen gave them a 2-1 win in Prague.
Chaotic scenes followed as West Ham players and staff partied the night away in Prague, and wild scenes hit social media soon after.
And after their historic victory, not only the players and staff were overjoyed with the result, with one young supporter unable to hold back tears as he watched the match.
During an interview with the BBC, the fan said, “I feel absolutely amazing. This is the best night of my life, I just can’t believe I’m here!
A young West Ham fan gave a tearful interview to the BBC after West Ham’s win
The Hammers ended their 43-year wait for a major trophy on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League.
“I think I’m dreaming… I just can’t believe West Ham have won anything. We’ve now won more titles than the Spurs!
‘Come on, Irons. West Ham is the best club in the world!’
As he spoke, the young supporter could barely hold back his emotions as tears streamed down his cheeks following the historic victory for the Hammers.
Had the same fan gone viral just a few months ago after giving a hilarious review of West Ham’s Conference League game against AZ Alkmaar.
After their 2-1 victory in the first leg, the fan gave an interview and produced an iconic line, after saying “the airport is that way, Prague is this way.” We’re getting to that final, I’m telling you.”
Club captain Declan Rice later spoke the phrase himself after the second leg victory over the Dutch side an interview after the game.
The fan had previously gone viral for a hilarious interview with a West Ham fan channel
Club captain Declan Rice later repeated the iconic phrase during a post-game interview
After Wednesday’s game, numerous videos of the Hammers celebrating the victory began circulating on social media, with Declan Rice leading the antics.
As the team got off the bus, goalkeeper Alphonse Areola pulled out a portable music player and even manager David Moyes joined in as they celebrated with two dozen happy fans after 2am early today.
And goalscorer Bowen was all smiles, laughing as his teammates danced to a song that lovingly celebrates his relationship with Dani Dyer, with whom he recently gave birth to twins.
Star striker Mikhail Antonio shared a clip his Instagram page that showed the West Ham players partying in a private room in their hotel.