West Ham nonetheless have probability for fairytale ending after horrific scenes in Alkmaar

May 19, 2023 at 2:51 AM
West Ham nonetheless have probability for fairytale ending after horrific scenes in Alkmaar

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s West Ham followers gathered in Amsterdam’s central sq. this afternoon, a few hundred yards away throughout the cobbles a youngsters’s avenue entertainer blew bubbles – fairly ones – into the crisp air. This was the stage of European competitors the place, 12 months in the past, their closing goals had come to not a lot fade however vanish, to die. But not this time. Not this 12 months.

For the primary time since 1976, this proud east London membership are headed for a significant European showpiece, a Prague closing in opposition to Fiorentina and 90 minutes now away from a primary trophy in 43 years.