Declan Rice delivers pulsating final act to push West Ham over the line
Fiorentina impressed but David Moyes’s side dug deep thanks to their relentless captain who is expected to leave this summerDeclan Rice could never have dreamed this. Almost a decade after being released as a teenager by Chelsea, West Ham’s captain and talisman has the fairytale ending he so dearly craved.Until Jarrod Bowen’s dramatic late winning goal that prompted David Moyes to embark on a David Pleat-esque jig across the turf at the Eden Arena, winning a first major European trophy since the days of Bobby Moore and company in 1965 had seemed the least likely scenario against Fiorentina. The Italian side dominated possession thanks to the outstanding Sofyan Amrabat despite falling behind to Saïd Benrahma’s penalty. But it is a...