Celebrating West Ham’s memorable night winning the Europa Conference League

West Ham fans are still celebrating their historic Europa Conference League triumph and no one can blame them.

The Hammers ended a 43-year trophy drought earlier this month by beating Fiorentina 2-1 in Prague.

They pulled it off in extraordinary fashion, with Jarrod Bowen latching onto a Lucas Paqueta through-ball in the 90th minute before beating the goalkeeper and sending the travelling supporters into ecstasy.

Captain Declan Rice ended the 60-year wait for a European prize by hoisting the two-year old trophy in the air, after which manager David Moyes was seen dancing without a single care in the world.

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West Ham stars partied through the night in the Czech Republic capital. Reports claimed the music did not stop playing in the team hotel until 9.15am the next day.

It was a fairytale night that will live long in the memory of the Hammers faithful – arguably their biggest day in modern times. Rice was also named the competition's player of the season as he became the first man since Bobby Moore to captain West Ham to a European title.

The Hammers heroes returned to the UK the following day for an open-top parade through the streets of east London. Crowds gathered to see the trophy winners as the bus made its way from Barking Road all the way to Stratford Town Hall.

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Thousands eagerly awaited the squad, who were received with cheers and countless renditions of their favourite songs.

“I had about three hours’ sleep but that’s only because the bar shut in the hotel very early when we wanted it to be open much longer!" Moyes said. "It sunk in for me when we got back to the East End of London tonight and saw the supporters on the streets. It was incredible.

“West Ham is a huge football club with huge support in East London and the proof of that is tonight. There were thousands of supporters on the streets tonight and the support we had last night in Prague was unbelievable."

The Mirror is producing a West Ham picture special souvenir to mark the Hammers' first major European trophy for 58 years. The Mighty Hammers features 56 glorious pages of full-colour pictures, including a look back at their last win with brilliant pictures from our archives juxtaposed with the parade celebrations.

For West Ham fans, it's not a product to be missed. Priced £3.99 it will be on sale in most major newsagents on Tuesday or you can pre-order it here.

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