Thousands of West Ham United fans descended on Prague on Tuesday ahead of the Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina, filling local pubs and singing in the streets as they celebrated throughout the historic city centre.
Prague police called in several hundred officers to patrol the event as they braced for an estimated 20,000 West Ham supporters - many without match tickets - to revel in their team's first European competition final in nearly half a century.
"Obviously, we would have liked it to have been in a bigger stadium where loads of people could have been there because it is such a special event," she said. "But we're going to make the most of it. Enjoy that fan zone and soak in every moment." For George Maddy, watching West Ham in a cup final in Europe was too good an opportunity to pass up even if it meant a roundabout journey to arrive via Germany and shelling out 1,400 pounds for a match ticket.
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