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West Ham boss David Moyes hails Hammers' 'incredible journey' after winning Europa Conference League

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David Moyes' first thought was to hand his Europa Conference League winners' medal to his father as the manager hailed West Ham's 'incredible journey' which has ended the Hammers' 43-year wait for a trophy.Jarrod Bowen's dramatic last-minute goal sank Fiorentina 2-1 as the east Londoners secured a first piece of silverware since 1980's FA Cup, and a first European trophy since 1965, on a historic and emotional night for the club in Prague.Moyes' dad, 87-year-old David Snr, has been on every step of West Ham's European tour and joined his son on the pitch after the final whistle."He was the first one, I thought I should get it round his neck," said the jubilant West Ham boss. "He's watched a lot over the years and I hope he enjoyed it."West Ham led through a Said Benrahma penalty on the hour but were immediately pegged back by Giacomo Bonaventura's strike.But when Bowen chased Lucas Paqueta's ball over the top, Moyes almost found himself going full Jose Mourinho."The moment he went through I was edging down the touchline," he added. "If it was going to be anyone, I thought 'this is the moment'."But I couldn't do a full Mourinho knee slide as the grass was a bit dry and I'd have ended up on my belly."Moyes has written his name in West Ham folklore, joining Ron Greenwood and John Lyall as trophy-winning Hammers managers.A place in next season's Europa League means the club has qualified for Europe three campaigns in a row, for the first time."I actually think the last two years have been an incredible journey," he said."It's an incredible achievement to do so well in Europe, you look at some of the very good teams who find it a struggle.

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