EZE KEEN TO INSPIRE NEXT GENERATION

Eberechi Eze wheeled away in celebration, and possibly disbelief, jogged towards the corner flag and then sank to his knees in joy.

- by KEITH WEBSTER

A beautifully-controlled side-foot finish had just put Crystal Palace ahead against Manchester City in the FA Cup final under the Wembley Arch.

For Eze, while the moment was a dream, it was the journey that was most on his mind - one that started a few miles away on the other side of London.

This week, with the FA Cup win-ners’ open-top bus parade behind him, not to mention all the family and friends’ congratulations and love from an adoring Eagles fan-base, Eze went back to his roots for a cause close to his heart.