There’s supposed to be no place for sentiment in football—a lesson Brendan Rodgers very nearly learned in the most painful way. With nine minutes remaining he sent on Wes Morgan, the 37-year-old former captain who hadn’t played since December, for an emotional cameo. Eight minutes later, it looked like some combination of his knee and Ben Chilwell’s shin had forced in a Chelsea equalizer and had cost Leicester its first-ever FA Cup triumph. But then VAR intervened, Morgan and Rodgers were saved and Leicester was on its way to a 1–0 victory and glory.
This is a day that will never be forgotten in Leicester, but it was also a huge day for English football as a whole.