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Fulham boss, Roy
Hodgson, and Dickson Etuhu are both widely travelled but victory today
at the Hamburg Stadium may just be the Englishman’s and Nigerian’s
reward for all their travels.

Fulham have had a
fairy tale ride in the newly introduced Europa Cup with their most
amazing comeback against Juventus in the quarter finals. After losing
the first leg in Turin 3-1, and going behind at Craven Cottage in the
fourth minute of the return leg, there seemed to be no way back. But
come back they did and in style, scoring four goals against the former
European champions and booking a date with destiny.

Hodgson has thus
guided Fulham to their first major European final in their 130-year
history and Etuhu’s goal in Turin could be said to be the most
important goal in the competition for Fulham.

“Our manager always thinks of the next game and the next game and the next game,” Etuhu said on thestar.com.

Atletico Madrid
have Diego Forlan to thank for getting to the finals. He was the hero,
both in Istanbul when his 90th-minute winner knocked Galatasaray out,
and in the semi finals when his extra time goal saw off Liverpool.

In a season, where
there has been a change of coaches, winning the Europa Cup would be
Quique Sanchez Flores’ pointer to growth in the football side.

But after being
named as manager of the year by his peers in England, there is renewed
speculation that Hodgson might be considered for the England job should
Fabio Capello leave after the World Cup.

That will be
fitting finale to a career of 34 years spanning eight countries.
Roberto Rosetti of Switzerland will be the man in the middle.