FA Cup hero Eberechi Eze has famous American relative as unknown family link shocks fans after Wembley triumph
Eze was Palace's hero in their 1-0 win against Manchester City in the final on Saturday, his goal bringing the Eagles their first major trophy in their 120-year history.
The former QPR midfielder lead the celebrations at Wembley alongside his Palace team-mates but it's clear that the festivities didn't stop there for their fans.
Palace fans were seen partying in the streets of London throughout the night and, in the days that followed, a home shirt was even seen on popular American show; Saturday Night Live.
The shirt was worn by SNL crew member Ego Nwodim - who was later revealed to be a cousin of the Palace and England star.
Nwodim, 37, has been a member of the cast since 2018 and is also an American actress and comedian.
She also wore a Palace shirt with Eze's name on it during an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.
While the majority of Palace's team and staff enjoyed the celebrations late into the night on Saturday evening, Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton both missed the party after being taken to hospital.
England star Guehi took a blow to the eye just before the hour mark and had to be substituted for Jefferson Lerma.
The 24-year-old still joined his team in their celebrations on the pitch after the game, and was able to walk up the fabled Wembley steps to collect his winners' medal from Prince William.
But after the fact, Guehi was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and was not discharged until midnight, meaning he missed his team's late night party at Wembley Boxpark.
Doctors were concerned that the centre back had suffered a fractured eye socket after he complained of a slight loss of sight.
However, the understood prognosis is that he avoided a fracture but sustained severe bruising to his eye.
Whether Guehi will be available for Palace's final two Premier League games - against Wolves and Liverpool - is currently unknown.
But it is believed he will be in contention for England's World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra and Senegal on June 7 and June 10 respectively.
Wharton, on the other hand, was in hospital for precautionary concussion checks after a powerful strike from City's Kevin De Bruyne hit the back of his head.
He posted a photo of himself in a hospital robe late on Saturday night with the rib-tickling caption: 'Apparently we won the FA Cup EAGLESSSSSSSSSS', jokingly implying that he forgot the game because of his head injury.
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