'It is a week to remember, that is for sure!'
"I have had the biggest week of my life," said Crystal Palace captain Joel Ward on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.Because a bit like London buses - it has all happened at once for Ward.Following the announcement of his departure this summer after 13 years at the club, his daughter was born on Thursday, he lifted the FA Cup on Saturday and he will play his final game at Selhurst Park on Tuesday."It's been an emotionally draining weekend," he smiled. "I have had the biggest week of my life."It is a week to remember, that is for sure!"The final was an incredibly humbling and emotion-filled day. To lift that trophy after starting my career lifting the play-off trophy at Palace could probably not have been written better."A special, special day and a moment I will never forget."The atmosphere that will be at Selhurst Park [tonight] will be like no other. There will be a buzz around the place because everyone is still on cloud nine."Watch Monday Night Club on BBC iPlayer or listen on BBC Sounds
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