How often do you get the chance to win a club's first-ever trophy? That was a very special day' Bolo Zenden on what it meant to fire Middlesbrough to their first-ever trophy

"First let me say, that was a very special day, the ex-Liverpool and Chelsea man tells FourFourTwo. How often do you get the chance to win a club's first-ever trophy? I can remember giving a talk beforehand telling the boys we could write history, and we did! The penalty? Look in the record books, that tells you it counted,"

"he recalls before taking a more philosophical view of the incident. I'll be honest, I did slip as I hit the ball and there's room for discussion, he admits. But I can give you another 10 examples of how VAR might have changed history, such as Frank Lampard's shot that crossed the line in England's World Cup defeat to Germany."

Middlesbrough will celebrate its 150th birthday later this year and has secured a single major honour: the 2004 League Cup. The victory over Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium remains a cherished moment after Bolo Zenden converted a seventh-minute penalty that made the score 2-0. Zenden recalled giving a pre-match talk urging teammates to write history. The penalty carried controversy as Zenden appeared to slip and hit the ball twice, but the record books confirm the goal. Zenden acknowledged the slip and noted that VAR could have altered such moments, citing Frank Lampard's disallowed World Cup goal as an example.

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