Eden Hazard

A day that Eden Hazard will want to forget. Image: The Times

THROWBACK: Eden Hazard kicks a ball boy! (watch)

Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football after Belgium’s poor showing at World Cup 2022. Check this out…

Eden Hazard

A day that Eden Hazard will want to forget. Image: The Times

Back in 2013, Eden Hazard was sent off against Swansea City in the Capital One Cup semifinals after a bizarre incident involving a ball boy.

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LOL: Eden Hazard kicks a Swansea City ball boy

Then 22, the Chelsea legend and current Real Madrid star, who yesterday announced his retirement from international football, appeared to kick the ball boy while trying to get the ball off him so that the match could be restarted. Chelsea trailed 2-0 on aggregate at the time and Hazard believed that the Swansea City ball boy was wasting time

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A day to forget for Eden Hazard all the way back in 2013. Images: @brfootball / Twitter

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Incredibly, Charlie Morgan will forever be known as the Swansea City ball boy who got under Eden Hazard’s skin and got kicked for his troubles. However, nine years later, he’s worth a reported £40million due to his multi-million pound alcohol company – Au Vodka.

Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football. Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP)

Watch and relive the whole incident.


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Meanwhile, you can get more insights, analysis and love for the beautiful game from James Freemantle

Also keep up on daily World Cup trivia via football stats nerd foodball_za.