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Eden Hazard reunited with a ball boy he kicked over 11 years ago while playing for Chelsea. The infamous incident took place in the second leg of the 2013 Capital One Cup tie between Chelsea and Swansea City. The match saw the Welsh City beating the Blues in the semifinal, and out of frustration, the footballer kicked the ball boy, who was looking to waste time by holding onto the ball. Hazard was given a red card, and eventually banned for his actions.
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10 years after the incident, the former Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Lille star met the ball boy, named Charlie Morgan, who went on to become an entrepreneur. The 26-year-old founded a vodka company named Au Vodka. As per the reports, Morgan’s company is worth over GBP 55 million. Hazard posed with Morgan and posted the picture on his social media, stating that the nice thing about retirement is catching up with old friends.
Hazard reunites with Swansea ball boy he kicked over 11 years ago
The 33-year-old captioned the picture, “A nice thing about retirement is catching up with old friends. You have come a long way, my friend.” Notably, Hazard called time on his international career in 2023 after leaving Real Madrid after the end of his contract.
Eden Hazard recreates iconic Messi-Ronaldo chess picture with Morgan
Hazard and Morgan posed for the latter’s vodka brand, and recreated the iconic Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s chess picture. Not only this, but the pair also played golf together as well as enjoyed drinks.
The chess photograph of the football legends was taken during the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they were involved in an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton. The only significant difference between both the pictures was that Morgan and Hazard’s picture had vodka bottles instead of chess pieces.
