Eden Hazard revealed his stunning happiness when he was hit with a three-match ban for kicking a ball-boy again in 2013.
The Chelsea icon acquired a crimson card throughout the Blues’ League Cup semi-final second leg towards Swansea City after booting ball-boy Charlie Morgan.
The 17-year-old tried to defend the ball in a bid to run down the clock with Swansea 2-0 up on combination, whereas Hazard tried retrieving the ball by kicking it from beneath {the teenager}. It earned him a straight sending off for violent conduct.
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The crimson card meant Hazard, 33, was pressured to serve a three-match ban and, whereas most gamers can be miffed to overlook out on a number of video games, the previous Belgium worldwide was surprisingly delighted for one vital cause.
His spouse, Natacha, was closely pregnant on the time as he revealed his emotions on the time of the suspension throughout an look on the Obi One Podcast – hosted by former Chelsea team-mate John Obi Mikel.
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The ex-Real Madrid man was requested whether or not the ban got here at a nasty time, to which Hazard responded: “No, not at all because after that game I came back home – saying to myself, ‘this guy is just staying on the ball and I just tried to kick the ball’, and then I get a red card?
“The comic story is my spouse was simply pregnant and the child was coming now – that day. So me? Getting the crimson card? Three video games out? Perfect. That’s the truth. Perfect vacation, thanks guys!”
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Luke Littler followers can now purchase the 17-year-old’s taking part in shirt to assist him as he continues to reveal his expertise within the Premier League.
The darts sensation was solely 16 when he wowed Alexandra Palace on the World Darts Championship (WDC), regardless of a ultimate loss to Luke Humphries.
The Nuke will proceed taking part in towards seven of the perfect dart gamers on this planet — Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross and Peter Wright — in a mini-tournament in a distinct metropolis each Thursday till the ultimate in May.
Hazard additionally revealed that he did not deliberately kick Morgan, as he continued: “They’re going to think I did it on purpose, but not at all. It’s a bit like when you play on the street. Someone is on the ball? ‘Hey, give me the ball man.'”
A shocking reunion between the pair got here to fruition final month as they shared a photograph on social media, with Hazard commenting: “A nice thing about retirement is catching up with old friends. You have come a long way in 11 years my friend.”
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While the Belgian is now retired from soccer 11 years on from the notorious incident, Morgan is now a millionaire because of his profitable vodka firm known as Au Vodka, which he created up in 2016 alongside faculty buddy Jackson Quinn.
The 27-year-old’s success within the enterprise world noticed him named on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2022.