LONDON: Players and ex-professionals spoke out in support of Eden Hazard yesterday after the Chelsea winger was sent off for kicking a ball boy in a League Cup game at Swansea City.
Hazard was shown a straight red card by referee Chris Foy in the 80th minute of Wednesday’s semi-final second leg after attempting to kick the ball from beneath a ball boy who was lying on top of it, apparently deliberately.The pair later apologised to each other, but Hazard could still face charges from the FA after receiving the first red card of his career. The boy was identified in media reports as Charlie Morgan, the 17-year-old son of Swansea director Martin Morgan.
In a message on his Twitter account written before the game, Charlie Morgan appeared to joke that he would try to waste time in a bid to help the home side protect their 2-0 aggregate lead.
“The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting,” he wrote. AFP
