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Eden Hazard reunited this week with the ball boy he knocked over a decade ago and the pair both shared their stories of the fallout from the incident.
In 2013, Charlie Morgan became a sensation after being involved in an altercation with the Belgian striker during Chelsea’s League Cup semi-final against Swansea.
Hazard appeared to kick the ball boy while holding the ball in an attempt to make the Swans waste some time as the match entered its final ten minutes.
Tempers then flared between both groups of players before Hazard was shown a straight red card, despite protesting that he was simply trying to retrieve the ball.
Morgan has subsequently become a successful businessman and is worth more than £40 million thanks to his ownership of AU Vodka.
Eden Hazard (right) was reunited with former Swansea ball boy Charlie Morgan this week
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The pair have clearly put the incident behind them as they teamed up for a photo shoot to promote the alcoholic drinks brand last week.
They also sat down and reflected on the aftermath, with Hazard saying: “My mother almost cried. She was like, ‘you’re kicking a boy.’ I was like no, I didn’t even touch it, I just wanted the ball.’
Morgan then discussed how his life was affected in the following weeks.
“I left the game thinking this would be something small,” he said. “I was quite good friends with a lot of the Swans players at that time.
The Belgian was sent off during Chelsea’s EFL Cup semi-final away to Swansea after appearing to kick Morgan
The pair have put the incident behind them, which saw Hazard promoting Morgan’s vodka brand
‘It seemed like a big party night. Of course we were in the final. I get home around 5:30, so it was a super late night right.
‘Mommy gets a phone call at six in the morning. The front door is on ITV News and Sky Sports News. Luckily I was home 30 minutes before, so they didn’t see anything. For a month it was like all the newspapers outside my house, like Fox News, Sky News, the paparazzi etc.
“You’ve become famous!” Hazard joked. Morgan then said, “I was super famous for two weeks and then super not famous.”