Eden Hazard Announces Retirement At 31

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Belgium star Eden Hazard, 31, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday. He scored 33 goals in 126 international appearances. “

Eden Hazard has struggled both on the club and National team with his consistent injuries and fitness issues which rocked his career.

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He completed a record breaking move to Real Madrid from Chelsea, but unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be as he started badly.

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Eden Hazard have spent all his contract with Real Madrid not being able to show more than enough for the huge fee paid for his services.

“Today I turn a page. Thanks for your love,” he wrote on Instagram.

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“Thank you for your unparalleled support. Thank you for all the joyful moments we have shared since 2008.

Hazard was the standard-bearer of Belgium’s much-vaunted “golden generation”, which reached the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The ageing team failed to make it past the first round in Qatar, finishing third in Group F behind Morocco and Croatia.

“Today I decided to put an end to my career as an international. The next generation is ready. I’m going to miss you so much.”

Hazard currently plays for Real Madrid in La Liga. Hazard had agreed a five-year contract at Real after the latter signed him from Chelsea. The Belgian scored 110 goals in 352 games for Chelsea after joining from Lille in 2012, and scored twice as it won the Europa League final in 2019.

In seven seasons at Chelsea, Hazard won the Premier League and Europa League twice, the FA Cup and League Cup.

He was also named Chelsea’s Player of the Year on four occasions.

(with inputs from AFP)

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