By BEN BLOOM
EDEN HAZARD was forced to issue a grovelling apology after seeing red in extraordinary circumstances when he KICKED a ballboy during Swansea’s Capital One Cup defeat of Chelsea.
The Belgian star said: “The boy put his whole body on to the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball. I think I kicked the ball and not the boy. I apologise.
“The ballboy came in the changing room and we had a quick chat and I apologised and the boy apologised as well. It is over. Sorry.”
The debacle took place when Charlie Morgan, 17, son of Swansea director Martin, pounced on the ball after it ran out for a Swansea goal kick in the 78th minute.
Desperate to see play restarted, Hazard ran up to the lad who seemed to lie on top of the ball.
The midfielder then grappled with Morgan and, after failing to wrestle the ball from his grasp, appeared to kick him in the STOMACH, leaving him rolling on the floor in agony.
With the young lad helped off to receive treatment, referee Chris Foy had no choice but to show Hazard a straight red card.
In another bizarre twist, Morgan had earlier bragged about his plans to waste time as a ballboy during the game when he tweeted just hours before kick-off.
