Chelsea’s Twitter Is Actually Defending Eden Hazard, Who Kicked A Ball Boy In The Ribs

He tried to kick the ball from underneath a ball boy who boasted on twitter earlier today hes going to timewaste….. #DESERVE #BALLBOY

What about sportsmanship from swansea and the ball boy? It’s a cup semi final and the kid is clearly trying to kill time.. Hazard deserves red, but c’mon, two sides here!

The author of this article is clearly retarded. That ball boy is a little time wasting dick and all Hazard did was kick the ball, and I’m a Man U fan!

Retard here: While I completely agree that the kid shouldn’t waste time like that, Hazard kicking him is a severe overreaction and indefensible.

Forget who you support. The pee wee wad time wasti. nt and Hazard kicked the ball. Fact. Spare the outcry. He never kicked the boy. He felt the kick to the ball due to his antics

What a crock. He clearly kicked the kid in the ribs. Are you blind?

The ball kid is in a position to affect the clock? Yet ANOTHER reason to hate soccer.

From the ref’s standpoint, the boy is not a player, manager, or referee, and thus has no standing on the field and is a foreign object. Actions that aren’t directed at these 3 recognized persons are not fouls and can’t be penalized (the same way boateng telling off racist fans doesn’t get him redcarded for vulgarity). Eden Hazard could’ve beaten that kid to death and the ref is not within his rights to penalize him as the kid is outside the realm of the game.

That boy should have had his teeth kicked in. What a time wasting show of lack of sportsmanship! Spare the rod, spoil the child. I would have been very happy if the stupid ball boy lost some teeth. His fake display of agony would have meant something.

and your use of “severe” is exaggerated and alarmist.

Mr. Murphy, I think you’ve made some rash statements here, especially regarding the club’s stance. Assuming you’ve watched the video, it’s questionable whether or not the player even made contact with the Charlie Morgan, and how would turning the player over, as you suggest, constitute any less of a violent action? The “boy” would still have acted as if he had just been beaten to death, Eden would still get a bogus red card, and we’d be having the same discussion. Chelsea have every right to stand behind their player in this situation, and many of the reasons for this are touched on in the other replies. Please do your homework before reporting on the beautiful game.

Here’s the same story, told by a well informed writer: http://www.ibtimes.com/sportsnet/chelsea-fc-news-why-eden-hazards-red-card-so-wrong-1037658