Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 32. The Belgium international scored 110 goals in 352 appearances during seven successful years at Chelsea, before moving to Madrid in 2019, becoming the most expensive signing in the club’s history in the process. Chelsea Football Club also took to social media to pay tribute to the Belgian, labelling him one of the club’s “greatest ever players.”

The Athletic’s Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey and The Athletic’s journalist Michael Cox discuss with host Ayo Akinwolere Hazard's wonderful football career and how good of a player he actually was.

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