{"id":288139,"date":"2023-08-28T15:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288139"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:34:04","slug":"former-chelsea-star-eden-hazard-set-to-retire-aged-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/former-chelsea-star-eden-hazard-set-to-retire-aged-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard &apos;set to retire aged 32&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard &#8216;set to retire aged 32&#8217; with winger yet to sign for a new club following his departure from Real Madrid &#8211; despite his advisors trying to talk him round<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former Chelsea winger Eden Hazard is reportedly set to retire aged 32\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hazard has yet to sign for a new club since his departure from Real Madrid\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard is reportedly set to announce his retirement at the age of 32.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard has been without a club since his Real Madrid contract expired at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>According to Get Football News France, although Hazard has been the subject of interest from clubs, his intention is now to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard has been linked with a move to MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps as well as clubs in the Saudi Pro League and there have also been suggestions of a return to France, where he previously excelled for Lille.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His barber recently claimed that Hazard has turned down approaches from six clubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/15\/74797465-12453451-image-a-13_1693232084699.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard is reportedly set to retire at the age of 32<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/15\/74797767-12453451-image-a-37_1693232550035.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hazard enjoyed an excellent spell at Chelsea, who he played for between 2012 and 2019<\/p>\n<p>Hazard endured a challenging spell at Real Madrid, where he often struggled for form and fitness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, following Belgium&#8217;s exit from the World Cup, Hazard announced his retirement from international football.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he was restricted to just six league appearances for Real and in total he only scored seven goals in 76 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard fared considerably better during his time at Chelsea, where he frequently shone with some outstanding performances.<\/p>\n<p>He played 352 games for the Blues and scored 110 goals, while he provided 92 assists.<\/p>\n<p>During his spell at Stamford Bridge he won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the League Cup and two Europa Leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard won an array of trophies with Real Madrid, including the Champions League, and he also won the double of the Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France with Lille in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>On the international stage he played 126 times for Belgium and scored 33 goals, with only Romelu Lukaku having scored more for the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/15\/74797517-12453451-image-a-15_1693232177791.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The winger retired from international football following Belgium&#8217;s World Cup elimination<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12453451\/Former-Chelsea-star-Eden-Hazard-set-retire-aged-32-winger-sign-new-club-following-departure-Real-Madrid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard &#8216;set to retire aged 32&#8217; 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