Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo Keep interest and debate among football fans, even at the dusk of their career, about who is the greatest of all time (goat). Now, Former Real Madrid and Premier League star Eden Hazard has weighed the age -old question.
Hazard settled as one of the Premier LeagueIs best during his time at ChelseaBlindling with his trademark dribbling and creativity. With two Premier League titles and two Europa League crowns with the blues, the Belgian winger became one of the most sought after players in the world.
During the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, he earned the Silver Ball as the second best player of the tournament, behind Luka Modric. That implementation helped to achieve a record of € 120.8 million move to Real Madrid in 2019But injuries have plagued his time in Spain. In 2023, Hazard retired just 32 years old.
Eden Hazard chooses his goat
Two years after retirement, Hazard sat down with the French YouTuber Zack to think about his career. While he recalls the 2014 World Cup – the first performance of Belgium at the tournament for the Golden Generation with Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne – he described the experience in Brazil.
‘We did not reach the World Cup 2010 or Euro 2012. We were all very young. So for us it is a tournament … I would not say it was just for fun, but it was the one who introduced us in the world stage“Hazard remembered.”And Brazil is home to football. You play in the Maracana, you play in the country of football. We just started thinking there: ‘We will do what we can do.‘‘
The run of Belgium ended in the quarterfinals with a loss for Messi’s Argentina, but Hazard was not sorry. ‘The quarterfinals were already great for us. When people say a quarterfinals, they mean that you are losing the Messi team. That is why there is no shame in it. You play against Messi, the best player in history. There is no shame in it. “
Hazard only arrived in Real Madrid a few months later Cristiano Ronaldodeparture, Iconic No. 7 -shirt inherit. But despite the obvious comparisons, the Belgian did not hesitate to give a name Lionel Messi as the biggest player everA choice that certainly arouses debate among fans.
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