Don’t worry, be happy. In an interview given to the Gazzetta dello Sport this Thursday, Eden Hazard says she refusedat the time of Chelsea, the advice of Maurizio Sarri to adopt the almost monastic lifestyle of Cristiano Ronaldo. « I told him I didn’t want to », reveals the 35-year-old former playmaker, now retired.
Hazard never hid his report uninhibited with professionalismthe polar opposite of the rules of conduct of its Portuguese counterpart. “I never went too far, but I always wanted to be like Hazard, on and off the pitch. If my friends invited me to dinner, I wouldn’t have refused, and if I wanted a drink, I wouldn’t have refused it. Cristiano is Cristiano, I am Hazard. I just wanted to be myself and play football. »
And even its own brand of wine
Upon his arrival at Real Madrid in 2019, he even admitted to having gained a few kilos. « I’m not going to hide it. Me, when I’m on vacation, I’m on vacation. Otherwise, I never have a vacation. I had gained five kilos. I’m the type to pick up fast and lose just as quickly if I’m careful. […] I lost it all in ten days »he then explained to The Team. In 2024, he also admitted occasionally drink a few beers during his career.
So epicurean that he launched his own brand of wine, The Wine of the Champions, at the end of January, created by Fabio Cordella, a winemaker who produces bottles alongside footballers.
Too bad, it didn’t take him until he was 41.
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