Hazard: “King Philip called me to return to the national team”

Phone from King Philip of Belgium in order to convince him to return to the national team, he claims that he accepted Eden Hazard.

The 32-year-old Real Madrid midfielder had announced his retirement from the national team following the elimination of the “red devils” from the recent World Cup in Qatar.

According to the words of the 126-time international on the Belgian network RTBF, o King Philip of Belgium called him in order to convince him and ask him to return to the competitive duties of the representative group, with Hazard to reply that his decision is final.

At the same time, he also referred to the reasons that pushed him to take the decision to leave, pointing out that as a thought he had been in his mind since the summer of 2021 and the finals of the Euro.

Eden Hazard’s words in detail about King Philip’s phone call:



“Yes, Vasilias Philippos called me, but I prefer to keep what we discussed between us. In football you never say never but at the moment I have other priorities, like spending more time with my family and my children and I don’t think there is any chance of taking this decision back.

What he argued for the reasons for his withdrawal:

“I repeat that it has been in my mind since the summer of 2021 and the finals of the Euro. During that time I had worked very hard and due to an injury I had missed the quarter-final against Italy, that hurt me a lot, but that is not the only reason. My teammate at Real Madrid, Toni Kroos, had retired two years ago from the German National Team and in conversations between us he told me that during the time when the others have obligations to their countries, he spends time with his children”.

Editor: Babis Lessis