PHOTOS: Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard kicks Swansea ball-boy in the ribs!

Eden Hazard is facing the full wrath of the FA after his astonishing attack on a ball boy overshadowed Swansea’s march to the Capital One Cup final.

The Chelsea midfielder kicked 17-year-old Charlie Morgan in the ribs as he retrieved the ball with 10 minutes left in the semi-final second leg.

Hazard was sent off, and the draw saw Swansea progress to next month’s final against Bradford City.
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Chelsea showed little sympathy for the lad on their official Twitter account, tweeting firmly in support of their player moments after Hazard was sent off.


They wrote: “Has football gone mad? Hazard is sent off for kicking the ball under a ball boy attempting to smother the ball rather than return it.”

The club later apologised for their tweet and boss Rafa Benitez confirmed that Morgan and Hazard had apologised to each other after the game.

Benitez said: “They both talked. The boy knows he was wasting time. Hazard was frustrated and trying to get the ball back.