{"id":292882,"date":"2023-10-03T08:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292882"},"modified":"2023-10-03T08:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:24:01","slug":"chelsea-icon-eden-hazard-is-finally-set-to-make-his-return-to-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/chelsea-icon-eden-hazard-is-finally-set-to-make-his-return-to-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea icon Eden Hazard is FINALLY set to make his return to football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eden Hazard announces his return to football THIS MONTH after Real Madrid ripped up his contract this summer&#8230; but the Chelsea legend will be playing in unfamiliar surroundings<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eden Hazard remains a free agent after Real Madrid tore up his contract in June<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Chelsea icon is set to make his return to football for a good cause this month<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click here to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eden Hazard\u00a0will once again grace the football pitch this month after announcing his return to football \u2013 for a charity match.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard was released by Spanish giants Real Madrid in the summer after making just 76 appearances across four seasons at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The forward arrived at the Bernabeu in 2019 from Chelsea and joined as one of the standout players in the Premier League. However, his eye-watering \u00a3130million total price tag placed a demand on him to hit the ground running in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Hazard struggled to make an impact\u00a0at the Bernabeu and found himself slipping down the pecking order before terminating his contract by mutual consent.<\/p>\n<p>Now without a club, there have been hints that the Belgian could hang up his boots altogether but fans will get to see the winger play again later this month for a good cause.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/08\/76102259-12587445-image-a-12_1696319863829.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eden Hazard remains a free agent after Real Madrid tore up his contract earlier this summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/08\/76102257-12587445-image-a-13_1696319866955.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, the Belgian star has announced his return to football for a game later this month<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>According to L&#8217;Equipe, Hazard will play for the Varietes Club de France on October 18 at the Stade de L\u2019Epopee in Calais.<\/p>\n<p>The VCF was created in 1971 and hosts over 40 charity games per year, with some of the best players to have ever played representing the side.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard will be joining the team for a game, playing alongside some of France&#8217;s World Cup winners from 1998, including Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps, Laurent Blanc,\u00a0Robert Pires and Christian Karembeu in front of 12,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard will also be joined by some of his former Lille team-mates with Mathieu Debuchy and Yohan Cabaye also turning out to raise some money for the good cause.<\/p>\n<p>A return to elite-level football is looks to be off the cards following his Real Madrid departure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/09\/76102351-12587445-image-a-14_1696320006629.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hazard will play in a charity match for the Varietes Club de France, a team of celebrities and legendary players to raise money for good causes. Pictured:\u00a0French president Emmanuel Macron (centre right) celebrates with team-mates including\u00a0Marcel Desailly (second left)<\/p>\n<p>The winger did reportedly have\u00a0some English clubs interested in him after leaving Madrid, but concerns about his fitness seemed to be a major barrier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian winger suffered 18 separate injuries during his spell in the Spanish capital, ruling him out of 95 games for club and country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was a complete contradiction to his time at Chelsea, where the Belgian was rarely injured and notched 110 goals and 92 assists in 352 appearances for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard won the Premier League twice and the PFA Player of the Year award at Chelsea, but also secured two La Liga titles and the Champions League with Real Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He retired from international duty after Belgium crashed out of the group stages at the Qatar World Cup and looks to be following the same route with his club career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/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-12587445\/Eden-Hazard-announces-return-football-leaving-Real-Madrid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eden Hazard announces his return to football THIS MONTH after Real Madrid ripped up his contract this summer&#8230; 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