{"id":23293,"date":"2026-02-16T15:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/hazard-now-i-feel-more-like-a-taxi-driver-than-a-footballer\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:06:18","slug":"hazard-now-i-feel-more-like-a-taxi-driver-than-a-footballer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/hazard-now-i-feel-more-like-a-taxi-driver-than-a-footballer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazard: &#8220;Now I feel more like a taxi driver than a footballer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"capital-letter\">I<\/span>It&#8217;s been almost three years since Eden Hazard decided to end his career after an injury-plagued sudden appearance at Real Madrid.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Belgian playmaker reflected on that time in an interesting interview with the Guardian newspaper. &#8220;My life is very simple. I&#8217;m a father of five children. I&#8217;m more of a taxi driver than a footballer now, but that&#8217;s OK,&#8221; said the former Lille and Chelsea player, who continues to live in Madrid. &#8220;I made this decision for my family, my children, the weather and food,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/>&#8220;Life passes very quickly, especially in football. Yesterday I was 19, today I am 35. You have to enjoy everything, not just football,&#8221; Hazard reflected.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Vincius Junior&#8217;s dance moves after scoring two goals for Real Madrid become a hot topic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Life goes by very quickly, especially in football. Yesterday I was 19 years old and today I am 35 years old.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">eden hazard<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hazard also shared a memorable anecdote from Jose Mourinho&#8217;s time as Chelsea manager. &#8220;I went to Lille to watch a game and on the way back I lost my passport. I was late and missed practice. In the next game he took me out of the team and said it was my fault.&#8221;<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">\u201cIt was incredible to play alongside my brother and captain my country.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>However, he highlighted another moment in Belgium, saying: &#8220;The 2018 World Cup was amazing. I had the chance to play with my brother. It was incredible to be captain of my country. At the time we felt Belgium were great. We didn&#8217;t win, but now they say we&#8217;re a better team than France and I&#8217;m proud of that.&#8221;<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2026\/02\/16\/6993109b268e3ec0348b456d.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IIt&#8217;s been almost three years since Eden Hazard decided to end his career after an injury-plagued sudden appearance at Real Madrid. 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