Present in Calais on Wednesday for a charity match organized by the Variétés Club de France, Eden Hazard received a call from Emmanuel Macron before the game.
Now retired, Eden Hazard was the star of the last match of the Variétés Club de France. Wednesday evening, the former Madrilenian was very inspired during a charity meeting for the benefit of the yellow coins operation. Just before the match, the former Lille player spoke on the phone to none other than Emmanuel Macron.
The president took the opportunity to remind the player of a bad memory, who felt like “a young retiree”: “ Well, Eden, I’m not going to lie to him. The last time I saw him on the pitch, I really wished he played very badly because it was against France in 2018.quipped the Head of State, in reference to the World Cup semi-final lost by the Belgians at the 2018 World Cup.
For the record, Eden Hazard delivered six assists and scored a goal during his team’s big victory (11-2).
