At some point, it comes for every footballer: the time after the active career. When daily life is no longer dictated by training, games, away trips, and the nutrition plan, some know more what to do with themselves, while others know less.
Some remain in the public eye, perhaps even staying connected to football, while others prefer to retreat a bit.
Ex-superstar Eden Hazard seems to belong more to the latter category. Since his career ended three years ago, we've heard relatively little from him.
Now, however, the now 35-year-old breaks his silence and gave an interview to the English 'The Guardian', discussing the time since his career ended.
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The former player of Chelsea FC and Real Madrid describes his life as quite simple.
He stays at home and enjoys the simple things with his wife, his children, and his brothers. "When you play, you're constantly on the go, but when you stop, you finally have time for them – without stress," the Belgian understandably explained.
At the moment, he doesn't feel like a footballer but rather like a "taxi driver" as a father of five children. Whether these rides lead any of the Hazard offspring to football training is not revealed in the interview. However, the football world would certainly not mind seeing the next Hazard generation on the field one day.
Eden Hazard himself has had a lot of time to reflect in the three years since his career ended and expressed it with the following words: "Life goes by very quickly, especially in football. Yesterday I was 19, today I am 35. You have to enjoy it. Not just in football, but in everything. It's the family that helps you," the ex-footballer concluded in the 'Guardian'.
Wisdom from a retired player – and we think many would surely agree with him.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.