No police charges but Hazard sweats on FA action after kicking Swansea ball-boy

Thursday, January 24, 2013
7:28 AM

Eden Hazard has escaped police action after his unsavoury kick at a Swansea ball boy, but the Chelsea midfielder must wait to see what action the Football Association may take against him.

The incident overshadowed the goalless draw in the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final at the Liberty Stadium, which saw Swansea progress to the first major final in their history thanks to a 2-0 aggregate win.

It happened just over 10 minutes from time when Hazard lost patience as the ball boy, who it is understood is the son of Swansea director Martin Morgan, refused to hand over the ball after it had gone out of play for a goal-kick.

The ball boy fell to the ground as Hazard attempted to get the ball from him, with the Blues forward then trying to kick it from under him but appearing to instead make contact with the youngster.

Several Chelsea players went to tend to the ball boy, who was left holding his ribs, before referee Chris Foy produced a red card.

The ball boy was taken down the tunnel but is unhurt.