Former Super Eagles midfielder Mikel Obi has described ex-Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard as the slowest footballer he has ever seen.
Hazard, who recently retired from international football, played with Mikel for five years, where they won the Premier League title, the UEFA Europa League, and the FA Cup.
However, in a chat with the Obi One Podcast, the Nigerian international said Hazard could win the Man of the Match award.
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"He is the slowest footballer I have ever seen in my life.
“He's like, come on guys, you see.
Aidan Michael Walter Hazzard was born on January 7, 1991, in La Louvière and grew up in Braine-le-Comte. His mother, Karen, and father, Thierry, were both footballers.
His father spent most of his career at the semi-professional level with La Louvière in the Belgian second division, playing primarily as a defensive midfielder.
Her mother played as a Belgian women's first-division striker and stopped playing when she was three months pregnant with Aiden.
After playing football, both parents became sports teachers. Thierry retired from his post in 2009 to devote more time to his children.
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