Being a ballboy can be Hazardous!

[Juventino]

Not the first player to lash out a ball "boy". (Note: this Swansea "boy" looked like a young man to me who knew what he was doing delaying things).

I recall former Argentina captain Daniel Passarella when he was at Inter Milan being frustrated by and lashing out at a ball boy.

And even our mild-mannered Alex Tobin swearing at an Argentine ball-boy who was not giving the ball back as the clock was ticking down during Australia's 1993 World Cup 0-1 qualifying loss in Buenos Aires..

Just so provokingly transparent..

Apparently Passarella was then banned for six matches.

[Le King]

the more i watch it, the more i DONT feel sorry for the ballboy
i love how once he gets kicked, he looks up at the ref as if to say "thats a foul", then when he gets nothing, he starts rolling on the ground

[Bomber]

the more i watch it, the more i DONT feel sorry for the ballboy
i love how once he gets kicked, he looks up at the ref as if to say "thats a foul", then when he gets nothing, he starts rolling on the ground

Fergie would have rushed the fourth official crying for a penalty!

[Facts and Stats]

the more i watch it, the more i DONT feel sorry for the ballboy
i love how once he gets kicked, he looks up at the ref as if to say "thats a foul", then when he gets nothing, he starts rolling on the ground

You are doing yourself no favours here.

Hazard should not have done what he did. Defending him is the work of a fool.

[Litmanen]

the more i watch it, the more i DONT feel sorry for the ballboy
i love how once he gets kicked, he looks up at the ref as if to say "thats a foul", then when he gets nothing, he starts rolling on the ground

You are doing yourself no favours here.

Hazard should not have done what he did. Defending him is the work of a fool.

Different angle of the ball popping out after the kick.


Also, the wanker in question

[swannsong]

Appealing to the referee before the pain kicked in...

[BTAC]

Come on Litmanen, you're smarter than to try and defend Hazard here. As much of a dick as the ball boy was, Hazard was beyond stupid.

[swannsong]

Swansea Ballboy outfit.....

[Litmanen]

Come on Litmanen, you're smarter than to try and defend Hazard here. As much of a grenache as the ball boy was, Hazard was beyond stupid.

My first response was that it was a stupid thing to do. I just think that there was no malice in the kick., if anything its a relief it wasn't scholes or the kid would be missing his head.

[God is an Englishman]

Breaking news: After seeing such amazing play acting and rolling around in agony, ball boy Chattlie Morgan has been offered a contract from 6 different Serie A clubs.

[God is an Englishman]

Ball boy Charlie Morgan is shown drinking a can of beer on his profile picture on his twitter account. Which can mean only one if two things...

Either he's a really old ball boy, or he's scottish.

[Litmanen]

Ball boy Charlie Morgan is shown drinking a can of beer on his profile picture on his twitter account. Which can mean only one if two things...

Either he's a really old ball boy, or he's scottish.

Jokes aside he's 17, only 5 years younger than hazard.

[swannsong]

Eden Hazard has gone into a recording studio to record a cover of this song....

I Kicked A Boy - The Sundays


Meanwhile, in another recording studio, the ballboy, Charlie Morgan, is recording his version of this song.....

I Get A Kick Out Of You - Gary Shearston

[ruud]

the more i watch it, the more i DONT feel sorry for the ballboy
i love how once he gets kicked, he looks up at the ref as if to say "thats a foul", then when he gets nothing, he starts rolling on the ground

i dont condone at all what was done... but really the ball "boy" was looking for trouble... he knew exactly what he was doing

[paokara]

Joey Barton tweeting, no surprises there.

"After reviewing last night's footage, I've come to the conclusion that the game has gone. Ball boys aged 17, time wasting, then rolling around like... they've been shot. Game has gone. He was actually claiming to be the best time waster in the world on twitter yesterday!"

"Swansea should face punishment also in my eyes. Hazard will be vilified for his overreaction. Hazard only crime is he hasn't kicked him hard enough..."

[Juventino]

Wouldn't have happened if there were more ball men.

[hurlcrook]

Really?

There was no other ball boy he could have grabbed a ball from?

He couldn't have shown the ref what was going on and demanded extra time be added?

How can anyone condone kicking a child, even out of frustration?

This fat gen -y ratbag deserved what he got.

[Con M]

There's far easier & less controversial ways for teams to waste time and wind down the clock.

For example, I've seen at the professional level where they just keep booting the ball out into the grandstands, or even over grandstand roofs.

At lower & amateur levels I've seen them just boot it out of the local park into adjoining streets, reserves, gullies & creeks.

Admittedly at the professional level they've got more ball-boys with spare balls to get play started again - if those boys are inclined to get the spares to the thrower or corner-kick taker reasonably quickly.

But teams can keep doing it ugly like this and there's not a thing that can be done about it.

[Juventino]

Or, just do as this ball boy did to stop a goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYK6t-CnRtw

Luckily for Bologna they were 3-1 up at the time and the would-be scorer Beppe Savoldi didn't mind too much. Apparently Giorgio Chinaglia would later tell the ball boy "I would have strangled you."

[Con M]

Ha ha. I remember that, Juventino.

But seriously too, nothing can be done about teams just booting it out, can it?

[MG&Son]

I would've kicked the little cunt a lot harder than he did

[Facts and Stats]

This is how ball boys should react.

We were 1 down in the last minute, away from home. And the ball boy rushed to help us...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... byo#t=463s

[Bomber]

Some people seem to be forgetting what the actual job of a ball boy is.

[Facts and Stats]

When that happened, Jimmy Hill on Match of The day in England criticised the boy and said he should have taken longer!

[Paleon Patros Germanos]

Wouldn't have happened if there were more ball men.

[God is an Englishman]

When that happened, Jimmy Hill on Match of The day in England criticised the boy and said he should have taken longer!

I remember that at the time, he basically said that he cost blackpool (??) the game.

[Facts and Stats]

Blackburn. I remembered the team not the year, so looked it up !

[God is an Englishman]

Blackburn. I remembered the team not the year, so looked it up !

Well as a non liverpool supporter, not a bad effort.

[Olympic (Vista) Bhoy]

Blackburn. I remembered the team not the year, so looked it up !

Well as a non liverpool supporter, not a bad effort.

All the blacks look alike to you don't they?

[Ricky Tan]

Serves him right, (the ball boy)
Next time he should give the ball back and do his job.
Everyones quick to blast Hazard, however if the idiot ball boy gave the ball back as that is what he is there to do this never would have happened. Idiot.