Chelsea's Hazard Sent Off After 'Ball Boy Kick'

A Chelsea player has been sent off after appearing to kick a ball boy during the team's league cup match against Swansea City.

Midfielder Eden Hazard apparently became annoyed when the boy failed to return the ball promptly after it went out of play with 10 minutes left of the Capital One Cup semi-final.

The boy lay on the ground grimacing after the encounter

The Blues forward tried to kick it from under him but instead he appeared to make contact with the youngster, leaving him writhing in pain and clutching his ribs.

After a delay of several minutes, when several Chelsea players went to tend to the 17-year-old, the Belgian was shown a red card by referee Chris Foy.

His team-mates reacted angrily, believing he had tried to get the ball loose to re-start play as Chelsea failed to make any inroads on Swansea's 2-0 advantage from the first leg.

South Wales Police launched an investigation and said the ball boy would be interviewed.

However a Swansea spokesman said that no further action would be taken.

Swansea captain Ashley Williams was quick to condemn Hazard's behaviour.

"(Chelsea striker) Demba Ba told me that the boy held onto it," he told Sky Sports after the final whistle.

Hazard's team-mates reacted angrily to the sending off

"I saw him (Hazard) kick him in the ribs, and you can't do that."

Chelsea's manager Rafa Benitez said Hazard and the ball boy had exchanged apologies in the dressing room after the match.

"They both talked. The boy knows he was wasting time. Hazard was frustrated and trying to get the ball back.

"We can not change the situation. We are disappointed because we lost a player.

"The best thing for us is to move forward."

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup told reporters he expected Hazard would regret the incident when he viewed it on television.

The boy received an apology from Hazard

"I saw it from a very big distance from the bench," he said.

"I've since seen it after the game. Hazard is a great player. When he sees the images I think he will regret it."

Laudrup denied the club had given the ball boys instructions to hold onto the ball when it went out of play.

"No, no. Definitely not," he said.

"I think he was pushed and on top of the ball. I can understand all the frustrations when you are behind."

Hazard's actions have also been widely criticised by football fans but the person behind Chelsea's official Twitter account appeared to disagree with the sending off.

"Has football gone mad? Hazard is sent off for kicking the ball under a ball boy attempting to smother the ball rather than return it. #CFC", was tweeted minutes after the decision.

The match ended 0-0, sending Swansea into their first major final, where they will meet Bradford City at Wembley.

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