Eden Hazard Called 'Little Fat Man' In Savage Attack From Belgian Politician

The Belgium captain has been the subject of a number of fat and overweight jibes in recent years, but none more brutal than Jean-Marie Dedecker.

Dedecker, who is mayor of Middelkerke in the north of Belgium, scolded the former Chelsea forward over an incident in 2011 where he was snapped chomping on a burger.

In 2011, Hazard was hit with a two-match ban after eating the meal having been substituted by manager Georges-Leekens in a Euro 2012 qualifier vs Turkey.

"Actually, he is just a little fat man who has gotten fat by the system and the money.

"I can still see him flee when Georges Leekens replaced him and had a hamburger near King Baudouin Stadium." 

Spanish outlet El Chiringuito tweeted, "Hazard didn't train with the team today. Why?".

The Burger King Twitter admin then gave their reason, simply replying: "2x1 at Burger King".

Hazard, one branded "the greediest" player in Belgium's squad by the national team chef Wym Casteleyn, talked up about the incident in a 2019 interview.

“I have some pots in London, I ask mum to bring me some back every time she comes.

“That night, I did a stupid thing but the story of the hamburger, we talk about it in a joke, it's in quotation marks what makes my legend with the selection [of Belgium].”

It's been another difficult campaign for Hazard this term, with his dream move to Real still not going to plan.

The 31-year-old has played 16 times for Los Blancos and is yet to find the net since Carlo Ancelotti's arrival.