345Chelsea forward Eden Hazard celebrating a goal in a past match [Photo: Courtesy]Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has pipped Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to win the prestigious Best Belgian player in Foreign League award. Hazard saw off competition from the talismanic midfielder alongside Dries Mertens who plays for Serie A giants Napoli. He beat his former teammate De Bruyne by 11 after he landed the accolade by garnering 326 votes. While speaking about being voted for the award, he emphasized this will not be his last time to scoop an award from Belgium football stakeholders. He may be looking to win it a third time after playing a key role in Man City’s title bid.

Source: Standard Digital February 08, 2018 09:22 UTC