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      Eden Hazard’s amazing car collection, as free agent rides Audis, an Aston Martin, Mercedes cars worth over £500k

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      HE’S just as sleek off the pitch as he is on it.Eden Hazard, 32, is now a free agent after having his Real Madrid contract torn up.
      Eden Hazard always hits top gear off the pitch with his £500k car collection despite his struggles on itCredit: Rex
      A true ‘Petrol Header’, Eden Hazard owns a couple of AudisCredit: Getty – Contributor
      The Belgian playmaker left Chelsea for the Bernabeu in 2019 to bank around £416,000-a-week with the Spanish giants.
      However, he failed to ignite LaLiga like he did with the Premier League, and has been tipped for a move to Saudi Arabia and the MLS.
      Last weekend, he was spotted watching his beloved Blues at Stamford Bridge, as they took on Liverpool. But there is no suggestion of a return.
      In the meantime, Hazard can enjoy his impressive car collection he’s amassed through the years.
      As you can imagine from one of the best players on the planet over the last decade, Hazard’s garage is full of incredible cars.
      He has been spotted in various rides over the years, including a Mercedes Benz AMG GTR, Audi R8 V10, BMW X6, Audi RS4 Avant, Range Rover, Aston Martin Vanquish and Mercedes C Class.
      But how much are they all worth?
      Join SunSport in totalling up the numbers, that’ll leave you green with envy:
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      The Audi R8 V10 that’s part of Hazard’s collection is worth £110kCredit: Handout
      Audi R8 V10
      Able to hit a top speed of 205mph, Hazard should never have been late to the Madrid training ground driving this car.
      Brazil star Neymar also owns an R8, so Hazard’s in good company.
      Price: Around £110k
      BMW X6
      A stylish and reliable SUV, the classic number ten often took his X6 for a spin on match day.
      As a family man, this roomy ‘Beamer’ is also perfect to drive around his missus, Natacha Van Honacker and their four kids for a day out.
      Price: From £60k
      The BMW X6 is the perfect family car for Hazard, a dad of fourCredit: Handout
      Audi RS4 Avant
      A regular standard among footballers, including Real Madrid and Barcelona’s elite – who have deals with the car giants – Hazard loves the Audi brand.
      Price: From £60,290
      Range Rover Sport
      A Range Rover… every footballer should own one and most of them do.
      Hazard’s preference is the sport model because it’s comfortable and the ideal ride for when he finishes training and can stretch his legs.
      Should be more than enough room for his 5’8″ frame.
      Price: From £60,760
      Hazard scored himself another Audi when he joined Real Madrid
      The Range Rover Sport is Hazard’s preference when leaving training
      The most expensive car in Hazard’s collection is the classy Aston Martin Vanquish worth £199,950Credit: Paul Tonge – The Sun
      Is classy Hazard pondering what motor to get next?Credit: Reuters
      Aston Martin Vanquish
      A classy gents’ car, the Vanquish is the most expensive motor in Hazard’s collection.
      James Bond star Daniel Craig once owned a limited edition version, which was sold at an auction for £344,000.
      Price: From £199,950
      Mercedes C-Class
      The luxury C-Class has been part of the German brand’s make-up since 1993.
      It was also one of the first cars Hazard rocked up in when he signed for Chelsea from Lille back in 2012. Needless to say, he’s moved on since.
      Price: From £32,260
      Cool Hazard is a motor car enthusiast
      The cheapest car in Hazard’s collection is a £32k C-ClassCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Hazard’s AMG GTR reaches a top speed of 197.6 mphCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Felipe Massa strikes a pose with car aficionado, Hazard
      And finally, Mercedes Benz AMG GTR
      Perhaps the best-looking in his collection, Hazard has a AMG GTR which has a horse power of 430 kW and top speed of 197.6 mph.
      Former Aston Villa and Man City ace Gareth Barry once had one once upon a time too.
      Price: From £99,245
      That gives us a grand total of £622,505 – over a half million pounds worth of cars! Now, that’s nothing to be sniffed at. More

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      LaLiga club’s DOCTOR whacked with four-game suspension after being sent-off during fiery Barcelona clash

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      GETAFE’S club doctor Christopher Oyola Palacio has been banned for four matches after being sent off against Barcelona.The Madrid-based side took on Barca in their LaLiga opener on Sunday.
      Christopher Oyola Palacio (dark T-shirt, white trainers) was sent off against BarcelonaCredit: Rex
      Oyola Palacio, right, was able to linger in the tunnelCredit: DAZN
      The match proved to be a fiery encounter, with players and staff from both teams being sent off.
      In the 42nd minute, Oyola Palacio was left furious by a Raphinha elbow.
      His protestations bizarrely earned him a red card, as well as the Brazilian winger.
      Despite his sending off, Oyola Palacio was able to linger in the tunnel during the second half, in case his medical services were required.
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      Following the match, Oyola Palacio was slapped with a four-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
      The Getafe doctor will have to be replaced by another medical professional for his side’s next four matches.
      After finishing the first half 11 vs 10, Getafe were also down a player just 12 minutes into the second period when Jaime Mata was shown a second yellow card.
      With 20 minutes remaining, an incensed Xavi was also sent off for dissent.
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      Unlike Oyola Palacio, the Barca boss was not allowed to remain in the tunnel and was instead sent to the stands.
      After the bad-tempered 0-0 draw, Xavi said: “I told him (the referee) he was allowing too many fouls. That’s why he sent me off.
      “There’s nothing else to say. I have commented in the past and they ban me for it.”
      The match also featured a bizarre moment from Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.
      After a pass in his direction was overhit, Araujo bafflingly CAUGHT the ball mid-game.
      Despite complaints from Getafe players, a sheepish Araujo escaped without a booking.
      Xavi was sent off for dissent in the 70th minuteCredit: Rex More

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      Premier League giants on transfer red alert as Ansu Fati ‘decides to LEAVE Barcelona’

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      ANSU FATI is set to spark a Premier League scramble after deciding to leave Barcelona.Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been linked to making a move for the winger.
      Ansu Fati has decided to leave BarcelonaCredit: Getty
      And the Prem trio will be among clubs scrapping for the Spain international’s signature this summer.
      Fati, 20, burst onto the scene as a teenager three years ago, having been at Barcelona since he was nine.
      He is the youngest goal scorer in Champions League history, at the age of 17 years and 40 days.
      And he even inherited Lionel Messi’s iconic No 10 shirt with the Argentina legend left the club in 2021.
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      But Fati has slipped down the pecking order under boss Xavi.
      And Spanish publication AS report that the Guinea Bissau-born star now wants out.
      That represents a change of heart for Fati, who had been determined to earn his boss’ trust.
      But he was left on the bench for the disappointing 0-0 La Liga opener against Getafe.
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      And, to rub salt in the wound, he saw unknown kids Abde Ezzalzouli and Lamine Yamal come on ahead of him as Barca desperately hunted a winner.
      Fati was finally called on in the 79th minute, but failed to make an impact.
      And that appears to have been the final straw for Fati, as he looks to resurrect his career elsewhere.
      Atletico Madrid are reportedly also keen but have yet to contact Barcelona, meaning Prem sides can get a head start. More

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      Gary Lineker reveals how referee brought him crashing back to earth after scoring El Clasico hat-trick with cruel move

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      GARY LINEKER has revealed the cruel move by a referee that ruined his moment after an El Clasico hat-trick.The 62-year-old was reminiscing about his days with Barcelona where he spent three years of his illustrious career.

      Gary Lineker was brought back down to earth by a Spanish referee following his El Clasico hat-trickCredit: Getty
      Lineker spent three years playing in Spain for Barcelona after making the switch from EvertonCredit: Getty
      The former England star told the story of his hat-trick for Barcelona against Real Madrid in 1987.
      Lineker looked back on chipping Madrid goalkeeper Paco Buyo to net his third goal after scoring two in the opening five minutes.
      Speaking to GOAL he said: “It was the first one [El Clasico] I’d played at the Nou Camp and I scored two goals in the first five minutes – both from very close range.
      “And I had goose bumps. The noise was incredible, in front of 120,000 fans.
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      “It was about five minutes into the second half and I was one-on-one withy the goalkeeper who I believe was [Paco] Buyo. I’ve dinked it over him and when I saw it going in it was just magical.”
      But despite the euphoria that Lineker must have been feeling in that moment, he was denied a longstanding English tradition by the referee.
      After bagging his hat-trick he was expecting to take the match ball home with him.
      But when he asked the referee for the ball, he had no clue what Lineker was talking about and refused to hand it over.
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      The former Leicester and Spurs striker said: “The referee had the ball in his hands.
      “I went up to him and asked him for the ball, but he was going ‘Que? Porque? No.’
      “I went ‘I’ve scored three goals’ and he just didn’t get it. It wasn’t a thing in Spain back then and so I never got it [the ball].”
      Barcelona ended up 3-2 winners in the game and Lineker was still able to celebrate the three points regardless of missing out on the match ball.
      The Match of the Day host ended up playing 138 times for the Catalan club, scoring 51 goals before moving to Tottenham in 1989. More

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      Bizarre moment Barcelona star Ronald Araujo ‘forgets rules of football’ in middle of match

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      RONALD ARAUJO forgot the rules of football in the middle of Barcelona’s opening match of the season.The defender made a bizarre mistake during his side’s 0-0 draw away to Getafe on Sunday.
      Ronald Araujo caught the ball as it was about to go over his headCredit: @ViaplaySportsUK
      Barca made a frustrating start to their La Liga title defence as they were held by their opponents during a feisty encounter.
      Both sides were reduced to 10-men, with Raphinha sent off for the visitors after elbowing Getafe’s Gaston Alvarez.
      However, it was Araujo’s moment of madness which caught the eyes of fans watching in the stadium and at home.
      Just moments into the second half, an overhit pass was chipped out to the Uruguayan on the right flank.
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      As the ball looked set to sail over his head, he jumped up and caught it, to the confusion of his team-mates.
      Araujo immediately looked sheepish as he realised what he had done, putting his hand on his head before jogging back into position.
      Although a free-kick was given, Araujo escaped without a booking, despite the complaints of the Getafe players.
      Reacting to the incident, one fan tweeted: “Can’t believe he got away without a card there.”
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      Another wrote: “What was he thinking?!”
      A third viewer fumed: “What a shocking piece of football… Araujo and the ref both had a brain fart.”

      Meanwhile, one more simply commented: “La Liga is a shambles.”
      “Araujo channelling his inner Michael Jordan,” joked another fan.
      Araujo, who is a former Manchester United transfer target, also made headlines during pre-season for his on-field antics.
      The 24-year-old enraged Arsenal fans during their friendly against Barcelona for a wild tackle on Gabriel Jesus. More

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      Chelsea CONFIRM Kepa has joined Real Madrid in season-long loan transfer as fans say he’s latest star to ‘upgrade’

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      CHELSEA star Kepa Arrizabalaga has completed a loan move to Real Madrid.The goalkeeper will play for Los Blancos for the remainder of the season to cover the injury to Thibaut Courtois, who could miss the whole campaign after rupturing his ACL.
      Kepa Arrizabalaga has joined Real MadridCredit: Getty
      Real Madrid have announced Kepa’s signing
      He joins the long list of Chelsea players to have left the club this summer, which includes Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and N’Golo Kante.
      And some fans think Kepa is the latest Blue to upgrade by changing clubs.
      One supporter reacted to the news saying: “Mount upgraded, Havertz, upgraded, Loftus-Cheek upgraded, Kepa upgraded.
      “All went to bigger clubs but I’m supposed to believe they were the problem 😭😭”
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      Another fan simply added: “He is upgrading.”
      A third said: “He chose the better club.”

      Another commented: “He really went up a notch.”
      Kepa signed for Chelsea in 2018 for £71.5million – a world record fee for a goalkeeper.
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      He has made 163 appearances for the Blues but spent large spells out of the team after losing form.
      Edouard Mendy was brought in to replace the Spaniard in 2020 but Kepa won his place back under Graham Potter last season.
      But the capture of Robert Sanchez from Brighton meant an exit was always a possibility for Kepa this summer. More

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      I’m a World Cup legend and football icon who bought a club for £26million – but I want to sell after just five years

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      BRAZIL legend Ronaldo certainly knows a thing or two about success in football.But he has struggled to convert his on-pitch glory to the boardroom since buying his own club.
      Ronaldo bought his initial stake in Real Valladolid in 2018Credit: EPA
      The two-time World Cup and Ballon d’Or winner, 46, became the first former footballer to buy a club in one of Europe’s top-five leagues in September 2018.
      Ronaldo stumped up £26million for 51 per cent of Spanish top-flight side Real Valladolid and then bought another 21 per cent the following year.
      Unsurprisingly, Valladolid fans were excited about his arrival – and Ronaldo himself appeared ready for the challenge.
      He said: “I have gone through many stages in my training in football to prepare for this. Football is all about passion.
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      “We want to build the best team possible to compete while also giving information about our management with transparency.”
      However, things have not quite worked out as planned for Real.
      The Estadio Nuevo Jose Zorrilla side stayed in LaLiga in Ronaldo’s first year at the helm – and finished a respectable 13th in 2019-20.
      However, their luck ran out in 2020-21 as the club were relegated into the second division.
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      Valladolid wasted no time returning to the top tier with immediate promotion but the club suffered the drop again last term to sink back into the Segunda Division despite having former Chelsea star Kenedy in the squad.
      That prompted heavy criticism of the famous owner, especially as he pointed the finger and blamed others for their second relegation in three seasons.
      And now Ronaldo is already looking to sell the club – less than five years after his fanfare takeover.
      Reports suggested a letter of intent was sent from investors to the club’s board regarding a possible purchase.
      A £69m offer for an 80 per cent takeover was on the table and accepted – but the deal was conditional on Real staying up last term and therefore collapsed.
      Ronaldo has also insisted he will not sell unless he leaves the club in a better state than when he arrived in 2018, meaning he looks set to have to wait at least another 12 months due to the relegation.
      The former Barcelona and Real Madrid striker is said to want to return to Brazil to be closer to his children.
      And he also has a controlling stake in boyhood club Cruziero, investing a whopping £55m for a 70 per cent stake as part of his plan to “give back to Cruzeiro and take them where they deserve to be”.
      His plan worked, too, with the Belo Horizonte club winning the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B to return to the top flight again.
      Ronaldo was all smiles when he arrived but is now looking to sellCredit: EPA
      The ex-Brazil striker was unpopular with fans following their latest relegationCredit: Getty More

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      Kepa’s Real Madrid transfer announced by Bayern Munich CEO after club expected star to be in Harry Kane press conference

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      BAYERN MUNICH CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen has confirmed Kepa Arrizabalaga’s loan move to Real Madrid.The Chelsea shot-stopper, 28, was linked with a move to Bayern as he prepared to leave Stamford Bridge.
      Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to join Real MadridCredit: Getty
      Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen revealed they had planned to announce Kepa with Harry KaneCredit: AP
      And the German champions had hoped to unveil the Spanish keeper alongside striker Harry Kane when he faced the press on Sunday.
      But Dreesen confirmed at the former Spurs man’s press conference that Kepa had chosen Real Madrid.
      He said: “We were close to this deal and we actually wanted to present Kepa today. But he chose to join Real Madrid.
      “He’s Spanish and so Kepa wanted to accept Real proposal.”
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      Kepa, who remains the world’s most expensive keeper, arrived at Chelsea for a whopping £71.6million in 2018.
      But ever since Edouard Mendy arrived two years later, the former Athletic Bilbao man was made to sit on the bench.
      The star, who infamously REFUSED to be subbed off in the 2019 Carabao Cup Final, regained his place last term.
      Yet despite Mendy already quitting Chelsea for Saudi Arabia, he has been deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
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      Robert Sanchez joined the Blues in a £25m deal from Brighton on a seven-year deal.
      And his arrival has paved the way for Kepa to depart.
      Real Madrid wanted him on a loan-to-buy option after their No1 Thibaut Courtois sustained an ACL injury that ruled him out for the majority of the campaign.
      Bayern also submitted a one-year loan proposal due to Manuel Neuer nursing an injury he picked up in a skiing accident last season.
      However, Kepa had his heart set on going to the Bernabeu and informed the German giants of his decision this week. More