Eden Hazard chooses his 10 moments of 2018: Sometimes, shame on me that I barely speak Dutch

Premier League Na-Na-na-na-na-na-na-na. Amused hums Eden Hazard (28) the tune will be ‘Freed from Desire’ by Gala, the soundtrack to his 2018. The year of Hazard. Best Belgian at the world cup. Sportsman of the Year. Later at the Gala of the Golden Shoe as possible, also for the second time in a row, " Best Belgian in the foreign self-employed’. With your newspaper, browses through his book and he brings out memories: “I felt that the world cup my time would be.” The 10 times of the number 10.

A small selection from the interview. Hazard on the Belgian Eden Hazard:

• “Sometimes I find it genânt: you are captain of the national team and you will not speak English. Actually, that little respectful, but I can but not. Now that I have decent English speaking, should I maybe look at the Dutch. Difficult language. In France, it was not necessary, and at school I have maybe a year Dutch had. That's it then. And you also know what you will learn: "I am Eden’, ‘I live in ’s Gravenbrakel’, ‘no problem’, ‘how's it going?’. (grins) Thibaut (Courtois) will laugh at me forever.”

• “the atmosphere on the Grote Markt after the return from Russia was unforgettable. There was such a eenheidsgevoel. The flags, the fries, the beer. Belgischer could not. It was great fun.”