Kid was being a pillock, and thus deserved a kicking.
Surely any shitehawk teams ball boys now know just to roll about on the ball if they want to waste time.
Sorry Eem, logic doesn't make sense.
Punishment should fit the crime, all this "the kid deserved kicking harder", "the kid deserved a good kicking" is pretty disgusting to be honest. I know for a fact if that was my Son up there, no matter what a dick he's making of himself, no matter how much time he was wasting, I would never want nor expect the crowd to be thinking the kid deserves a kicking. I personally think that's the worst thing to come out of this, can't believe how many people think the lad deserved to be kicked.
If you're worried about the effect this will have on other ball boys, then expect the referee / F.A. to send out suitable punishments, punish the clubs if necessary as they are representatives of them, but never should it be seen as acceptable for a grown man to kick a 17 y/o because he's holding onto a football, for whatever reason imaginable.
Hazard over-reacted, I can understand his reaction, empathise with his frustration, I cannot and will not condone his actions and expect any other footballer who feels it is his right to hand out punishment to a boy to be treated by the F.A. harshly and swiftly. No matter what this lad did, he did not deserved to be kicked in public and the fact that Hazard may or may not have only kicked the ball actually makes no difference whatsoever.
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