Hazard made Chelsea chase a fast-food van away from Stamford Bridge!

Eden Hazard said goodbye to playing football on Tuesday and many believe it could have been a stellar career. It wasn't bad, far from it, but it could have been much better. One of the reasons the Belgian star did not reach the highs he could is his nonchalance towards fitness and dietary discipline - the player even confessed that he is a fast-food fan and that he had issues with his weight at Real Madrid.

The Blues legend had dazzling spells both in west London and at his previous club, Ligue 1 side Lille, hanging up his boots after a disappointing final stint at Santiago Bernabeu. But as tributes to his generational talent rolled in, it quickly became clear that the 32-year-old owed little of his genius to overtime put in at the gym.

Hazard's storied career is scattered with tales of the player waiting until the last minute to warm up on matchdays or having a more-than casual attitude to training sessions.

As much as these behaviours were tolerated due to his sensational pay-off on the pitch, sometimes the west London outfit were forced to intervene to curb some of his more relaxed habits.

Chelsea had to ban a local burger van from selling to star winger during his spell at Stamford Bridge, according to reports. As per Matt Law on the London Is Blue podcast, the club are believed to have stepped in and banned a burger van nearby Stamford Bridge from selling to their player. Hazard is thought to have stopped by frequently after matchdays during his early seasons after joining the club in summer of 2012.

The former Belgium captain has seemed uninterested in sticking to a rigorous diet or fitness regime.

After securing his 100,000,000 euros move to Real Madrid in 2019, Hazard did little to endear himself to his new coaching staff when he turned up after the summer break an estimated five kilograms overweight.

He is thought to have returned in a similarly relaxed state ahead of the 2020-21 season.

The former player never got off the ground in the Spanish capital, his budding form stymied by a string of injuries that saw him spend large chunks of his career on the sidelines at the Bernabeu.

Hazard and Madrid agreed a mutual termination of his contract in June one season before its planned expiration in 2024.