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Published 14:48 12 Oct 2023 BST
Updated 14:48 12 Oct 2023 BST

Eden Hazard could be offered a chance to return to football - just two days after announcing his retirement.
Hazard officially hung up the boots on Tuesday after leaving Real Madrid by mutual consent in the summer.
The 32-year-old struggled for form during his time at the 14-time European champions but his spell at Chelsea earned himself a place in Premier League folklore.
Scoring 110 goals across 352 appearances, the Belgian won two Premier League titles among various other honours at Stamford Bridge.
Despite his varying success throughout the majority of his career, Hazard struggled to set the world alight at Madrid after being plagued by various injuries, making only 54 appearances in his time at the Bernabeu.
Although he has only recently announced his retirement, one Premier League club is hoping they can convince him to make a quick U-turn.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, West Ham coach Kevin Nolan said he would be keen to ask the Belgian.
"I’d have the Hazard of Chelsea at West Ham, yeah. I’m sure if he wanted to come and trial we’d, I mean, I’d certainly be willing to. I don’t know about the gaffer [David Moyes]. But I’d certainly want to trial him!
"Some of the best years in the Premier League, he’s been part of and some of the best goals. It’s sad that at 32 he’s decided to bow out in all honesty because I believe someone of his calibre of play could play at the top level for plenty more years."
Nolan feels though that this isn't the end of the Belgian's career and admitted that it wouldn't be a surprise to see him return to football.
He added: "I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a little bit of a reverse on that in the next six months to a year.
"I just think something like that could happen with Hazard because someone is probably willing to give him the opportunity to say 'go on, come in and play for us for six months'."
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