Almost ten years after being kicked out by Eden Hazard, Charlie Morgan, the ball boy of the 2012/13 season, is back in the English and international media. But this time, as one of the names on the UK’s richest young list – with an estimated fortune of around £55 million.
Charlie Morgan’s transformation began in partnership with a college friend, in 2015, when he decided to open a company specializing in alcoholic beverages of Russian origin, by the name of AU Vodka. The businessman’s fortune is estimated at 55 million pounds sterling (about 342 million Brazilian reals), and he is the 27th name on the list of “The Times” among the “35 richest people under the age of 35 in the UK.”
In addition to appearing on The Times list, businessman Charlie Morgan continues to appear ahead of names like Harry Kane, of Tottenham, model Cara Delevingne and singer Niall Horan, of One Direction.
Charlie was initially known for the decisive match between Chelsea and Swansea City, in the English League Cup, in the 2012/13 season. Morgan, then aged 17, the son of one of the Welsh team’s managers, was the ball boy in the semi-final. After the substitution of the ball was postponed in the 33rd minute of the second half, one of the main names of the England national team, Eden Hazard, hit it. The Blues needed a win to advance to the decision – which did not happen – and the athlete was ejected.
Hazard apologized after the incident and justified this by saying: “The man put his whole body over the ball and I was just trying to kick it. I even think I hit the ball, but I apologize for what happened. I spoke to him in the locker room and he apologized.”
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