Infamous Eden Hazard ballboy, 31, ‘rakes in £300MILLION’ after selling luxury vodka business to US firm
THE BALLBOY who was booted by Eden Hazard in 2013 has just sold his vodka business for £300 million. created Au Vodka with his childhood friend Jackson Quinn i...
THE BALLBOY who was booted by Eden Hazard in 2013 has just sold his vodka business for £300 million.
created Au Vodka with his childhood friend Jackson Quinn in 2015.
Ballboy Charlie Morgan had an infamous run-in with Edin Hazard in 2013 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Morgan was left in pain after being kicked by Hazard Credit: AFP
And the company has now been acquired by American spirits giant Sazerac for £300million.
Morgan became an overnight internet sensation in 13 years ago when played in the League Cup.
was attempting to retrieve the ball from off the pitch, and the then-17-year-old Morgan deliberately tried to delay him.
Hazard accidentally kicked Morgan and was sent off, while Morgan’s face was plastered all over the news in the aftermath.
Only two years later, Morgan created Au Vodka with his friend Quinn.
Then, in 2017, the drink was invested in by celebrity DJ and presenter Charlie Sloth.
The drink became more famous as Sloth got his contacts in rap and grime to promote it, and now it has been sold for a mammoth fee.
It even received endorsements from sporting superstars like Floyd Mayweather and Ronaldinho.
Upon the recent acquisition, Sazerac chief executive Jake Wenz said: “Au Vodka is a brand we’ve long admired.
“What Charlie, Jackson, and Charlie have achieved in just over a decade is spectacular and rare, and we have big plans for Au as we welcome the brand into the Sazerac family.”
Morgan, left, has gone on to make a fortune through his vodka company Credit: Instagram / @charliem0rgan_1
Hazard and Charlie reunited for a photoshoot in 2024, eleven years after the incident Credit: X @hazardeden10