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Your support makes all the difference.The father of Eden Hazard has denied the Chelsea winger faked the injury that saw him last just 30 minutes against Leicester City on Monday night.
*UPDATE* Jose Mourinho sacked. Read the full story here.
The Belgian went down after a relatively innocuous tackle from Jamie Vardy and after receiving treatment he came back onto the pitch for seconds before storming off down the tunnel.
Speaking after the match, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said that Hazard made the decision to come off himself, conceding it must have been "serious" to do so.
"He made the decision in a few seconds, he was on the floor, he came out (of the game), when he comes out he says he can’t do it," said Mourinho, who is under immense pressure to keep his job after the 2-1 defeat.
"A couple of seconds later he says I go to try and when he goes on, two seconds or two steps and immediately he decides to go back [off]."
However, on Tuesday morning rumours circulated that Hazard made the most of the injury. Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad even ran a front-page story accusing Hazard of faking it.
Hazard's father Thierry has hit back at those accusations.
"All those stories are invented," he said. "Do you really think that Eden's going to fake an injury in such an important game? You all know him as someone who likes to play. As much as possible.
"His hip is really hurting. It's difficult to say if he'll play at the weekend. But we hope he's fit as soon as possible.
"Eden has stayed pretty cool under his current form. All players have had periods where things went against them. Eden keeps on working. Also for Jose Mourinho. They still get along."
Hazard remains a doubt for the crucial match against Sunderland on Saturday.
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