Players do it in matches all the time when an opponent conveniently falls on a ball after conceding a set piece. Usually at worst it's a yellow card, unless there's particular venom in the kick, which I didn't think there was in this instance. IMO, it's a red card for the simple fact it's a ball...
He didn't kick the guy in the ribs, he kicked the ball. If there was contact it was a shin to the guy's side and the 17 year old time wasting ball by made a meal of it.
Because there are other people already criticising Hazard? Because it's a reaction to the "oh poor little baby" comments people are making rather than a comment on the incident?
I'm on neither team. Both are in the wrong.
The balboy was stupid, and wasn't making any effort to return the ball quickly. He deliberately unnecessarily fell on the ball to waste more time. He also, while laying on it, moved to shield the ball from oscar when he tried to get it out with his...
He must have got something on the ball for it to come out the other side the way it did. The Ball boy made a meal of it and deserved a kicking for his cheating ways.*
*NB I'm not being entirely serious there