Chelsea great Eden Hazard says he was never bothered with critics.
Hazard retired last October after being released by Real Madrid in the summer with a year to run on his contract.
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Asked about criticism, he told Sudpresse: "To be honest, criticism doesn’t bother me at all.
"It hurts the people around you more. When you're even remotely famous, you know you're going to be criticised. People have the right to think what they want.
"I didn't play football to please everyone. I knew that I would be criticised in certain aspects. Even now I will be criticised for what I say.
"But that doesn’t stop me from saying what I think."