Did You Hear About Charlie Morgan?

It's official. Charlie Morgan is now world famous. After his infamous exploits in getting Chelsea's Eden Hazard sent off in his home side, Swansea's League Cup tie against the rich West Londoners, Charlie Morgan has become one of the most searched names on google and twitter.

The above photo has become viral after first appearing on twitter courtesy of BBC Sport's spoof twitter feed.

But if you have no idea who I'm talking about and have answered no to my above question, here is the incident that has become the hottest kick in football since Eric Cantona decided to go all Bruce Lee on a Crystal Palace fan all those years ago.

Look at that Rolex watch...

So who is Charlie Morgan?

Turns out he is the 17 year old son of Martin Morgan, one of the board of directors at Swansea City and heir to the hotel owner's business.

From The Mirror -

The teenager kicked by Chelsea footballer Eden Hazard is a golden ball boy set to inherit a whopping £42million fortune.

Charlie Morgan, 17, is the son of hotel tycoon Martin Morgan, it was revealed yesterday as police said they were still investigating the incident at Swansea City’s Liberty Stadium on Wednesday.

The multi-millionaire, 50, sits on the club’s board of directors and counts Hollywood couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas as friends.

Before the heated Capital One Cup semi-final clash, Charlie boasted that he would be a ball boy at the game – and suggested he would time-waste to help his club reach the final at Wembley.

He posted on Twitter: “The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting.”

In the 80th minute of the game, £32million signing Hazard was sent off after kicking out at Charlie when he refused to give the Belgian midfielder the ball back.

As grimacing Charlie clutched his ribs, Chelsea star Demba Ba rushed to his side while outraged Swansea players surrounded Hazard.

Charlie’s father – who is the director of 11 Morgans hotels and property companies and worth more than the likes of footie stars Michael Owen and Ryan Giggs – moved quickly to defuse the situation.

He took Charlie to see Hazard, 22, to shake hands and apologise after the 0-0 game, which saw Swansea go through to the final 2-1 on aggregate.

The family have said they will not press charges but South Wales police yesterday confirmed their probe is ongoing after receiving three complaints from the public after the game.

Police sources stressed it would be a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether criminal charges would be brought against Hazard, whose career earnings are believed to be around £10million.

A spokesman said: “Three calls have been received from people living in Sussex, Kent and West Wales which are being followed up.”

Hazard, thought to be on £170,000-a-week, apologised on Chelsea TV. He said: “I think I kicked the ball and not the boy.

“I apologise. The ball boy came in the changing room and we had a chat and I apologised and he apologised. It is over. Sorry.”

College student Charlie was laying low with his parents yesterday at their luxurious £1.5million mansion near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

Charlie had just 600 followers on Twitter before his run-in with Hazard but the youngster was “trending” on the site yesterday with over 80,000 followers.

In previous Twitter posts, Charlie has bragged about drinking expensive champagne and holidays in Las Vegas and Dubai.

He also posted pictures of his new car, a “souped-up” Audi A1 with bright white paintwork.

Ben Watkins, 18, a former school friend of Charlie’s, said: “He must be the richest ball boy in football.

“He’s mad about Swansea City. What he did was a bit foolish especially after he boasted he was going to time-waste.

“But I guess he’s been a bit spoiled because his dad has got pots of money.”

But sorry Charlie, you're not the only ball boy to have had his moment in the sunshine when he shouldn't have..

And when athletes get bad on ball boys/girls, it can get nasty..