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Burnley boss Kompany: At one stage, only Messi and Ronaldo were better than Hazard

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has paid tribute to former Belgium teammate Eden Hazard.

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid attacker announced his retirement last week.

Kompany said: "For me, at a certain point, and he knows it, he was a player who was just below Ronaldo and Messi in terms of level.

"He had a great career, also for Belgium.

"We didn't expect to have players at that level, but we had one of the magicians of the game."

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