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Hazard was named Chelsea's player of the year at the club's end-of-season
awards ceremony in London on Sunday.
The Belgian midfielder, who also won the goal of the season award for his
solo strike against Arsenal, scored 16 goals in the Premier League to help
steer his club to the title meaning a third time in four years that fans
voted him their top player.
French midfielder N'Golo Kante picked up the Players' Player of the Year
accolade in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
Departing skipper John Terry received a special recognition award from
former manager Claudio Ranieri.
Terry said: "Chelsea's my life and it has been for 22 years and it'll never
go away. The fans mean everything to me, the memories will live with me
forever. I couldn't be here without you and I thank you from my heart.
"I hope to be back here in the future. The club have made it clear that the
door is always open. I'm going to go away for a week and will decide my
future, whether that's playing or finishing.
"I'm finding it hard to even consider playing for another club at the
moment, but that was the desire for why I'm leaving so we'll see what
happens, and see what the future brings."
The Premier League champions last week called off a victory parade at the
weekend in the wake of Manchester's terror attack, but went ahead with their
annual awards gala in west London.
Kante added: "Because we spend so long together, and we win together and we
lose together, to be named by the other players is something special.
"I spent a very good season here. We were unlucky we did not win the FA Cup
but it was a good season and hopefully next season we are going to be
stronger."
Midfielder Karen Carney was named women's Player of the Year.
Mason Mount, captain of the U18s side which retained the FA Youth Cup for a
fourth successive year, was voted the Academy player of the year.
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