Real Madrid star Eden Hazard to wear number 50 shirt on anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

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Tom Doyle20 July 2019

Eden Hazard is used to making small steps in very quick succession, and history will be looking down on the winger as he makes his Real Madrid debut.

With Hazard yet to pick an official shirt number since moving to Real Madrid, the Belgian forward had decided to look to the stars for guidance against Bayern Munich.

Hazard signed for Real Madrid in June, but failed to persuade the incumbent No.10, Luka Modric, to part with his treasured jersey.

Barring the lost revenue from potential shirt sales, Real have no immediate need to designate Hazard a random squad number - and the former Chelsea star has decided to mark his debut for Los Blancos in an historic way.

Saturday, 20 July, 2019 is a special day for humanity, marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.

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This weekend marks 50 years since astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the lunar surface.

The landing craft carrying the Apollo 11 Commander and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin touched down on the moon on July 20 1969, before Armstrong stepped out and onto the surface, declaring: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Armstrong made history as he placed his left foot on the moon at 3.56am UK time on July 21, making him the first human to ever step on anything that has not existed on or originated from the Earth.

Aldrin followed a few moments later, as their colleague Michael Collins waited in the command module in orbit around the moon.

While Real's International Champions Cup tie against Bayern is unlikely to go down as quite as momentous an event, Hazard will be wearing the number 50 shirt to honour the stunning feat half a century ago.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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