It’s a pretty crazy life story. 10 years ago, Charlie Morgan was a ballboy in Swansea. Today, the Englishman has made a fortune with friends by launching into luxury vodka.
On January 23, 2013, Chelsea and Swansea met in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup. While the Londoners are led 2-0 (on aggregate score) by the Welsh and there are only 10 minutes left to play, Eden Hazard will win against a ball boy who will try to save time.
As the ball goes into touch, Charlie, 17 at the time, rushes the ball and throws himself on it in order to prevent Hazard from recovering it and putting it back into play as quickly as possible. Pressed by the challenge, the Red Devil will kick the young man’s ribs to make him let go. An action that earned him a red card, as well as an action forever inscribed in the history of English football.
10 years later, Charlie Morgan may remember this match, but has many other things to think about. With his best friend, they set up their company and made a fortune selling vodka.
Their brand called “Au Vodka” (‘Au’ is the abbreviation of the atom of gold, in chemistry), a name chosen in a perfectly voluntary way since it illustrates the concept: a luxury vodka served in a bottle Golden.
Well-known celebrities, such as Ronaldinho or boxer Floyd Maywaether, contribute to the brand’s success by posing with it.
Today, Au Vodka produces 35,000 bottles a day, reports the site SportBible.