Interestingly, I read an interview from one of Benzema’s teachers, who said that while he wasn’t that great at academics, he was very professional about it and always determined to do his best. I can just imagine a younger Karim sitting at a desk agonizing over a spelling rest.

Just adorable really. I wonder who he sat with in the cafeteria!

I’m currently exploring college options for my oldest son and we’ve just visited one that turned out to be Karim’s old school and which links up with OL to do daily after school football training. Can you imagine how difficult it now is to persuade my son to even visit another school? Interesting however the school really put a strong emphasis on respect and consideration, above all else including academic achievement. Benzema is actually a pretty good role model for their alumni.

No japanese keyboards are way past that. Accents don’t even exist on mobile phones (from which I write now).