There is no French word for ‘morality’. Ok, they use our word and just say it with that ridiculous, allo-allo type accent and say ‘morrrraliteee’, but they don’t mean it. No use for it, no clue as to the concept. Whereas there are 57 words for ‘scumbag’.

Why would Karim Benzema try to blackmail his own mate over a sex tape?

Yet he is currently in prison, in France, awaiting the guillotine. Well, awaiting a charge of extortion. (In French: ‘extortion’, but with a funny accent).

Mathieu Valbuena plays for Lyon and France. Benzema plays for Real Madrid. And France. So Benzema has his mate’s sex-tape and allegedly threatens to make it public. Unless…

Unless what? What would Benzema want? He’s a world famous ‘galactico’. And they earn serious dosh. Probably not in Ronaldo’s 250k a week league, but not far short. So what; he’s going to blackmail his mate for 500 quid? Even for 50 grand, its nothing for someone like Benzema.

Yet this is what you get when you mix French rabble with lots of money. Sex scandal. Mix French anything with French other things and you end up with a sex scandal. Its the nation’s default setting. Plus ca change…

Meanwhile Chelsea won a game of football! All by themselves. Beat Dynamo Kiev amid their chaotic week of in-fighting, statements of manager-hate from undisclosed ‘senior players’, Jose off the rails, law suits for constructive dismissal, and on and on. Yet win they did. More than they’ve done in the league much this year.

Whereas Arsenal, seemingly invincible in the league, got Mullered (in every sense) by Bayern Munich. Five goals to one. And Arsenal don’t concede 5 very often. Was this what Spurs need? A ‘softening up’ kind of ‘reality check’ for the Arse before Sunday’s derby? Or will the repercussions be severe as the Goons ‘bounce back’. Ooooohhhh, I hate the uncertainty.

Happy Thursday

A xxxx