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21.04.2022Football Academy

Bellarabi answers kids questions at soccer school

A football player close-up: Karim Bellarabi took plenty of time out in the second week of the Easter holidays to visit the children and teenagers at the Bayer 04 soccer school. The Werkself player initially answered a host of questions from the young players and that was followed by the 32-year-old meeting all autograph requests from the kids.
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The 6- to 14-year-olds took their places on the edge of the pitch at the BayArena wide-eyed and full of questions. There was great excitement when Karim Bellarabi opened the door to the inside of the stadium. The popularity of the career of the offensive player amongst the youngsters was clear from one of the first questions: "Bellarabi, how do you become a football player?"

autographs on boots and drinking bottles

In addition, the Leverkusen crowd favourite revealed that his current squad number 38 was the same in his professional debut for Eintracht Braunschweig and that he scored his first Bundesliga goal for the Black and Reds in a home game against Bayern Munich. Another very special moment was the sound of the Champions League anthem before the start of matches in Europe’s premier club competition.

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After the thirst for knowledge of the young players had been sated and autographs made on shirts, boots and drinking bottles, Bellarabi signed off with a group selfie with the enthusiastic children and teenagers at the Bayer 04 soccer school.

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