David Ginola’s shady Fifa presidency bid seems to be nothing more than a publicity stunt after it was revealed yesterday that he was being paid £250,000 by bookmaker Paddy Power to stand against Sepp Blatter.

Ginola and Paddy Power are urging members of the public to support and contribute to the bid, needing to raise £2.3 million to run the “Team Ginola” campaign.

The 47-year-old said: “I’m standing because like you, I love football.