
It took a $380,000 payment from a stunt-prone bookmaker to persuade former France international David Ginola to launch an improbable bid to unseat FIFA President Sepp Blatter. With the fee secured, Ginola started his campaign on Friday by decrying the credibility of Blatter's FIFA before admitting he knew little about the governing body's processes or institutions. The former Paris-Saint Germain and Tottenham player could not name a member of FIFA's ruling executive committee, which includes Blatter, and looked dumbfounded when asked about the International Football Association Board, which sets the rules of the game.
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