The 42-year-old made millions thanks to his on-field skills with clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, as well as for a series of L’Oreal shampoo commercials. ( Log Out /  With the Frenchman launching the bid in front of a backdrop advertising Paddy Power, it hardly looked like a credibly serious move. To get onto the ballot paper, Ginola will need to garner the support of five football associations and provide proof that he has been ‘involved in football’ for two of the last five years. Fifa vice-president Prince Bin Al Hussein recently joined Jerome Champagne as declared runners to unseat Blatter who has been heading up the organisation for far too long in many people’s opinions, and is now seeking a fifth term in office. As a result of the affair, it is now believed that Coraline has stopped using her married name Ginola and is instead using Delpin. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. “David has always refused to assume his responsibilities,” she said. Will Blatter be a reformed zealot, running around with a pail of water to put out such fires, or will he rather retain the ‘cover up’ and disseminate approach deployed for a lot of his tenure. Champagne or Al Hussein potentially may be, but only if one of them has the grace to step aside in the cause of the greater good and offer support to the other. It still remains by far the most likely outcome that after all the campaigning is done and all of the votes counted and the wheel will have turned not one inch, and Sepp Blatter will be secure in his position for another term. If this sort of ham-fisted publicity campaign shamming as a real attempt to unseat Blatter is the best that the football world can offer, it cannot really complain is the autocrat retains his power. 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It’s difficult to envisage the wily old campaigner missing such an open goal. He would tell viewers in a L’Oréal shampoo But Benedicte Puybasset, Ginola’s lawyer, said the whole case was just 'hot air', adding: 'We’re not in any danger. French football legend David Ginola has been pictured walking arm in arm with a 27-year-old model he has reportedly left his wife for. I’m not sure how much he was paid for his services on that particular enterprise, but I’m sure he was worth it. Ginola also played for France while featuring in advertising campaigns for L”Oreal. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She wants to carry his name, for him to recognise her.’. By Peter Allen for MailOnline and Graham Tearse Updated: 20:03 EDT, 2 September 2009, David Ginola is facing a huge fine or even jail after being sued by a former lover. Although from the outside it impossible to speak definitively of corruption and self-serving misdemeanours there is so much smoke around that it’s almost inconceivable that there are no fires burning at Fifa. Ginola raises a glass and his profile in front of Paddy Power’s backdrop. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. ', It is thought there was an angry showdown after Maeva, a mother of one, tried to see Ginola in hospital after the incident, much to the dismay of his wife Coraline, A source has said how uncanny it is how much Maeva looks like his ex-wife Coraline, when they first started dating, The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle star had said he planned to 'live life to the full' following an almost fatal heart attack in May. He turned to acting when his playing career ended in 2002, with his voice being used for the shrimp in Finding Nemo. As well as being a former Newcastle United, Tottenham and Aston Villa midfielder, David Ginola, was also known for advertising a certain brand of shampoo on TV. I mean, who has ever heard of a former French international footballer running an international football body really isn’t likely to happen. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ‘He knows what it’s like to be a teenager and the problems she faces, because his own daughter is just three months older than Joy. Play it now. Away Fixtures: Other media featuring Gary’s work and articles, The loan player: All Blue Daze on Facebook. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Whether he can hit those particular criteria and offer even a semi-serious bid may be a matter of conjecture, but whatever other aspirations Ginola had in mind for the announcement, it has certainly raised his profile across the sports pages as many splash headlines with the news. ‘I broke off our relationship in December 1991, when I discovered he was married and that his wife was pregnant. Ouch, sorry about that, just too big a temptation to resist though. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Mrs Pinquier said: ‘We met through common friends in the football world, when David was playing for the club Paris Saint-Germain. Ginola was famed in the 90s for his L'oreal adverts Credit: L'Oreal. As for Ginola, it’s interesting to wonder what sort of odds Paddy Power would offer on his success. 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He needed to be shocked four times before being airlifted to a hospital in Monaco, where he endured a six-hour quadruple bypass operation to clear his blocked arteries. ( Log Out /  French footballer David Ginola, who has been spotted with his arm around his new girlfriend French model Maeva Denat in Paris, The pair were spotted strolling around the streets of the French capital arm in arm after Ginola allegedly split from his wife, French football legend David Ginola has been cheating on his wife of 25 years, Coraline, with a model almost half his age, it has been reported. The general press reaction seems to reflect a somewhat, and understandably sceptical approach to Ginola’s apparent bid for power. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle star had said he planned to 'live life to the full' following an almost fatal heart attack in May. When questioned even superficially about the Fifa organisation and the members of the various boards and committees, the responses betrayed not only a lack of knowledge, but also a palpable lack of any basic research to enable him to address the sort of questions that would inevitably arise. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. He was due to go on trial in Marseille this week, but it was was postponed until December after Mrs Pinquier, 40, submitted evidence which she says proves Ginola fathered Joy during a six month affair between 1991 and 1992. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He had increased his smoking and drinking and the night before his heart attack had stayed up late at a Chris Brown concert. But it was after that that I discovered I was pregnant too.’. Er, hang on a bit. He also had a role in The Last Drop, Colin Teague’s war movie. He started his career at Paris-Saint-Germain before moving to English clubs which also included Aston Villa and Everton. Although the gathering of opponents may seem to be a threat to Blatter, in reality, the more opponents he can garner, the more the anti-Blatter vote would potentially be split, thus smoothing his way back into the his comfortable chair of office. When David Ginola was playing football in England he was known for an ability to flummox defenders with his skill and club chairmen with his wage demands. Ouch, sorry about that, just too big a temptation to resist though. And a source told the Sun on Sunday: 'Maeva is mad about David, and the feeling is mutual. Quite how serious the bid to stand in the upcoming elections is will be played out over the coming weeks and months. Or has he? 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So, who's the cutest? Rather than sign for another team, he decided to move to Saint- Tropez in France. Sepp Blatter is unlikely to be too disconcerted by Ginola’s move. 'It’s uncanny how Maeva looks just like Coraline when she started out with David in the 1990s. There’s a good opportunity here for Blatter to encourage more candidates to stand and challenge him, espousing the values of democracy and choice, when in reality it would serve the opposite purpose.