David Ginola is in full on election mode at the moment after he announced he's challenging Sepp Blatter for the role of Fifa president.
Part of campaign launch was a call to arms to the public to cough up the £2.3 million (€3 million) he says he needs to challenge Blatter.
Despite some of his accountancy practices suggesting he would be perfect for Fifa, it seems Dah-veed has a long way to go if he wants people to believe that he really is worth it.
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So far Team Ginola has just £5,506 in the bag, meaning he has just eight days left to raise the £2,294,494 he says he needs before the cut-off for declarations.
It's quite amazing that the public has failed to part with their hard-earned cash to get behind Ginola's Paddy Power sponsored bid especially when you consider the various 'packages' on offer. A mere £5 allows you to become a Team Ginola 'member', £10 gets you the honour of being a 'squad player' while £20 makes you a 'playmaker'. If you want to stump up £1,000 you can be classed as an 'official sponsor'. It really is hard to see why this hasn't taken off.
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Even if he was to raise the money, it seems Ginola has forgotten a crucial rule of getting elected in any walk of life. Don't piss off rich people.
But if he gets elected to the role then that's exactly what he plans to do as he's announced that he wants the football governing body to finally start paying some tax. That is not going to go down well with the lads at the top of the pile in Fifa.
He's also anxious to see that women's World Cup take place at the same time and place as the men's tournament, which should be fun in Qatar in 2022.
Watch the former France international chatting to BBC yesterday.
He is set to announce one policy per day until January 29th, the nomination deadline.
H/t to BBC
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