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David Ginola has confirmed that he will stand for the FIFA presidency in the wake of Sepp Blatter's resignation.

The Swiss stunned the football world on Tuesday night, calling a press conference and announcing that he is to stand down after full four terms in the hotseat.

The news comes just days after Blatter saw off the challenge of Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in Friday's presidential election, which went ahead despite a raft of arrests amid accusations of corruption within football's governing body.

Ginola, who briefly threw his hat in the ring for that election before pulling out, was the first to state his intent to stand again.

He told LBC that he will stand in the emergency election, which is likely to take place in late 2015 or early 2016, adding: "I think we need to see [about] the future of both World Cups" [in 2018 and 2022].

It remains to be seen whether his campaign will be linked to a prominent bookmaker, as it was earlier this year.

LIVE:Follow all the reaction to Blatter's announcement here

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FULL TRANSCRIPT:Read Blatter's speech here