Let us roll ze dice, ma cherie
Just when we’d accepted Eric Cantona living the life of a suburban chartered surveyor, here comes another shocking tale of frugality from a charismatic French genius.
David Ginola says he used to play the lottery in the hope of escaping the “slavery of work” in the Premier League.
Strange policy for a global sex symbol who earned millions playing football and flaunting his silky locks in L’Oreal adverts.
Here’s his explanation:
I don’t play the lottery now, but I used to when I was playing for Newcastle. It was because our housekeeper did it every week and she used to get me to join in with her and give her numbers.
I used to joke with her that we would win the jackpot and run away together.
Ah, he was trying to shag the housekeeper. That explains it.
