Paddy Power

British bookmaker William Hill has re-opened its book on whether Greece will leave the eurozone by the end of this year, it said on Thursday.

Growing nerves over Greece have been the talk of financial markets for the past week, but online betting firms see only around a one-in-five chance it will leave the eurozone this year -- a lower likelihood than earlier this year.

Former France international David Ginola's unlikely bid to "refresh football" by challenging Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency on Friday took an early twist when it emerged he was paid by a bookmaker to stand.
      
The 47-year-old revealed he was being paid 250,000 ($379,290, EUR327,297) by betting company Paddy Power to throw his hat into the ring.