Jerome Champagne is actually a real person despite his name sounding like something out of a F.Scott Fitzgerald book.
And he wants to be the next Fifa President when the organisation finally manages to rid itself of Sepp Blatter early next year.
The Frenchman is trying to gather support ahead of next year's election, and already seems to be backed by one of the best footballers of all time.
He claimed earlier this year that Pele was backing him to become the next man to lead Fifa, and now his bid has been endorsed it seems by an Irish football legend.
According to reports today, Robbie Keane has been kind enough to support the former diplomat's political sporting ambitions.
https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/666964940553613312
https://twitter.com/ben_rumsby/status/666992731860967424
It sounds suspiciously like something written by someone else.
But never mind – it naturally led to lots of these jokes.
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/666965830484234240
https://twitter.com/dubderbyfacts/status/666974421870108673
https://twitter.com/AJoToole/status/666966635639652353
The election takes place in February, so we'l know then if Robbie's endorsement rings true.
