Former Tottenham and France international David Ginola has suffered a cardiac arrest and is now recovering in hospital, according to reports.

Ginola, 49, was playing football in in France when he collapsed and is currently in France receiving "some tests".

The former Tottenham star also played for Newcastle, Aston Villa and Everton in a seven-year stay in the Premier League.

He retired from football in 2002 to become a television pundit.