Gerard Depardieu is to play former FIFA president and World Cup creator Jules Rimet in a new film about the inception and history of football’s governing body.

According to Reuters, the film – tentatively titled “F2014″ and which “aims to uncover the human story of the creation of the largest sports federation in the world” - is being written by novelist Jean Paul Delfino and director Frederic Auburtin and is due to start shooting in June of this year.