Salomon Kalou could be heading to West Ham from his current club Lille

Reports in France claim West Ham have made a £3m bid for Kalou after he left Chelsea last year to join Lille

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Disgraced French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn set to face charges for 'aggravated pimping'

French court decides the 64-year-old must stand trial despite prosecutors saying there is not enough evidence

Arsene Wenger talks to Gervinho

Transfer news: Arsenal forward Gervinho close to Roma switch

Lyon also reportedly interested in the Ivory Coast international

French prosecutors want to drop Dominique Strauss-Kahn case

Prosecutors in northern France want to abandon the final outstanding legal action against the disgraced former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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French cancer patient saves paramedic after heart attack

After his story makes the national news, Christian Nayet insists his actions were 'human, not courageous.'

Gaetan Bong

Newcastle table offer for Cameroon international Gaetan Bong

Alan Pardew is looking to add defensive options to his side to boost squad

Mathieu Debuchy

Newcastle complete £5m deal for France full-back Mathieu Debuchy

Debuchy has 12 senior international caps

Alan Pardew had to persuade the Newcastle United board in order to land Mathieu Debuchy

Alan Pardew forced Newcastle board U-turn to buy Mathieu Debuchy

French full-back has joined in £4.7m deal

Dominique Strauss-Kahn failed to end the criminal investigation into his alleged role in organising sex parties with prostitutes in the US and France and Belgium

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Eden Hazard: It was sad Roberto Di Matteo went - but that's football

Eden Hazard is happy with his start at Chelsea but admits he was sorry to see the manager who signed him sacked so soon, he tells Sam Wallace in his first English newspaper interview

Eden Hazard with rest of his football mad family

Eden Hazard: My family would make a great five-a-side team

The Chelsea forward discusses his footballing background, including his mum who played while pregnant with Eden, in his first English newspaper interview

Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye celebrates a goal at Anfield

Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye undergoes surgery

Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye has undergone groin surgery in Paris today.

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth cited

Etzebeth will appear before an International Rugby Board disciplinary hearing on Tuesday

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole advised to return to France

Newcastle United's Yohan Cabaye has told former England international Joe Cole he should forget trying to regain his place at Liverpool and return to French club Lille.

Skeleton of elderly man who died at least 15 years ago found in bed still wearing his pyjamas in abandoned house

Piles of unopened post dating back to 1996 were found at the property

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