Lassana Diarra confirms cousin's death in Paris attacks

Lassana Diarra's cousin was among the victims of Friday's terror attacks in Paris, the France midfielder has confirmed.

Diarra played 80 minutes of France's 2-0 friendly win over Germany at the Stade de France and it later emerged that three people were killed following a bomb blast at the Gate J part of the stadium.

This incident was one of a series of attacks that saw over 120 people killed and a further 99 in critical condition, according to the latest figures released by French officials.

In a social media post on Saturday, Diarra announced that his cousin Asta Diakite was killed in the attacks.