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Queen's Park Rangers striker Djibril Cissé and his wife of seven years, Jude are to divorce after seven years of marriage.
The couple quietly separated a few months ago, the French footballer's spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline.
The 31-year-old France player and his estranged Welsh wife, 36, have three children together, and one each from previous relationships.
The way they were: Jude and Djibril Cisse seen here in 2009, the couple are set to divorce it was confirmed on Tuesday
Separate lives: Djibril Cissé leaves Whisky Mist in London alone on his birthday in August (lefT) while Jude Cissé, pictured with Natasha Hamilton, attends the opening of Coast in Manchester
The football player has been seen hitting the town solo since the split, including celebrating his 31st birthday in August without his estranged wife by his side.
Jude is currently in Los Angeles and has been spending time with her celebrity friends as the story of their divorce breaks.
On October 2, she tweeted she had left her four children in the care of their fathers while she went on holiday: 'Why do we have 2 ask the dads if they can look after their own children!! Yes I'm here, just trying 2 come 2 terms with things.'
In September, she sent a series of cryptic tweets, including: 'What lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.'
Chilling out: Jude Cisse (centre) enjoys the sunshine in LA with Frankie Sandford, Frankie's sister Victoria and Ricky Whittle
Twenty-fours later, she tweeted: 'Remember Without communication there is no relationship; without respect there is no love; without trust there's no reason to continue.
'Without pain, there would be no change. remember, pain just like everything in life, is meant to be learned from & then RELEASED.'
On the same day, her estranged husband wrote on his Twitter: 'Some people have to learn to shut up and look at themself (sic) before talking about others.'
She was spotted at the weekend with The Saturdays' Frankie Sandford, 23, and ex-Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle, 30, who she counts as one of her best friends.
Djibril and his wife met in a Liverpool nightclub and later wed in 2005 at Bodelwyddan Castle in Wales, with the sports star wearing a Liverpool red tuxedo.
BFFS: Jude posted this snap on Instgram calling ex-Hollyoaks hunk Ricky her 'Bessie'
The couple had a lavish £100,000 ceremony which was attended by Queen's Park Rangers player Shaun Wright-Phillips and Cissé's French national teammates Louis Saha and Sylvain Wiltord.
In January 2006, Djibril was cautioned for assaulting Jude at their Cheshire home.
The couple have three sons together Cassius, six; Prince, four; and Marley; two.
Former college lecturer Jude also a teenage son Liam, 18, from a previous relationship, while Djibril is father to daughter Ilona, 11, with an ex-girlfriend.
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