United have been linked with moves to sign Bayern Munich's France star Franck Ribery and Wigan's Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia as Ferguson seeks to replace Ronaldo.
An impressive semi-final win against Wasps at Adams Park followed, but coach Dai Young's side were big underdogs as they travelled to the south of France to face star-studded Toulon.
Although there are currently 21 three-star restaurants in France, the most that there have ever been, many of them are struggling.
Questions may equally be asked of France's trio of star television anchors, who - just hours after the shooting - interviewed President Chirac, as tradition dictates on Bastille Day.
The film star in turn accused France's Socialist government of punishing "success, creation and talent".
Sonia had called the station to criticize France striker Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid star who made his name at Lyon, for his performance against Spain.
King is renowned for his superb handling skills and agility and is the second signing from a Welsh region in 24 hours by big-spending Clermont as British and Irish Lions star Byrne will also move to France in the summer.
The movie star and businessman recently fled his native France in a high-profile protest of government plans for a tax hike on the richest.
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The movie star and businessman recently fled his native France in a high-profile protest against government plans for a tax hike on the rich, moving just across the border to the town of Nechin, Belgium.
The movie star and businessman recently fled his native France in a high-profile protest of government plans for a tax hike on the richest, moving just across the border to the town of Nechin, Belgium.
Film star Gerard Depardieu, no longer living in France, is among a number of prominent figures who have condemned the tax.
Then he stumbled upon Deep Space Nine on video and memories flooded back of how much he loved science fiction as a kid, in particular the original Star Trek series (which was shown in his native France only in the 1980s, when Halter was in his twenties).
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Speaking on BBC Radio this morning, IAG's boss, Willie Walsh, made the point that this would be a far lower share of slots than Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners have at Frankfurt, or that Air France and its fellow SkyTeam airlines have at Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Belgian star Tom Boonen also abandoned that year's Tour de France after suffering a concussion in a crash.
Former French film star Brigitte Bardot has threatened to apply for Russian citizenship unless France stops two sick zoo elephants from being put down.
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And 26-star Michelin chef Joel Robuchon is the gastronomic brains behind Air France's carte de jour for business-class passengers, with dishes that have included Basque shrimp and turmeric-scented pasta with lemongrass.
France's Accor launched its first budget hotel, a 154-room, three-star Ibis in Tianjin in northern China in 2003.
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His co-author, Jean-Francois Mesplede, was longtime director of the vaunted Michelin Guide to France, and the introduction is by one of the most revered living chefs, 3-star Paul Bocuse.
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Now you can see the original cave only if you are the chef of a three-star restaurant, fought at Dien Bien Phu or are a mistress of the president of France and since there are so many of the latter, they're having to cut back.
Television viewing figures are rising only slowly from low levels, but Mr Beckham's star power has helped legitimise the league, encouraging other stars to follow (such as Thierry Henry of France) and leading to an influx of investment in new clubs in Seattle, Portland and, in Canada, Toronto and Vancouver.
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