The Football Association will examine video footage of Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou's 'handcuff' goal celebration against Middlesbrough. Chelsea quickly denied there was any political motivation behind Kalou's gesture and insisted he was not showing support for the recently-freed Ivory Coast activist Antoine Assale Tiemoko.

An FA spokesman confirmed: "We are going to look at the relevant footage."

But Kalou denied he even knows Tiemoko.

"People are always going to think there is something in what you do, but it didn't mean anything," said Kalou.

"I was just happy. I don't even know the guy - it has nothing to do with football. It wasn't for him, I don't know him so I don't know why I should celebrate for him?"