![FILE PICTURE: 3rd October 2021. Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, has died at 78.File photo dated June 3, FILE PICTURE: 3rd October 2021. Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, has died at 78.File photo dated June 3,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWBCFJ/file-picture-3rd-october-2021-former-french-minister-and-scandal-ridden-tycoon-bernard-tapie-the-former-owner-of-adidas-and-former-olympique-de-marseille-chairman-has-died-at-78file-photo-dated-june-3-2014-no-web-no-tabloids-exclusive-bernard-tapie-at-the-matinale-rtl-political-talk-show-in-paris-france-on-june-3-2014-photo-by-frederic-bukajloabacapresscom-credit-abaca-pressalamy-live-news-2GWBCFJ.jpg)
FILE PICTURE: 3rd October 2021. Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, has died at 78.File photo dated June 3,
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Affaire Adidas - Crédit Lyonnais : Bernard Tapie obtient que la CJUE examine la légalité de la vente - Capital.fr
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Bernard Tapie, French magnate trailed by scandal in business and soccer, dies at 78 - The Washington Post
![French businessman Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, attends a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy French businessman Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, attends a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1T8KC/french-businessman-bernard-tapie-former-owner-of-adidas-attends-a-financial-commission-hearing-at-the-national-assembly-in-paris-september-10-2008-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D1T8KC.jpg)
French businessman Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, attends a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
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Bernard Tapie: Kylian Mbappe leads tributes to former Marseille and Adidas owner after death aged 78 | Daily Mail Online
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Affaire Crédit lyonnais-Adidas : Bernard Tapie et cinq autres personnes renvoyés devant le tribunal correctionnel
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