Former Marseille president, businessman Bernard Tapie dies
France Obit Tapie FILE - In this March 13, 2019 file photo, French tycoon Bernard Tapie arrives at Paris court house. Tapie, the charismatic president of French soccer club Marseille during its glory era whose reign was marred by a match-fixing scandal, died Sunday Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photos/Michel Euler, File) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — Bernard Tapie, a flamboyant businessman who was beloved by sports fans for leading French soccer club Marseille to glory but also dogged by legal battles and corruption investigations, has died. “He led a thousand lives,” the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said in a message of condolence to his family. Marseille also won five French league titles between 1989-93 and the league and French Cup double in '89.
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