![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 October 9, 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 October 9,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWBCFH/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-october-9-2018-bernard-tapie-attending-altice-campus-opening-in-paris-on-october-09-2018-photo-by-jerome-domineabacapresscom-credit-abaca-pressalamy-live-news-2GWBCFH.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 October 9,
![Morto Bernard Tapie, ex presidente dell'Om Marsiglia, ex patron di Adidas, ex ministro, ex eurodeputato. Macron: «Spostava le montagne» Morto Bernard Tapie, ex presidente dell'Om Marsiglia, ex patron di Adidas, ex ministro, ex eurodeputato. Macron: «Spostava le montagne»](https://statics.cedscdn.it/photos/MED/44/81/6234481_1358_tapie.jpg)
Morto Bernard Tapie, ex presidente dell'Om Marsiglia, ex patron di Adidas, ex ministro, ex eurodeputato. Macron: «Spostava le montagne»
![File photo undated of Bernard Tapie. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. Photo by Pascal File photo undated of Bernard Tapie. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. Photo by Pascal](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWCMG9/file-photo-undated-of-bernard-tapie-former-french-minister-and-scandal-ridden-tycoon-bernard-tapie-the-former-owner-of-adidas-and-former-olympique-de-marseille-chairman-died-at-78-photo-by-pascal-barilabacapresscom-2GWCMG9.jpg)
File photo undated of Bernard Tapie. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. Photo by Pascal
![Bernard Tapie : en Alsace, il est surtout resté dans les mémoires pour avoir vendu Adidas, le fleuron de Landersheim Bernard Tapie : en Alsace, il est surtout resté dans les mémoires pour avoir vendu Adidas, le fleuron de Landersheim](https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/image/iReyMVbjnpFbroorW1wM2CMmMCY/1200x1200/regions/2021/10/03/6159dc435978e_dpaphotosfive362358-5476843.jpg)
Bernard Tapie : en Alsace, il est surtout resté dans les mémoires pour avoir vendu Adidas, le fleuron de Landersheim
![Bernard Tapie dead - Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial | The US Sun Bernard Tapie dead - Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NINTCHDBPICT000684212748.jpg)
Bernard Tapie dead - Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial | The US Sun
![Old School Panini on Twitter: "Bernard TAPIE - Olympique de Marseille (1987) https://t.co/OrvagwuK8p" / Twitter Old School Panini on Twitter: "Bernard TAPIE - Olympique de Marseille (1987) https://t.co/OrvagwuK8p" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5U0TNEWkAA9AP5.jpg)
Old School Panini on Twitter: "Bernard TAPIE - Olympique de Marseille (1987) https://t.co/OrvagwuK8p" / Twitter
![Bernard Tapie: Kylian Mbappe leads tributes to former Marseille and Adidas owner after death aged 78 | Daily Mail Online Bernard Tapie: Kylian Mbappe leads tributes to former Marseille and Adidas owner after death aged 78 | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/03/11/48702613-10054183-image-a-13_1633256872042.jpg)