![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 7, 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 7,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWBCGG/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-7-2013-bernard-tapie-and-his-son-laurent-tapie-pose-at-52-street-des-saints-peres-in-paris-france-on-july-6-2013-photo-by-renaud-khanhabacapresscom-credit-abaca-pressalamy-live-news-2GWBCGG.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 7,
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Bernard Tapie dead – Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial
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Bernard Tapie dead – Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial
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Ex-Adidas Owner Bernard Tapie, Wife Dominique Tapie Beaten, Tied Up During Burglary At France Residence
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