![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/zooms/6/870202d40f8b459b9e6bc60f6e733114/2gwcmg9.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
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Ex-Adidas Owner Bernard Tapie, Wife Dominique Tapie Beaten, Tied Up During Burglary At France Residence
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Bernard Tapie under investigation in France over organised fraud allegations | France | The Guardian
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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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Bernard Tapie dead - Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial | The US Sun
![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 March 26, 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 March 26,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWBCFY/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-march-26-2019-french-businessman-bernard-tapie-at-the-courthouse-palais-de-justice-in-paris-france-on-march-26-2019-photo-by-abacapresscom-credit-abaca-pressalamy-live-news-2GWBCFY.jpg)