![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 January 20, 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 January 20,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GWBCFD/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-january-20-2020-exclusive-bernard-tapie-is-interviewed-for-bfm-tv-by-journalist-bruce-toussaint-in-paris-france-on-january-20-2020-photo-by-jerome-domineabacapresscom-credit-abaca-pressalamy-live-news-2GWBCFD.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 January 20,
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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
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