![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)
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 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,
![Bernard Tapie: Former French minister and Adidas tycoon tied up and beaten in violent burglary | The Independent Bernard Tapie: Former French minister and Adidas tycoon tied up and beaten in violent burglary | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/04/04/18/AFP_97C4VC-1.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
Bernard Tapie: Former French minister and Adidas tycoon tied up and beaten in violent burglary | The Independent
![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 controversial French Tycoon and former Olympic Marseille owner aswell as former Adidas owner dies age 78 : r/soccer Bernard tapie controversial French Tycoon and former Olympic Marseille owner aswell as former Adidas owner dies age 78 : r/soccer](https://external-preview.redd.it/Op1rhKlTbi5pZcbkf9-WnL_a4nO-iznIJFF4XlxXiCM.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0fd22666494ca51d6b07234ba246b59ce8a38081)
Bernard tapie controversial French Tycoon and former Olympic Marseille owner aswell as former Adidas owner dies age 78 : r/soccer
![French businessman Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, attends a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy French businessman Bernard Tapie, former owner of Adidas, attends a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, 2008. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D20JN1/french-businessman-bernard-tapie-former-owner-of-adidas-attends-a-financial-commission-hearing-at-the-national-assembly-in-paris-september-10-2008-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D20JN1.jpg)