![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/2GWBCFB/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-2GWBCFB.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: 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)
Bernard Tapie: Kylian Mbappe leads tributes to former Marseille and Adidas owner after death aged 78 | Daily Mail Online
![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/NINTCHDBPICT000684211934.jpg)
Bernard Tapie dead - Adidas tycoon and multibillionaire dies aged 78 from stomach cancer as he faced fraud trial | The US Sun
![Saga Bernard Tapie - Adidas : mais où a été imposée la plus-value de 2,5 milliards de francs réalisée par le Crédit Lyonnais ? | Atlantico.fr Saga Bernard Tapie - Adidas : mais où a été imposée la plus-value de 2,5 milliards de francs réalisée par le Crédit Lyonnais ? | Atlantico.fr](https://atlantico-media.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/rtx102ed_6e4308ef79.jpg)
Saga Bernard Tapie - Adidas : mais où a été imposée la plus-value de 2,5 milliards de francs réalisée par le Crédit Lyonnais ? | Atlantico.fr
![Horrific injuries inflicted on French tycoon Bernard Tapie, 78, and wife, 70, by burglars pictured | Daily Mail Online Horrific injuries inflicted on French tycoon Bernard Tapie, 78, and wife, 70, by burglars pictured | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/15/41361978-0-image-a-45_1617632868038.jpg)
Horrific injuries inflicted on French tycoon Bernard Tapie, 78, and wife, 70, by burglars pictured | Daily Mail Online
![Adidas tycoon Bernard Tapie beaten by armed robbers in raid at Paris home as intruders grab Rolex watches & jewellery | The US Sun Adidas tycoon Bernard Tapie beaten by armed robbers in raid at Paris home as intruders grab Rolex watches & jewellery | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NINTCHDBPICT000645640688.jpg)