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Bernard Tapie: Disgraced tycoon says French state defrauded him of €1bn | The Independent | The Independent
![French businessman Bernard Tapie (L), former owner of Adidas and President of the French Parliamentary finance committee Didier Migaud attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10, French businessman Bernard Tapie (L), former owner of Adidas and President of the French Parliamentary finance committee Didier Migaud attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D16NXD/french-businessman-bernard-tapie-l-former-owner-of-adidas-and-president-of-the-french-parliamentary-finance-committee-didier-migaud-attend-a-financial-commission-hearing-at-the-national-assembly-in-paris-september-10-2008-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-2D16NXD.jpg)
French businessman Bernard Tapie (L), former owner of Adidas and President of the French Parliamentary finance committee Didier Migaud attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 10,
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Bernard Tapie : en Alsace, il est surtout resté dans les mémoires pour avoir vendu Adidas, le fleuron de Landersheim
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Bernard Tapie: Former French minister and Adidas tycoon tied up and beaten in violent burglary | The Independent
![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/2GWBCFX/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-2GWBCFX.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,
![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)