"The resemblance is approximate, but hey...": in Marseille, Bernard Tapie's bronze takes over the forecourt of the Vélodrome

Logically, the flags are carried by the OM supporters, in military line this Friday evening, May 16, on the forecourt of the Vélodrome stadium. A flag in the city's colors still covers, for the time being, the building soon to be unveiled to the general public who came in blue and white. Day of celebration at Olympique de Marseille: the family of Bernard Tapie came to inaugurate, alongside the mayor, Benoît Payan, and the club president, a statue in the image of the "boss" four years after his death , at 78 years old, from cancer.

The idea was launched by his son Laurent Tapie in 2023, in the middle of the city's celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of OM's victory in the Champions League on May 26, 1993: he launched an association, called "forever the first" - OM being the first,