For several days, the rumor rustled. Suffering from double cancer of the stomach and esophagus, Bernard Tapi e (77 years old), who has been battling the disease on a daily basis for three years now, was announced at worst. The former city minister is even “in a vegetative state” according to some media. This Friday, the channel l’Equipe even broadcast live in its program “L’Equipe d’Estelle” a scrolling banner announcing the death of Tapie. « Breaking news: death of B. Tapie (1943-2020) ex-president of OM ”, we could read. A few minutes after his mistake, the channel L’Equipe wanted to apologize to the person and his family.
Joined this Friday evening by phone, Bernard Tapie picks up! “Don’t worry, it will be okay…, he confides to us tired, his voice hoarse. You know there are worse people here than me. Next to me is a 37-year-old mother with a brain tumor. The person concerned is currently being treated in Belgium where he is undergoing an experimental treatment, at the rate of two visits per month.
The former owner of Olympique de Marseille also told us that he watched the PSG-Bayern Munich Champions League final (0-1) last Sunday. “With such a workforce, it’s very disappointing, even takes the time to tell the story of the one who remains an indefatigable football fan and the only president of a French club to win the most prestigious Continental Cup after the coronation of OM on AC Milan in 1993 (1-0). Of course, football is not an exact science, but the PSG players were not up to the event… ”
