Glory, Scandal and Bernard Tapie

Cheat!

Sony Music

True Crime, Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Bernard Tapie was a star in France. He had his own TV show ‘Ambition’. He was a brilliant business man. And his soccer team, Marseille, were dominating the French national league, year after year. Everything Tapie touched turned to gold. That was until 1993, when his win at all cost mentality got the better of him. And he made a decision that would eventually tarnish the glory of his players, his team and the country. A Somethin' Else production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's May 26, 1993.
0:11.8	Bernard Tappy stands on the sidelines of a huge sports stadium.
0:16.7	He's about to watch his team compete for one of the biggest prizes in soccer, the Champions
0:22.3	League.
0:24.6	The players come onto the field and the place erupts.
0:30.8	The stadium is a wash with color, blue and white for Tappy's French team Marseille, red
0:36.4	and black for the Italians, AC Milan.
0:40.7	This game is basically France vs Italy, and the French team has never won this competition.
0:48.5	There's this stirring classical music that's playing through the stadium's speakers.
0:53.5	The atmosphere is electric.
0:57.7	As the whistle blows and the game begins, it immediately becomes clear that Marseille
1:03.0	have their work cut out.
1:05.1	The AC Milan players are giants.
1:07.7	I mean, these dudes are huge, and for the first 10 minutes, they're attacking wave after
1:13.0	wave.
1:15.0	And then, two minutes before halftime, Marseille scores.
1:21.8	It's complete chaos for the fans.
1:24.4	I mean, dudes are jumping all over each other, tears streaming down their faces.
1:28.9	I'm talking about pure elation.
1:34.2	But the Marseille players have a steely look on their faces.
1:38.5	They realize they still have another 45 minutes to go.
1:42.7	For them, the next 45 minutes really feel like 45 years.
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