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Bernard Tapie's funeral convoy arrives at Marseille's Cathedral of the Major where his funeral mass is to take place, after a procession followed by thousands of Marseille football club supporters in the Old Port of Marseille. IMAGES
The coffin of late tycoon and former Marseille football club owner Bernard Tapie is carried out of the cathedral of the Major, in Marseille, under the cries and applause of thousands of Marseille residents, for the most part OM supporters. IMAGES
Marseille, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- Fans on Thursday paid tribute to French business tycoon, actor and politician Bernard Tapie, who passed away last week.Tapei was the president of the Olympique de Marseille football club. He is regarded as a Olympique Marseille legend and an icon in French football. (Camera: GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO). SHOT LIST: A TRIBUTE CEREMONY FOR BERNARD TAPIE, FORMER OWNER OF THE OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE AT THE ORANGE VELODROME STADIUM IN MARSEILLE, FRANCE.
French tycoon Bernard Tapie's coffin is cheered on the pitch of the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, as supporters pay one last tribute to "the boss" before his burial on Friday. A huge sports fan, Tapie was the longtime chair of the Olympique de Marseille football club, guiding them to five successive league triumphs and the 1993 Champions League title. IMAGES
The public pay tribute to French tycoon Bernard Tapie at a chapel set up at the Velodrome stadium of French League 1 side Marseille, where Tapie's coffin is on display. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).