page_title: French football bribery scandal
hierarchical_section_title: French football bribery scandal
caption_attribution_description: English: Nungesser Stadium Français&#160;: Stade Nungesser
context_page_description: The French football bribery scandal occurred during a 1992–93 French Division 1 match between Valenciennes and Olympique de Marseille. Marseille president Bernard Tapie and general manager Jean-Pierre Bernès bribed Valenciennes players Jorge Burruchaga, Jean-Jacques Eydelie, and Christophe Robert to underperform in the match in order that Marseille could stay fresher for their 1993 UEFA Champions League Final match against A.C. Milan six days later. Valenciennes player Jacques Glassmann refused to partake in the bribe and was the one who publicly revealed the scandal. Glassmann was awarded the 1995 FIFA Fair Play Award for refusing to partake in the bribe.
  The scandal led to the league title being taken away from Marseille, but second-placed Paris Saint-Germain declined it so no team is classed as winning the 1992–93 league title. At the subsequent trial, Tapie, Bernès, Burruchaga, Eydelie, and Robert were all convicted of corruption. Tapie and Eydelie were sentenced to jail terms, whilst Bernès, Burruchaga, and Robert all received suspended sentences.
context_section_description: The French football bribery scandal (French: Affaire VA-OM) occurred during a 1992–93 French Division 1 match between Valenciennes and Olympique de Marseille. Marseille president Bernard Tapie and general manager Jean-Pierre Bernès bribed Valenciennes players Jorge Burruchaga, Jean-Jacques Eydelie, and Christophe Robert to underperform in the match in order that Marseille could stay fresher for their 1993 UEFA Champions League Final match against A.C. Milan six days later. Valenciennes player Jacques Glassmann refused to partake in the bribe and was the one who publicly revealed the scandal. Glassmann was awarded the 1995 FIFA Fair Play Award for refusing to partake in the bribe.
  The scandal led to the league title being taken away from Marseille, but second-placed Paris Saint-Germain declined it so no team is classed as winning the 1992–93 league title. At the subsequent trial, Tapie, Bernès, Burruchaga, Eydelie, and Robert were all convicted of corruption. Tapie and Eydelie were sentenced to jail terms, whilst Bernès, Burruchaga, and Robert all received suspended sentences.
caption: Stade Nungesser, where the match was played
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