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Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French football team based in Marseille. It is one of the largest and most successful clubs in France. Olympique de Marseille is the best-supported club in the country and the only French team to have won the UEFA Champions League. This club has a fierce rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain.
The President of Olympique de Marseille is Pape Diouf and the Press Officer is Pierre Dantin. Albert Emon is the manager of this club. Olympique de Marseille was founded in 1899. In 1993, Olympique de Marseille won the first UEFA Champions League in new format; however, a decade of decline followed. In 1994, due to financial irregularities and other problems, they suffered forced relegation to the second division. The most notable former players of this club include Jocelyn Angloma, Ibrahim Ba, Laurent Blanc, Eric Cantona, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Christophe Dugarry, William Gallas, Frank Leboeuf, Bixente Lizarazu, Claude Makélélé, Robert Pires, Fabien Barthez, Sonny Anderson, Didier Drogba, George Weah, Paulo Futre and Enzo Francescoli. Some of the current players of Olympique de Marseille are: Renato Civelli, Alain Cantareil, Franck Ribéry, Wilson Oruma, Djibril Cissé, Mickaël Pagis, Mamadou Niang, Sabri Lamouchi, Mame N’Diaye, Hassoun Camara and Salomon Olembé.
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