The VA-OM Affair

OTD E0201 — 20 May 1993: Marseille beat Valenciennes 1–0 and appeared to clinch a fifth straight French title. Then police entered the dressing room. This episode traces Bernard Tapie’s OM empire, the new Champions League money era, Marseille’s fear of another 1991-style European heartbreak, the approach to Valenciennes players Jacques Glassmann, Christophe Robert and Jorge Burruchaga, the match itself, the Champions League triumph six days later, the stripped title, trials, bans, relegations, and the enduring stain of l’affaire VA-OM.Ideas: [email protected]