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Christophe Robert

Christophe Robert

French former professional footballer (born 1964)

Christophe Robert (born 30 March 1964) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille and his team US Valenciennes. He and teammates Jorge Burruchaga and Jacques Glassmann were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie, in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.[2][3][4] He was then suspended for two seasons by the French Football Federation.

References

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    "Christophe Robert". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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    James, Barry (14 March 1995). "Tapie Directly Implicated As Marseille Trial Opens". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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    "Argentine Charged in Marseille case". New York Times. 2 July 1993. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
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    "Wenger slams former Marseille Chairman". Eurosport. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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