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A Brief History Of Olympic Marseilles
Although, the club’s motto is “Droit au But” (English: “Straight to the goal”) on the national level, however, they haven’t been especially successful in the hunt for trophies in recent years. In 2010, Marseille became French champions again, under the stewardship of former winner of the UEFA Champions League’s captain Didier Deschamps All in all, Olympique Marseille is the largest and most successful club in France and was the only French Club to win the European Champions League Cup in the 1992/93 season. They have also won the Intertoto Cup twice: in 2005 and again in 2006. Olympique de Marseille’s home is the 60,031-person-capacity Stade Vélodrome football stadium in the south of the city, where they have played since 1937In 1997, they were bought by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus. Marseille’s traditional kit colours were white shirts and shorts with Dodger blue socks until 1986. Since 1986 the team is playing with white shirts, white shorts and white socks, and the blue color became lighter due to Adidas marketing. The current badge was adopted in 2004. The club’s motto Droit Au But (French for “Straight to the Goal”) appears under the badge and a star representing the victory in the Champions League is featured on the top. The club enjoys a large fan base, with the highest average all-time attendance in French football. Their average home gate for the 2008–09 season was 52,276, the highest in the Ligue Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com |
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