Christophe Robert
Encyclopedia
Christophe Robert is a former footballer
from France
.
He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille
and his team US Valenciennes. He and fellow teammates, Jorge Burruchaga
and Jacques Glassman 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.
He was then suspended for 2 seasons by the French Football Federation
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
He is famous for having been involved in the bribery scandal involving Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
and his team US Valenciennes. He and fellow teammates, Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Burruchaga
Jorge Luis Burruchaga is a former Argentine professional football player, and last manager of Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina...
and Jacques Glassman were contacted by OM player Jean-Jacques Eydelie
Jean-Jacques Eydelie
Jean-Jacques Eydelie is a French former footballer most noted for his role in the Marseille match-fixing scandal of 1993. A midfielder, Eydelie began his career with Nantes, before joining Marseille in 1992...
, in order to let l'OM win and, more importantly, not to injure any OM player ahead of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
final.
He was then suspended for 2 seasons by the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
.