Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 68. The team announced the news Tuesday, calling Diouf, “one of the great architects in the club's history.” It is ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Pape Diouf, a former president of French soccer club Marseille, died Tuesday in Senegal after contracting the coronavirus. It was the West African country’s first ...

Ghana and Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew is 'absolutely heartbroken' by the death of former Marseille President and mentor Pape Diouf. Pape Diouf, who was president of the French giants between ...

Former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, according to the French Ligue 1 club. Diouf had been receiving treatment in his home country, Senegal, before ...

(Reuters) - Former Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting the coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that Olympique de ...

Former president of Olympic Marseille soccer club, Pape Diouf, poses after a press conference, in Marseille, southern France on Feburary 4, 2014. © AP Photo/Claude ...

Mr. Diouf, who died of the coronavirus, was the first black president of Marseille, a notoriously difficult club to run. He was also a gifted orator and a defender of the club’s passionate fan base.

Former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, according to the French Ligue 1 club. Diouf had been receiving treatment in his home country, Senegal, before ...

The Senegalese was president between 2005 and 2009 when Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 twice and reached two French Cup finals. They went on to win a first French league title in 18 years in ...