Report: Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus dies

2009-07-05 01:05:02 -

PARIS (AP) - French media are reporting that Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus has died of leukemia at the age of 63.
Louis-Dreyfus had suffered from leukemia for several years and his condition had worsened in recent months.
The Web site of sports daily L'Equipe reported that Louis-Dreyfus died on Saturday afternoon. Marseille did not immediately confirm the death on its Web site.
Contacted by The Associated Press, Marseille's former vice president Jean-Pierre Klein called it «a sad day for Marseille» but did not elaborate.