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Olympique de Marseille were formed in 1899 by all-round athlete René Dufaure de Montmirail, with a particular focus on his speciality: rugby. 
The Olympique prefix, like many other clubs at the time, hinted at the multi-sport nature of the organisation and, in this case, harks back to the Greek founders of the city of Marseille, the Phocaeans, which is where L’OM’s nickname Les Phocéens comes from.
