Editing Chris Waddle (section)

===Marseille===
On 1 July 1989, after scoring 33 times in 138 league appearances for Tottenham, Waddle moved to French club [[Olympique de Marseille]] for a fee of £4.5&nbsp;million; the third highest sum ever paid for a footballer at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thefootballfaithful.com/chris-waddle-tribute-legend-marseille-spurs/|title=Chris Waddle: The easy going showstopper with continental class | website=thefootballfaithful.com|date=7 February 2019|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> During his time in France the club were French champions three times (1990, 1991 and 1992). They were also on the losing side to [[Red Star Belgrade]] in the [[1991 European Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-team-dismantled-by-war-red-star-belgrades-final-european-triumph/ |title=The Team Dismantled by War: Red Star Belgrade's Final European Triumph |publisher=Vice.com |last1=O'Connor |first1=Robert |date=5 June 2015 |access-date=19 December 2020 }}</ref> In 1991–92, he also played alongside fellow England midfielder [[Trevor Steven]], who spent a year in France after signing from [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], only to return to Scotland after a single season there.

During his years at Marseille, the fans gave him the nickname "Magic Chris".<ref name="ginnell" /> He was known as the successor to former Marseille player [[Roger Magnusson]]. Waddle was also voted second best OM player of the century behind [[Jean Pierre Papin]] for the club's century anniversary in 1998.  Waddle and Marseille reached the [[1991 European Cup Final]]. Although he did not take a penalty, Waddle ended up on the losing side in a penalty shoot-out once again, after the game had ended 0–0 in normal time.