Death of Didier Roustan: the famous sports journalist died at the age of 66

magictr | September 11, 2024 | Sport | No Comments

French sports journalist Didier Roustan died this Wednesday, September 11 at the age of 66, announced the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard on the social network X.

“It is an atypical and endearing personality of football, the media and our city who leaves us, wrote on the social network X the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard. He joins his dear mother. I extend my condolences to his wife, his loved ones and all those who loved him. It's a great sadness "

J’apprends avec émotion la mort de Didier Roustan. Cannois passionné, attaché aux rouge et blanc, il aimait le football, par dessus tout le beau jeu et les belles histoires. Il avait inventé un nouveau langage télévisuel autour du ballon rond, empli d’esprit positif et de poésie. pic.twitter.com/NVyb4oqY7F

— David Lisnard (@davidlisnard) September 11, 2024

Fight against the disease

A football enthusiast and a famous French journalist, Didier Roustan has worked for TF1, Canal + and L'Equipe TV.

"He loved football, above all the beautiful game and the beautiful stories, added the Cannes mayor as a tribute. He had invented a new television language around the round ball, filled with positive spirit and poetry."

Figure of the show "L'Equipe du soir", Didier Roustan had not been on the air since the end of June. According to L'Equipe, he "died suddenly during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday after several weeks of battling the disease". He was 66 years old.