On the set of “L’Équipe de Greg”, the sports journalist could not contain his emotion as he paid tribute to the memory of his former colleague Didier Roustan, who died on Wednesday September 11 at the age of 66.
“Didier pissed me off a hundred times but I’m proud to have been able to work with him.“. Bertrand Latour, a journalist for the L’Équipe channel, could not hold back his tears when talking about Didier Roustan, with whom he shared the set of “L’Équipe du soir” dozens of times on the same channel. The “president for life” of the show, Didier Roustan, died on Wednesday, September 11 at the age of 66, plunging the world of journalism and sport into deep sadness.
“He said ‘shit’ to a lot of people, he never lied to himself”
“There will never be more journalists like him, with his stature.“, continued Bertrand Latour, tears in his voice.There are things he experienced that I would have liked to experience, like the proximity with the athletes, the freedom he gave himself… He said ‘fuck it’ to a lot of people, that’s also why he changed channels quite a few times. He never lied to himself, there was no pretense with him. He can be proud of having achieved that, and of having touched all generations.“, he continued. “He will remain, we will remember him all our lives. It is an immense pain to say that we will never see him again” added Bertrand Latour, upset.
The football journalist praised what Didier Roustan has done:outside“from his job as a journalist.”This union that he created, he was also a pioneer there.“. Didier Roustan has…
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