A sudden and unexpected death for football fans who had been counting on the journalism of the passionate Didier Roustan for years. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, September 11, the journalist passed away at the age of 66, as announced by “L’Équipe”, after “weeks of fighting against [une] disease “.
An announcement followed by a tribute from the mayor of Cannes (where Didier Roustan discovered his love of football), David Lisnard, on X (formerly Twitter): “A passionate Cannes resident, attached to the red and white, he loved football, above all the beautiful game and the beautiful stories. He had invented a new television language around the round ball, filled with positive spirit and poetry.”
The cause of death
A few hours after the announcement of the death of the host who had been on the small screen for over 40 years, the reason for his death is becoming clearer. According to “TV Magazine”, Didier Roustan had recently been struck down by “fulminant liver cancer”. “RMC Sport” for its part mentions a “recently detected cancer”. Enough to explain the absence of the host from the air since last June.
On Wednesday, September 11, the rest of the team offered viewers a show full of emotion: “It’s rare to start a show by saying to yourself that you’d like not to do it […]”Tonight, we will not refrain from tears and smiles, to salute the memory of Didier Roustan,” began Grégory Ascher yesterday evening.
- ParisMatch
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