It is a real shock for football fans. This Wednesday, Didier Roustan left us. A football lover, friend of Diego Armando Maradona, true Bible of his favorite sport, the journalist died at the age of sixty-six. He had been fighting illness for several weeks. The reactions are extremely numerous, sadness and disbelief are also very present in the comments that flourish on social networks.
Born in Brazzaville (Congo), the man who later grew up near Cannes was very quickly taken by a passion for football. A journalist from the age of nineteen, he was a manager of the show ”
Telefoot ” which he had held the position of presenter for three years before leaving TF1 For
Canal+. He will then go to Antenna 2 (former name of France 2In 1995, he was at the origin of the creation of the International Association of Professional Players, alongside Maradona and a certain Eric Cantona, in order to defend the cause of footballers.
A football enthusiast and figure
It was in 1999 that he opened the last page of his media career by joining the channel The Teamwhich he would not leave until his death. He would notably host a cult show, ” Finally some football “, made up of heated debates alongside Pierre Ménès and Karim Nedjari, until 2004. Four years later, he became a columnist and ”
president for life ” from another reference show, ”
The Evening Team “.
Didier Roustan also ran a blog in which he shared his endless love for football with his subscribers. His absence from the channel’s airwaves The Team since the end of June began to worry some people. It is with great sadness that the news of his disappearance was learned. The editorial staff of Sports.fr extends his deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
