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French Football in Mourning

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The great return of the Ligue 1 this weekend allows French football to pay a moving tribute to the former coach of the Stade Brestois Eric Roy, who died on 17 June at the age of 58....
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Tribute to the "King". Two months after the disappearance of Eric Roy, the Stade Brestois will return to the competition this Saturday on the...

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The Ligue 1 opened without Éric Roy, Brest's coach who died in June. Famous Friday in Marseille, he will also be honoured at Le Mans and Nice this Saturday.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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The entire audience of the Stade Vélodrome rose to applaud for a few tens of seconds. Before the kick-off of the very first Ligue 1 meeting of the 2026-2027 season between the OM and the RC Strasbourg, a minute of applause was observed to pay tribute to Eric Roy, who died on 17 June at the age of 58 years of a pancreatic cancer. This ceremonial will be put in place on the other eight meetings of the opening day. Eric Roy was appreciated by the w…

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Football.fr broke the news on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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