Overview
- Roy’s family announced on Instagram that he died on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, after battling pancreatic cancer for three and a half years.
- He stayed with Stade Brest through his illness and continued to lead the team until the end of the season, stepping down after the campaign finished in May.
- Roy guided Brest to its best modern finish by taking the club to third place in Ligue 1 in 2023–24, earned the team its first Champions League berth and saw them advance out of the group stage before losing to PSG in the playoffs.
- Stade Brest issued an official message of deep sorrow on X, the France national team held a minute of silence during 2026 World Cup training, and numerous clubs and figures including PSG, Bayer Leverkusen and Yannick Noah publicly offered condolences.
- A former professional midfielder who played for clubs including Olympique Marseille and Sunderland, Roy later held sporting-director and coaching roles at Nice, RC Lens and abroad, and his death leaves both a personal loss for his family and a leadership gap for Brest as the club prepares for the post-Roy era.