Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

PSG to wear special 'Je Suis Paris' shirts in place of their sponsor to pay tribute to Paris terror attack victims

Paris Saint-Germain will wear the commemorative shirts for their next games in both the Champions League and Ligue 1

Jack de Menezes
Tuesday 24 November 2015 10:46 GMT
Comments
Paris Saint-Germain players will wear special shirts to honour the Paris attack victims
Paris Saint-Germain players will wear special shirts to honour the Paris attack victims

Paris Saint-Germain have unveiled a new kit to be used for their next two matches where the main kit sponsor, Emirates, has been replaced by the message ‘Je Suis Paris’ in tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks two weeks’ ago.

The Emirates logo in the middle of their shirt will be replaced by the message, which was placed under the club’s badge for last weekend’s Ligue 1 victory over Lorient. The decision has been taken though to make the message much bigger and replace their current sponsors for the games against Malmo in the Champions League and Troyes in Ligue 1 at the weekend.

130 people were killed in the Paris attacks on Friday 13 September, when a number of shootings and explosions across the French capital included suicide bombers targeting the Stade de France while the national team played an international friendly against Germany.

A statement issued on the club’s website read: “In tribute to the victims of November 13 attacks, the Paris Saint-Germain players will wear a special jersey which only bears the message 'JE SUIS PARIS' and nothing else for their next two matches.

PSG players paid tribute to the Paris terror attack victims ahead of last weekend's clash with Lorient

“This message of unity will appear on the shirt in the space usually occupied by our main partner Emirates.

EODM's first interview since Paris with Vice

“The President of Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi would like to 'especially thank the club's partners Emirates, as well as Ooredoo and QNB, who have released their space on the players' jerseys'.

“Next Saturday, for the first home match at Parc des Princes since the dramatic events, Paris Saint-Germain will honour the victims with a message in unison with the vibrant solidarity expressed by the French and International football community during the past days.”

Paris Saint-Germain players will wear special shirts to honour the Paris attack victims

PSG are not alone in altering their kits to commemorate the victims of the attacks, with fellow French side St Etienne replacing their normal sponsor logo with the alternative peace sign that has had the Eiffel Tower incorporated into the middle of it for last Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Marseille.

St Etienne wore special tribute shirts for their match against Marseille on Sunday

A number of other teams have donned small messages or the French Tricolor to honours the victims.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in