Published: 17:57, March 27, 2020 | Updated: 05:43, June 6, 2023
PSG sell out special jerseys, raise over 200,000 euros for hospitals
By Reuters

PSG's Spanish midfielder Pablo Sarabia (C) is congratulated by French forward Kylian Mbappe (L) and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti after scoring a goal during the French Cup semi-final football match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and PSG at the Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu, centraleastern France, on March 4, 2020. (PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP)

Paris St Germain have raised over 200,000 euros (US$221,320.00) for local healthcare professionals battling the coronavirus outbreak with the release of a limited edition jersey, the Ligue 1 champions have said.

We cannot be grateful enough for the tremendous and courageous work that healthcare staff are doing every day to deal with this emergency

Nasser al-Khelaifi, President, PSG

The shirt is a replica of PSG’s current home strip but has the words ‘Tous Unis’ (All Together) where the main sponsor logo usually sits and features badges pledging support to doctors.

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The club confirmed here on Twitter they had sold out a batch of 1,500 shirts via their online store on Thursday night, with all the proceeds going to Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris.

“We cannot be grateful enough for the tremendous and courageous work that healthcare staff are doing every day to deal with this emergency,” PSG President Nasser al-Khelaifi said.

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More than 25,000 people in France have been infected by the virus and over 1,300 have died, according to Reuters tally.

A photograph taken on march 11, 2020 shows the outside of the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between PSG and Borussia Dortmund. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)