Overview
- The 35-year-old delivered the news on the pitch before PSG’s Coupe de France match against Paris FC.
- PSG invited Sakho’s family and presented a commemorative trophy during the on-field recognition.
- Sakho made 201 appearances for PSG, became the club’s youngest captain at 17, and helped win the 2012–13 Ligue 1 title.
- He joined Liverpool in 2013 for about £18 million, contributed to the 2013–14 Premier League title challenge, and scored in the 4–3 Europa League comeback against Borussia Dortmund.
- His later career included Crystal Palace, Montpellier, and Torpedo Kutaisi, and he had been without a club since last summer, while earning 29 caps for France and featuring at the 2014 World Cup.