Overview
- Sakho revealed the end of his professional career on the pitch before PSG vs Paris FC in the Coupe de France after taking the ceremonial kickoff, receiving applause from the crowd.
- He voiced pride in his journey and thanked his clubs, teammates and supporters in brief remarks reported from the stadium.
- The defender had been without a club since departing Torpedo Kutaisi in Georgia, where he played last season.
- A PSG academy graduate, he spent seven seasons with the first team and became the club’s youngest captain at 17 years and eight months in October 2007.
- His career included spells at Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Montpellier, and he earned 29 caps for France, highlighted by a brace against Ukraine in 2013 that secured 2014 World Cup qualification.