Paris Saint-Germain players and officials observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Paris attacks on Saturday. (David Vincent/AP) 
 
 Soccer jerseys are as known for the well-placed sponsor messages as they are for their colors, so it’s a big deal whenever those get altered. When French Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain plays its next two matches on Wednesday and Saturday, they will no longer be repping Emirates Airlines, but the people of Paris. 
 
 PSG to wear a special "JE SUIS PARIS" jersey for the next two matches https://t.co/8oVeH7i7Cj pic.twitter.com/uO6ezLn91N — PSG English (@PSG_English) November 23, 2015 
 
 “In tribute to the victims of Nov. 13 attacks, the Paris Saint-Germain players will wear a special jersey [that] only bears the message “I AM PARIS” and nothing else,” the team said in a statement Monday afternoon. “This message of unity will appear on the shirt in the space usually occupied by our main partner Emirates.” 
 
 This is the second PSG jersey design meant to honor the victims of the attacks claimed by ISIS that killed more than 129 in the city. Previously, the players wore the words in smaller print just below the team’s crest and over their hearts. 
 
 [Take a look at PSG’s previous memorial to the Paris victims] 
 
 Emirates okay’ed this week’s bigger change, the team says, and has been cooperative throughout the process of memorializing the victims. 
 
 The team will wear the new jerseys during Wednesday’s Champions League match against Malmö and during Saturday’s Ligue 1 home match against Troyes. 
 
 Saturday’s match promises to be extra poignant. It will be the first home match in the team’s Paris-based Parc des Princes stadium since the attacks. ||||| Unlike football or baseball jerseys, soccer jerseys are adorned with a sponsor’s logo on the front. It’s a major source of revenue, which clubs then use to buy nice things like expensive players. 
 
 But in honor of the victims of the recent terrorist attacks that have rocked France’s capital city, Paris Saint-Germain announced on Monday that it would part with its sponsors, Fly Emirates, for its next two games — against Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday and then against Troyes on Saturday. 
 
 In its place the team will wear the message “Je Suis Paris,” and although PSG weren’t the team that played during the bombing, its role as Paris’ biggest soccer team has made it a kind of national figurehead in its aftermath. ||||| Messages of condolence, outrage and defiance over the Paris terrorist attack on a newspaper office spread quickly around the world Wednesday with thousands of people taking to the streets to protest the killings and using the slogan "Je Suis Charlie" on social media. 
 
 The inscription "I am Charlie" is written on the fronthead of a woman as she attends a gathering to pay respect for the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, in Paris, Wednesday,... (Associated Press) 
 
 People hold up pens and a phone screen reading 'I am Charlie' in French as they take part in a vigil of people, including many who were French, to show solidarity with those killed in an attack at the... (Associated Press) 
 
 A woman holds a poster reading 'I am Charlie' with a rose, at a gathering in Nice, southeastern France, to express solidarity with those killed in an attack at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie... (Associated Press) 
 
 People hold candles during a gathering in support for the victims of a terror shooting in Paris, France, as they gather near EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting... (Associated Press) 
 
 A drawing depicting cartoonist Jean Cabut, left, Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier, center, and cartoonist Georges Wolinski, all three of whom were killed when masked gunmen stormed the Paris... (Associated Press) 
 
 People gather to pay their respects for the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices... (Associated Press) 
 
 A woman holds up a pen and a phone with a sign on the screen reading "I am Charlie" in French as she takes part in a vigil of people, including many who were French, to show solidarity with those killed... (Associated Press) 
 
 People attend a demonstration in solidarity with those killed in an attack at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, at the French Consulate in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015.... (Associated Press) 
 
 People gather to pay their respects for the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices... (Associated Press) 
 
 A woman holds a candle as she attends a demonstration in solidarity with those killed in an attack at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, at the French Consulate in Barcelona, Spain,... (Associated Press) 
 
 A man holds a poster reading 'I am Charlie' as he and others gather to express solidarity with the murdered French journalists in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.... (Associated Press) 
 
 People gather in solidarity of the victims of a terror attack against a satirical newspaper, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical... (Associated Press) 
 
 Many who poured into Place de la Republique in eastern Paris near the site of Wednesday's noontime attack waved papers, pencils and pens. Journalists led the march but most in the crowd weren't from the media world, expressing solidarity and support of freedom of speech. 
 
 Similar gatherings, including some silent vigils, took place at London's Trafalgar Square, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, in Madrid, Brussels, Nice and elsewhere. 
 
 "No matter what a journalist or magazine has to say, even if it is not what the majority of people think, they still have the right to say it without feeling in danger, which is the case today," said Alice Blanc, a London student who is originally from Paris and was among those in the London crowd, estimated in the hundreds. 
 
 Online, the declaration "Je Suis Charlie," or "I Am Charlie," replaced profile pictures on Facebook while Twitter users showed themselves with the slogan on signs with words of support for the 12 victims who were killed at Charlie Hebdo, a weekly newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. 
 
 The "Je Suis Charlie" slogan grew into a trending hashtag on Twitter and spread to Instagram, along with an image of a machine gun with the words "Ceci n'est pas une religion," or "This is not a religion." 
 
 One user on Instagram sent out a simple black-and-white drawing of the Eiffel Tower with the message: "Pray for Paris." Another wrote: "Islam is a beautiful religion. This is not what we see on TV. Terrorists are not real Muslims. #IamCharlie." 
 
 Masked gunmen methodically killed the 12 people, including the newspaper's editor, as they shouted "Allahu akbar!" — or "Allah is the greatest" — while firing, then fleeing in a car. 
 
 The newspaper's depictions of Islam have drawn condemnation and threats before. It was firebombed in 2011 and also satirized other religions and political figures. 
 
 There were also protests in some American cities. 
 
 In San Francisco, hundreds of people held pens, tiny French flags and signs that read "I am Charlie" up in the air outside the French Consulate in the financial district. A handful of the participants lit candles that spell out "Je Suis Charlie," while others placed pens and pencils and bouquets of white carnations and red roses by the consulate's door. 
 
 Julia Olson, of Nimes, France, said she wanted to be in the company of other people after hearing the news. 
 
 "There is nothing we can do but be together," the 26-year-old said. 
 
 Several hundred people gathered in Manhattan's Union Square amid chants of "We are not afraid" and holding signs in English and French saying "We are Charlie." 
 
 In Seattle, about 100 people assembled near the French Consulate office with many holding signs in support of the victims. 
 
 The Newseum in Washington displayed "#JeSuisCharlie" on its atrium screen as a show of support for free expression. 
 
 In Los Angeles, a small group gathered outside a French restaurant with people holding up signs and cell phones that read "Je Sui Charlie" and "I am Charlie." 
 
 About 1,000 people gathered near the European Union's headquarters in Brussels to express sympathy and outrage. In Spain, about 200 people in Madrid gathered outside the French Embassy to voice outrage. Some also held pens in the air and chanted "Freedom of Expression" and "We Are All Charlie." 
 
 In 2004, bombs on rush-hour trains killed 191 people in Madrid in Europe's most deadly Islamic terror attack. 
 
 French students in Stockholm organized about 100 people to lay flowers and candles in front of the French Embassy in Stockholm. 
 
 A handful of women in the swank Roman piazza where the French Embassy is located had "Je suis Charlie" banners taped to their jackets. 
 
 "I still cannot believe what happened," said protester Linda Chille. "It is cruel and very shocking." 
 
 The Newseum in Washington is dedicated to the subject of journalism and planned to project "#JeSuisCharlie" on its atrium screen later Wednesday in a show of support for free expression. 
 
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 Angela Charlton in Paris, Jill Lawless in London, Alan Clendenning in Madrid, David Keyton in Stockholm, Nicole Winfield in Rome, Geir Moulson in Berlin, Raf Casert in Brussels, and Olga R. Rodriguez in San Francisco contributed to this report.
– The Paris Saint-Germain soccer team wanted to show the world that its thoughts are with its home city and the victims of the recent terror attacks—so it has (temporarily) ditched a major sponsor from its jerseys and replaced it with a message of solidarity instead, reports For the Win. "Je Suis Paris" ("I am Paris")—reminiscent of the "Je Suis Charlie" message that proliferated after January's Charlie Hebdo attack—will adorn the team's jerseys for the next two games, against Malmo on Wednesday and Troyes on Saturday. "This [message] of unity [will appear] on the shirt in the space usually occupied by our main partner Emirates," the team says on its website; it also tweeted a photo of some of the players sporting the jerseys. The team says Emirates Airline has given the A-OK for the limited redesign and "has been cooperative throughout the process of memorializing the victims," as the Washington Post puts it. (A poignant conversation about the Paris attacks between a father and son went viral.)