Paris Saint-Germain

Until their (very) unexpected crash to Chelsea in the #FCWC25 final - @PSG_English were being spoken of as one of the greatest teams of all time. One result doesn’t make or break a team – and this squad is still dazzling on the pitch – and there is a lot more to come from the team that pulverised Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League Final. Under Luis Enrique, PSG ditched individual stardom for collective brilliance. Pressing. Possession. Purpose. It was hailed by pundits as a tactical evolution—and a long-awaited coming of age. So let’s learn a bit more about France’s most famous club..

Paris Saint-Germain is woven into the fabric of the world's most famous city—Paris. So, let’s #GetTheBadgeIn for a team that embodies noble power and revolutionary technological might.

Let’s not mess around — and get straight to the badge - front and centre sits the Eiffel Tower. A red silhouette on deep blue, bold and iconic.

The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel and built between 1887 and 1889 as the showpiece of the Exposition Universelle, a grand World’s Fair marking 100 years since the French Revolution. At the time, Paris was experiencing a period known as the ‘Belle Époque’ — a golden age of industrial growth, scientific progress, and cultural confidence. The tower stood at 300 metres tall, making it the tallest man-made structure in the world and a symbol of engineering excellence.

Its construction followed France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), a moment that had deeply shaken national pride. By the late 1880s, the Eiffel Tower became a bold declaration that France was not only recovering but leading the modern age. Alongside advances in electricity, railways, medicine and communication, the tower represented Paris’s emergence as a global capital of innovation, proudly competing with the industrial strength of Britain and the United States. Though originally planned as a temporary structure, it quickly became a lasting symbol of France’s ingenuity and ambition. It screams ‘We’re here and here to stay’ – only in French.

Yet just beneath that symbol of modernity sits one of the oldest royal symbols in the world: the fleur-de-lys, a stylised lily and the symbol of the French monarchy. Despite having chopped the head off their last monarch in 1793, the French—or at least parts of it (especially those that can cash in on American tourists)—have remained proud of their royal heritage.

Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye is a historic town just west of Paris, famous as the birthplace of King Louis XIV, the Sun King, in 1638—France’s longest-reigning monarch and one of the most powerful rulers in world history. The town was home to the Château de Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye, a royal residence used by French kings from the Middle Ages through to the 17th century and a powerful symbol of royal authority and divine rule. Because of Saint‑Germain‑en‑Laye’s association with kings, the fleur-de-lys is naturally connected to the town’s identity.

When Paris Saint‑Germain Football Club was formed in 1970, the inclusion of the fleur-de-lys in the badge was a direct nod to this royal legacy of its own region.

PSG were born in 1970 from the joining of Paris FC and Stade Saint‑Germain. It was a union of ambition—Paris, the modern global city—and heritage—Saint‑Germain, the noble past. In the decades that followed, the club grew from modest roots to the juggernaut we see today. So the two symbols reflect the two clubs coming together (hence Pairs AND Saint-Germain).

By the 2010s, with Qatari backing, they were attracting the biggest names in football. But it wasn’t until 2025 that they finally lifted the ultimate prize—not with individual brilliance, but with a superbly aggressive new style of play.

PSG are a blend of regal and revolutionary spirit, both on and off the pitch – and there is a lot more to come from them.