Notre Dame fire: Paris Saint-Germain owners urged to help fund rebuilding of symbol of France after shock inferno

Notre Dame fire: Paris Saint-Germain owners urged to help fund rebuilding of symbol of France after shock inferno
Paris Saint-Germains Qatari owners have been urged to help fund the rebuilding of Notre Dame cathedral after Mondays fire.LEquipe journalist Erik Bielderman believes the club should put their support behind the project and help in the restoration of one of the capitals most famous landmarks.The iconic Gothic church was devastated by a huge blaze on Monday night, which destroyed the 850-year-old buildings spire and roof.3

Parisians have woken up to see the full extent of the huge blaze at Notre Dame

The source of the fire remains unclear. Fortunately, the building had been undergoing restoration work which meant some precious artefacts and statues were already out of harms way.The cathedrals main structure was also saved by fire fighters who prevented the fire from spreading.A number of high-profile names have already pledged their financial support of the rebuild, including billionaire businessmen Bernard Arnault and Franois-Henri Pinault, whose company, Groupe Artemis, owns Ligue 1 club Rennes.And PSGs mega-rich owners, Qatar Sports Investments, have been urged to add their funds to the purse to help reconstruct one of Frances most famous symbols.Speaking to talkSPORT host Jim White on Tuesday, French sports writer Bielderman said: Its a county in shock.

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France football stars react to Notre Dame fire:

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Terrible images of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, one of the most beautiful monuments of Paris in flames. We send our gratitude to those fighting to tackle the blaze.— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 15, 2019

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kylian Mbapp (@k.mbappe) on Apr 15, 2019 at 1:11pm PDT

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Notre Dame is not only a Paris symbol along with Eiffel Tower, it is at the very heart of Paris, the deep centre of France.The meaning is not only religious, it is part of our culture.We dont regard Notre Dame as just a catholic cathedral. Its France, its humanity, its culture, its civilisation. Its like Big Ben or St Pauls in London. Its our heart, our soul, our culture.Asked if PSG are planning to help fund the future efforts to rebuild the cathedral, Bielderman said: I believe so.Paris Saint-Germain could give a percentage of match tickets or anything fans buy to help rebuild.3

The heart-stopping moment Notre Dame’s 19th century spire collapsed

The Qatari owners may donate something that should be something they should do.The journalist also believes the club could make a special tribute to the iconic church by changing the emblem on their badge.For one game maybe they could substitute the Eiffel Tower and have the Notre Dame logo on their hearts for their next game.That would be something magnificent.

Listen back to Erik Bielderman on talkSPORT above

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