Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition

SHOP PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

The French soccer club has a pop-up store.

- By Johnny Diaz Staff writer

South Florida fans looking for un peu de Paris Saint-Germain soccer team can get some memorabili­a during the team’s visit for the 2017 Internatio­nal Champions Cup at Hard Rock Stadium.

The French soccer club opened a pop-up store July 18 at Wynwell, 20 NE 27th St., in Wynwood. The store will be open from 1 to 8 p.m. daily through Tuesday.

The store sells jerseys, caps, bags, balls and at least one bicycle with the team logo. There’s also a Ping-Pong table for visitors to play. Behind the store is a skate park with a big soccer ball for riders to jump over.

The store is promoting the team’s exhibition game against Juventus for the Internatio­nal Champions Cup. That game starts at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hard Rock Stadium, 347 Don Shula Drive, in Miami Gardens.

Paris Saint-Germain has also partnered with the Fabien Castanier Gallery in Wynwood for a silent auction featuring 20 pieces from 11 artists. The art includes painted soccer balls, shirts and paintings inspired by the team. Proceeds from the sold artwork will benefit the team’s charities. The auction runs through Saturday at the gallery, 82 NE 26 St., in Miami.

Paris Saint-Germain is not the only internatio­nal soccer club looking to build up its brand in the region. Spanish soccer team Real Madrid plans to open its first U.S. restaurant in downtown Miami.

The Real Madrid Cafe, a 12,000-square-foot restaurant, will open at 340 SE Third St. in the new Met Square tower in early 2018. The restaurant also will have a store selling the team’s merchandis­e.

Real Madrid will face its rival, FC Barcelona, on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium.

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