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Nice to wear white kit for season opener as tribute to victims of attack

NICE, France -- French club Nice will pay a tribute to victims of the deadly attack in the Riviera city by playing in a white outfit with no sponsor logos for their season-opening game on Sunday.

The Ligue 1 club will trade their traditional red-and-black colors for a white kit when they host Rennes on Aug. 14 -- a month after a truck attack in Nice killed 85 people on Bastille Day.

As well as a minute's silence before kick-off, fans will be asked to remain silent when the players enter the pitch.

"An individual tribute will be paid to each of the 85 victims," Nice said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the victims' names will be read aloud while young players from the club release white balloons.

"Nothing will ever be the same but we need to get back on our feet," the club said, asking all fans to also wear white.

Nice said that all players and match officials will wear a white T-shirt during warmup. Nice match jerseys will feature a heart made of the names of the 85 dead and will be auctioned to raise funds for the victims.

Nice manager Lucien Favre replaced Claude Puel in May after the French coach had led the club to a fourth-place finish in Ligue, qualifying for the group stage of the Europa League.

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