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WW1 Christmas truce marked in army football teams match | WW1 Christmas truce marked in army football teams match |
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The British and German army football teams have played a match to commemorate 100 years since the World War One Christmas truce. | |
Soldiers from both sides shared an impromptu ceasefire in Ypres, Belgium, on Christmas Day 1914. | Soldiers from both sides shared an impromptu ceasefire in Ypres, Belgium, on Christmas Day 1914. |
Graham Brookland of the Army FA said the match would "commemorate the occasion in an extremely good spirit". | Graham Brookland of the Army FA said the match would "commemorate the occasion in an extremely good spirit". |
The game, played at Aldershot Town FC in Hampshire, ended in a 1-0 win for the British Army. | |
Several thousand events have been held across the UK to mark the Christmas truce football match as part of Football Remembers Week. | |
Every team in the Premier League and Football League have marked the centenary of World War One at recent matches. | Every team in the Premier League and Football League have marked the centenary of World War One at recent matches. |
The famous "Christmas truce" of 1914 | The famous "Christmas truce" of 1914 |
Source: Imperial War Museum | Source: Imperial War Museum |
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