WELSH football teams, fans and schools are being asked to remember the First World War during ‘Football Remembers Week’ and to help create a unique photographic record of football a century on from the 1914 Christmas Truce.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) is joining with the British Council Wales to help players and fans commemorate what took place on Christmas Day 1914 in Flanders, Belgium, when soldiers from both sides came together to celebrate Christmas and play football.
The FAW’s campaign will be led by the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League sides and the initiation to participate is extended to all of the association’s affiliated leagues.
From December 6-14 player are asked to pose together in a group photograph as a mark of respect to those that played in the 1914 Christmas Truce match.
Photographs can be posted online using the hashtag #FootballRemembers and pictures will be automatically uploaded to a dedicated website.
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