The British Council, FA, Football League and Premier League invite all schools, football clubs and academies, fans and avid young historians to join the British Council and all of football in a mass-participation event to commemorate the Christmas Truce of 1914.
The Football Remembers project marks the centenary of the Christmas Truce with a special focus on games of football which were said to have been played in No Man’s Land.
- In the Premier League all 22 players who start the games will pose together in a group photograph as a mark of respect to those that played in the 1914 Christmas Truce match. The pictures will be uploaded to a special website.
- Football Remembers wants to encourage schools, children, teachers and football fans to play a game of football themselves and share their own photo via twitter with the hashtag #FootballRemembers to be displayed on the same website. They will stand shoulder to shoulder with their footballing heroes in remembering this remarkable event online.
- Teachers can use this classroom resource for inspiration and ideas.
- Absolutely any match of any size can be uploaded, from school to Sunday league fixtures, five-a-side matches to kick-abouts in the back garden.
- Teachers can download and use the Education Pack to find out more about the Christmas Truce.
- You find all information at: https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/classroom-resources/football-re...
