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Exactly 100 years ago a deadly war raged in Europe, but the fierce hostilities spontaneously and extraordinarily ceased in certain places on 25 December 2014, with football playing a central role. In a UEFA video tribute, a cast of football personalities including Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Paul Breitner tell the moving story of the 1914 Christmas Truce, when soldiers from both sides on the western front in Flanders laid down their arms, sang festive carols, exchanged small mementoes, and came together to play football. Sir Bobby Charlton, France head coach Didier Deschamps, UEFA President Michel Platini, Wayne Rooney, Hugo Lloris and Gareth Bale join the FCB trio to mark the centenary of that cold but remarkable December evening as they read from letters sent by the soldiers describing the unprecedented outbreak of peace. https://youtube/watch?v=DYv6dHy5TJE
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:32:24 +0000

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