2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament

11/12/2018

Youth teams from across Europe travel to Belgium for a learning experience on and off the pitch

2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Last weekend in Ypres, Belgium, youth teams from across Europe came together for the Premier League's annual Christmas Truce Tournament
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Education is a key part of the weekend, with players learning about the sacrifices made by soldiers on both sides in the First World War
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament The teams also found out about how young soldiers were recruited into the army
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Clubs paid their respects to the fallen when they took part in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament In the spirit of the 1914 Christmas Truce, the boys from the different countries exchanged gifts
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament The tournament involved two days of competition on the pitch, which gave the youngsters a memorable experience that will help their footballing development
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Burnley were one of the six qualifiers from the UK, with Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Lille, Lens, Cologne and Hertha Berlin also taking part
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Arsenal, Burnley, Cardiff and Sunderland qualified for the finals after winning events on Remembrance Weekend while Watford and Wolves were invited following their projects on Walter Tull, one of the country's first black professional footballers and the first officer of black heritage to lead men into battle in the British Army
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament A member of the Armed Forces leads the teams out for the Truce final
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament The Truce final was played out between Sunderland and Cardiff City
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament The final was a tight affair, with the contest being decided by a penalty shootout
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Cardiff City held their nerve to become the first Welsh winner of the competition
2018 PL Christmas Truce Tournament Cardiff City lift the Christmas Truce trophy