Queens Park Rangers-Arsenal Preview

Arsenal start their crowded festive schedule against Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day, with manager Arsene Wenger having voiced concern that players may suffer due to the lack of a mid-winter break in the Premier League season.

Manchester City-West Brom Preview

West Bromwich Albion are in need of some Christmas cheer as they open their three-match festive schedule against title-chasing Manchester City at The Hawthorns on Boxing Day.

The Baggies (4-5-8) are in 15th place and just two points above the relegation zone after losing five of their last seven matches in the Premier League. They slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday after throwing away a two-goal lead.

Centenary of Christmas truce remembered in poetry

German and British troops participate in football match to commemorate the Christmas Truce of1914, at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul December 24, 2014. British and German soldiers deployed in Afghanistan gathered in a dusty field on Wednesday to play a game of football in memory of the Christmas Day truce spontaneously called between their armies during the First World War in 1914. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY MILITARY SPORT SOCCER)

LONDON (Reuters) - The 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce during World War I has been remembered with a video featuring a poem recited by past and present players, managers and officials across England.

Entitled 'The Game, Christmas Day 1914' the poem features