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Chelsea welcome in-form West Ham to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day at the start of a busy three-match schedule over the festive season for Premier League clubs.

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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