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Uefa unveils special memorial to Christmas Day Truce 1914 football match

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By Ishbel Macleod, PR and social media consultant

December 11, 2014 | 2 min read

Uefa has marked the 100-year anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce 1914 football match with a memorial, created by Designwerk.

Memorial to 1914 Xmas Day Truce football match

Unveiled in a ceremony in a village near Ypres in Belgium, the memorial was revealed by federation president Michel Platini, accompanied by royalty and dignitaries from both the UK and Germany.

The memorial was based on the look of an old exploded shell dug up from the actual site of the football match.

Produced by sculpture company MDM, the monument is made from steel with a rust effect, at the top of which is a replica of a period leather football.

Platini said: "This remembrance ceremony pays homage to the soldiers who, a century ago, expressed their humanity by coming together to play football, thereby opening an important chapter in the construction of European unity and serving as an example for today's young people to follow."

The memorial sculpture sits on a stone platform with two cracks extending from its base, which turn gradually into representations of two war trenches.

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