Schools to recreate Christmas truce football matches to mark World War One centenary Now their memory is to be revived as part of the Football Remembers project, which has been established by the British Council, the Premier League, Football League and English football's governing body, The Football Association (FA). Those schools taking part and holding special matches, which will all take place in December, are being asked to mark the event by getting both teams to pose together for a photo and tweeting the picture using the hashtag £FootballRemembers. The photos will be uploaded to the footballremembers.com website as a permanent online tribute to those soldiers who laid down their arms during the unofficial ceasefires. The Duke of Cambridge, who is president of the FA, said: "We all grew up with the story of soldiers from both sides putting down their arms on Christmas Day, and it remains wholly relevant today as a message of hope over adversity, even in the bleakest of times." Vicky Gough, schools adviser at the British Council, said: "The impromptu games of football that happened along the Western Front 100 years ago are an incredible example of how people-to-people connections can triumph in the midst of a global conflict. It's a powerful lesson for all our children - so we hope that every school in the UK will join this national act of remembrance. Earlier this year, research released by the British Council found the Christmas Truce was one of the most recognised moments of the First World War - with more than two thirds of UK adults aware of the historic football matches.