Features

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
1 December 2016

MATT BELL reflects on a time when war stopped and a simple game of football took over…

LOUIS van Gaal, Jurgen Klopp – these are just a couple of the managers who have been calling for a winter break in the Premier League: an end to the Christmas football schedule that we all know and love.
You would have thought they would have known that the Premier League doesn’t stop for winter before they signed up, but that’s another point entirely.
Given that football on Christmas is a tradition, they really should take note from the brave men that looked forward to one ...

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