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ATLANTA (8 December) – The EU Consular Corps in Atlanta are presenting two special events commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I and the Christmas Truce, when soldiers entered No Man’s Land to exchangeChristmas gifts, bury the fallen and play a game of football – or as our American friends call it soccer.
On Tuesday, December 9, Emory University British Professor Patrick Allitt will deliver a special lecture highlighting the historical significance of World War I and the Christmas Truce.
On Saturday, December 13, a re-enactment of the Christmas Truce match will take place at Emory Woodruff PE Center Field. President of the newly awarded Major League Soccer team MLS Atlanta, Darren Eales, will take the field for team Britain. MLS owner Arthur Blank will present the winner’s trophy.
This event is part of Football Remembers Week, a partnership between Premier League, Football Association and the British Council to engage fans about what took place in Flanders on Christmas Day 1914. #FootballRemembers
Lecture: The Christmas Truce & the Lives of Soldiers in WWI Lecture
WHO: Professor Patrick Allitt
British Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford
WHERE: Emory University
Oxford Road Building Presentation Auditorium
1390 Oxford Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
WHEN: Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Reception: 6:00 pm
Lecture: 7:00 pm
Football Friendly: Christmas Truce Match
WHO: British Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford
German Deputy Consul General Thomas Wülfing
MLS Atlanta president Darren Eales (Play on Team GB)
MLS Atlanta owner Arthur Blank (Trophy Presentation)
WHEN: Saturday, 13 December 2014
10:30 am: Opening Ceremonies and Playing of National Anthems
11:00 am: Kick off
12:45 pm: End of Match/ Trophy presentation
WHERE: Emory Woodruff PE Center Field
26 Eagle Row
Atlanta, GA 30322
Event is free, open to the public and sponsored by the British Consulate General, Consulate General of Germany, European Union, Soccer in the Streets and Emory University’s The Halle Institute for Global Learning.
