Football matches played during the Christmas truce of World War I could be recreated for next year's centenary celebrations.

BBC: British soldiers along the River Somme in late 1916

"I think football has a particular part to play because of the totemic significance of the Christmas truce in 1914, " he said.

BBC: British soldiers along the River Somme in late 1916

The unofficial truce took place at several places across the Western Front on Christmas 1914.

BBC: British soldiers along the River Somme in late 1916