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

The country's biggest left-wing rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has not declared any truce for Christmas so far and correspondents say it is unlikely to do so.

BBC: Colombia rebels in Christmas truce