Burnley's Under-12s to play in Christmas Truce Tournament

Last updated : 14 November 2014 By Tony Scholes

All twenty Premier League clubs will take part and It will also mark the opening by the Premier League of a new 3G pitch in the Belgian city.

Over a three day period the twenty clubs will play to try and become one of the two clubs to qualify for this year's international tournament on 13th and 14th December alongside teams from Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and Scotland.

The competition began in 2011 but this is the first occasion we've been able to take part at the city that was the centre of intense battled between the Germans and Allied Forces during World War I, involving our captain of the time Tommy Boyle.

Besides the football the youngsters will be involved in educational activities to expand their knowledge of World War I and will visit a number of cemeteries before attending this evening's Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate with one player from each club joining Richard Scudamore in laying wreaths as a mark of respect for the 54,896 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.

On the football side, we've been drawn in Group A with Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Manchester United and West Brom.