Premier League clubs to mark WWI centenary with special poppy on jerseys

Premier League clubs are to wear a specially designed "Football Remembers" poppy on their shirts to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

Every year Premier League clubs support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal by wearing match shirts with the official poppy on them. For Remembrance Day 2014, the Royal British Legion has approved a one-off poppy with the citation "1914-2014 Football Remembers".

Football Remembers is the series of programmes and events being delivered jointly by the Premier League, The FA and the Football League, in partnership with the British Council, to commemorate the First World War. In 2014 most of the activity centres on one of the most iconic moments of the First World War, the 1914 Christmas Truce football match.

Several clubs are expected to auction off their Poppy shirts from Remembrance Week.

- premierleague.com