Club rivals and France international team-mates Laurent Koscielny and Hugo Lloris have both joined in The Royal British Legion’s Sport Remembers campaign, calling on the nation’s sporting organisations, clubs and individuals to commemorate the role of sportspeople on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
Many professional footballers made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during the First World War including former Arsenal players Tommy Farrell and Leigh Roose – the goalkeeper known as the finest penalty stopper of his era who helped to change the laws of the beautiful game – and Vivian John Woodward, who played over 100 games for us and scored 63 goals.