Army

Royal Navy Hosts Kentish Cup

The Royal Navy will host Europe’s oldest football cup competition this week. 
 
The Kentish Cup was founded in 1921 and, this year, the UK Combined Services take on their counterparts from the French and Dutch armed forces on home soil in Portsmouth. 
 
Cath Brazier looks back at the recent history of the tournament.

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