Great Britain takes on the United States in a flag football match at RAF Lakenheath.

Military teams from both sides of the Atlantic faced off in a soccer match with a difference.

The team was coached by American football stars and played flag football at Air Force Lakenheath, Suffolk.

In the non-contact version of American football, players tear down the flag rather than tackle the person with the ball.

At the second annual Salute to Service World Bowl, Tony Richardson of the New York Jets trained American military personnel stationed in England.

His Jets colleague Eric Coleman has taken a coaching position with the British Army team.

Richardson said he is happy to support both the British military and the growth of American football.

“The fan base here is incredible,” he said.

“My father served in the military for 32 years, so any time I have the opportunity to go out and support the military in any way, I want to do it and I'm happy to do it. .”

Richardson further added, “I grew up in Frankfurt, Germany, so my soccer was very much in line with yours, and when I came to America I started learning American soccer, so that really grew here. “The fact that it is is really amazing,” he added.

“We want to beat them at this tournament every year, so we're going to beat them here and we're going to beat them on the bars after that,” said London Murrell, general manager of the U.S. Visiting Forces team. Told.

Abe Day, head coach of the British Army team, said, “This was a very competitive game right up until the whistle blew. It was very competitive last time, but the attitude and spirit of the game was always there. It was really good to see the British and US armies competing in a positive way.”

“Last year it was very close. We played three games and won the last one. The first game was really close, so we are confident.”

When the final whistle blows. The American team won again, defeating the British team by 60 points to 12 points.