Maccabi GB registered two victories in a celebratory youth football tournament to launch the Barnet Unity of Faiths Festival.

Lining up in friendly matches against mixed teams of Muslim and Christian players aged 16 and under, MGB boys won their match 9-1, while the girls recorded a 6-2 victory at Allianz Park in Hendon in an event organised by the borough of Barnet’s Multi-Faith Forum.

MGB’s head of sport and community partnerships Neil Taylor said: “When we were approached to be part of the the Unity of Faiths Foundation to be part of this festival event it was an occasion we could not miss.

"We know all about how sport brings people together, so for Maccabi GB to represent the Jewish community is a real honour."