Football: Chelsea vs Manchester United - European Champions League - 6th April, 2011

Chelsea and Manchester United fly the English flag in their encounter of 6th April at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Soccer Stadium. This is the Quarter-Final of the European Champions League, the return leg will be at Old Trafford, Manchester on 12th April.

The team line-ups are:
Chelsea - Cech, Ivanvic, Cole, Bosingwa, Terry, Essien, Ramires, Lampard, Zhirkov, Torres, Drogba - Subs: Tunbull, Ferreira, Benayoun, Mikel, Malouda, Kalou, Anelka

Manchester United - Van Der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Rafael, Giggs, Ji-Sung, Carrick, Valencia, Rooney, Hernandez - Subs: Kuszczak, Smalling, Evans, Nani, Scholes, Gibson, Berbatov

Referee - A Undiano Mallenco

Attendance - 37,915

English Flag Shamed by Muslim Haters in Blackburn, England

The English Flag was shamed by members of the radical far right group the "English Defence League" (EDL) today in Blackburn, England.

Approximately 2,000 ED protestors converged on Blackburn in Lancashire (near to Manchester) to protest against the alleged spread of Sharia Law and militant Islamism in England and the UK.



The town of Blackburn was selected as it has a heavy Muslim population. The EDL were confronted by a rival march from Unite Against Fascism.



Further information on this protest can be read at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372725/Shaming-St-Georges-Cross-Vile-EDL-thugs-2-000-strong-hate-protest-wear-flag-coloured-burkas-confront-Muslims.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

St Georges Day Rugby Match to Paint Twickenham Red and White

A charity match on April 23 will see the famous Twickenham rugby ground painted red and white, the English Flag colors. In what some see as a controversial move, the entire length of the Twickenham pitch will be painted like an English Flag.

How the pitch might look

The owner of London based Rugby club, Wasps said "The St George’s Day Game comes just five days before the Royal Wedding and will be a fantastic opportunity for rugby fans and Londoners to celebrate all things English, including rugby at Twickenham"

The charity match will raise funds for military charities, especially war heroes. Read further information at - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/8419754/Wasps-to-fly-the-flag-for-St-George-for-charity-game-against-Bath-at-Twickenham.html