AT 12:30 PM (ET)/ 9:30 AM (PT) ON SETANTA SPORTS

England to unveil new uniforms

TORONTO (March 26, 2009) – England will be sporting a new look when they take to the pitch at Wembley Stadium in an international friendly versus Slovakia Saturday, March 28 at 12:30 p.m. ET/ 9:30 a.m. PT LIVE on Setanta Sports.

The match is available to all digital cable and satellite customers on select distributors across Canada as part of the Magnificent March Preview on Setanta Sports.

The 24-man England squad that takes on Slovakia will be the same group that faces Ukraine in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier at Wembley four days later. Manager Fabio Capello named David Beckham, who has revived his career playing this season in Serie A with AC Milan, to the squad.

England has split a pair of matches with the world’s top-two teams in their last two outings. They closed out 2008 with an impressive 2-1 victory on November 19 over number-two ranked Germany at Olympic Stadium in Berlin. John Terry scored the winner in the 84th minute after Germany had drawn level 63 minutes into the match.

The latest encounter for England February 11 versus Spain ended with the Brits on the short end of a 2-0 result. Spain, the defending UEFA Euro Cup champs, currently sit atop the FIFA world rankings. England dropped one spot to sit ninth in the most recent FIFA ranking.

England also unveils a new jersey when they host Slovakia Saturday. English soccer gear manufacturer Umbro designed the new kit in consultation with England players as well as manager Capello.