In the United States you have the annual SuperBowl which attracts many aircraft to the event - the nearest we get in Europe each year is The European Champions League Football (Soccer) finals.

The honour of hosting the event is rotated around most of the major European cities and 2011 was the year for the event to be held at Wembley Stadium , London

The finalists for this years Competition were Barcelona from Spain and Manchester United from England - for the Soccer fans this was great because we had a 'home' team to support - for the aviation fan - it was a little disappointing because it meant that only half the competing supporters would come in by air !!

London Stansted and London Luton were chosen to receive the bulk of the flights connected with the event

I spent 2 days at Luton photographing some of the movements - which can be seen by clicking on the link below

For the Soccer fans - Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1

Terry Fletcher

Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Stansted 28th May 2011

9H-BGL Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9348 Comlux Aviation Malta

9M-XAC Airbus A340-313X -278 Air Asia X

A6-ARK Embraer 190BJ Lineage 1000 -190.00109 Prestige Jet/Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim

A6-MRM Boeing 737-8EC(BBJ2)(WL) -32450 Dubai Air Wing

CS-DUE Hawker Beechcraft Corp Hawker 750XP (HB-11) NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-TFQ Learjet 45 (45-302) Omni Aviacao & Technologia Ltda

CS-TFV Bombardier Challenger 300 -20252 Omni Aviacao & Technologia Ltda

CS-TGU Airbus A310-304 -571 SATA International Airlines

D2-ANG Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9232 Government of Angola

D-ABQJ De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 -4274 LGW/Air Berlin

D-AONE Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 -14500988 DC Aviation/Travel Club Velvet

D-AVRI British Aerospace 146-RJ85 (E2270) Lufthansa Cityline/Lufthansa Regional

D-AVRO British Aerospace 146-RJ85 (E2246) Lufthansa Cityline/Lufthansa Regional

D-AWUE British Aerospace 146-200 (E2050) WDL Flugdienst/Discovery Aviation

EC-GRH Airbus A320-211 -146 Vueling Airlines

EC-HGO Boeing 737-85P -28384 Air Europa

EC-HGP Boeing 737-85P -28385 Air Europa

EC-HGQ Boeing 737-85P -28386 Air Europa

EC-IDA Boeing 737-86Q(WL) -32773 Air Europa

EC-INM Airbus A320-232 -1979 Spanair

EC-IYG Airbus A320-232 -2210 Spanair

EC-JBL Boeing 737-85P(WL) -33974 Air Europa

EC-JGM Airbus A320-214 -2407 Vueling Airlines

EC-JHK Boeing 737-85P(WL) -33975 Air Europa

EC-JJS McDonnell Douglas MD-83 -49793 Swiftair

EC-JZL Airbus A330-203 -814 NAS Air

EC-KDX Airbus A320-216 -3151 Vueling Airlines

EC-KEO Boeing 737-85P(WL) -33982 Air Europa

EC-KLT Airbus A320-216 -3376 Vueling Airlines

EC-KRH Airbus A320-214 -3529 Vueling Airlines

EC-KSF McDonnell Douglas MD-87 -53207 Aerofan SA

EI-CUA Boeing 737-4K5 -24901 Blue Panorama Airlines

EI-DAD Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33544 Ryanair

EI-DAS Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33553 Ryanair

EI-DCI Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33567 Ryanair

EI-DCL Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33806 Ryanair

EI-DHA Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33571 Ryanair

EI-DHX Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33585 Ryanair

EI-DLD Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33825 Ryanair

EI-DLF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33588 Ryanair

EI-DLJ Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -34177 Ryanair

EI-DLL Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33593 Ryanair

EI-DLT Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33597 Ryanair

EI-DLV Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33598 Ryanair

EI-DLY Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33601 Ryanair

EI-DNA Boeing 757-231 -28483 Blue Panorama Airlines/Blu-Express

EI-DPA Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33602 Ryanair

EI-DPF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33606 Ryanair

EI-DPR Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33614 Ryanair

EI-DPX Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35553 Ryanair

EI-DWC Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -36076 Ryanair

EI-DWP Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -36082 Ryanair

EI-DWR Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -36081 Ryanair

EI-DYA Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33631 Ryanair

EI-DYE Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -36568 Ryanair

EI-DYF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -36569 Ryanair

EI-DYW Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -33635 Ryanair

EI-EBE Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37523 Ryanair

EI-EBF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37524 Ryanair

EI-EBI Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37527 Ryanair

EI-EFB Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37532 Ryanair

EI-EFK Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37537 Ryanair

EI-EFO Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -37539 Ryanair

EI-EKE Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35023 Ryanair

EI-EKF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35025 Ryanair

EI-EKP Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35028 Ryanair

EI-EKS Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -38504 Ryanair

EI-EMJ Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -34975 Ryanair

EI-EMO Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -40283 Ryanair

EI-EMR Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -40284 Ryanair

EI-ENF Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35034 Ryanair

EI-ENK Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -40303 Ryanair

EI-ENN Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -35036 Ryanair

EI-EPC Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -40312 Ryanair

EI-RJX British Aerospace 146-RJ85 (E2372) Cityjet/Air France

G-BWDB Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-72-202 -449 Aurigny Air Services

G-CDZH Boeing 737-804 -28227 Thomson Airways

G-EZAV Airbus A319-111 -2803 Easyjet

G-EZBN Airbus A319-111 -3061 Easyjet

G-EZDB Airbus A319-111 -3411 Easyjet

G-EZDC Airbus A319-111 -2043 Easyjet

G-EZDI Airbus A319-111 -3537 Easyjet

G-EZDY Airbus A319-111 -3763 Easyjet

G-EZFL Airbus A319-111 -4056 Easyjet

G-EZFY Airbus A319-111 -4418 Easyjet

G-EZGB Airbus A319-111 -4437 Easyjet

G-EZGK Airbus A319-111 -4717

G-EZIH Airbus A319-111 -2463 Easyjet

G-EZIM Airbus A319-111 -2495 Easyjet

G-EZIP Airbus A319-111 -2514 Easyjet

G-EZSM Airbus A319-111 -2062 Easyjet

G-GSSA Boeing 747-47UF(SCD) -29256 Global Supply Systems

G-GSSC Boeing 747-47UF(SCD) -29255 Global Supply Systems

G-LCYG Embraer 170 -170.003 BA Cityflyer

G-OOPP Airbus A320-214 -1571 Thomson Airways

G-POWC Boeing 737-33A -25402 Titan Airways

G-TCAD Airbus A320-214 -2114 Thomas Cook Airlines

G-XLGB Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (560-5259) Tosh Air Ltd/London Executive Aviation

G-ZAPN British Aerospace 146-200QC (E2119) Titan Airways

G-ZAPR British Aerospace 146-200QT (E2114) Titan Airways

G-ZAPX Boeing 757-256 -29309 Titan Airways

HZ-KSGA Gulfstream G450 -4079 National Jets

I-EEZH Airbus A320-214 -737 Meridiana Fly

I-SMEV McDonnell Douglas MD-82 -49669 Meridiana Fly

I-TCGR Dassault Falcon 900B -154 Sirio SpA

LX-SVW Dassault Falcon 900DX -619 Overton Overseas Holdings Ltd/Global Jet Luxembour

LZ-BVE Learjet 60 (60-329) Nove Holding/AVB-2004 Ltd

LZ-YUR Canadair CL604 Challenger -5625 Air Lazur

M-YNJC Embraer 135BJ Legacy -14500961 Hermes Executive Aviation

N45PH Canadair CL601 Challenger -3004 Willis Lease Finance Corporation

N496MC Boeing 747-47UF(SCD) -29257 Atlas Air

N52MK Gulfstream 4SP -1337 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

N587FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) -48489 Federal Express

N724FD Airbus A300B4-622R -530 Federal Express

N727FD Airbus A300B4-622R -579 Federal Express

N90R Boeing 737-7EL(BBJ)(WL) -32775 Swiftflite Corp

OE-FOM Embraer 500 Phenom 100 -50000092 Flyfast Gmbh

OE-ICH Gulfstream G450 -4104 Global Jet Austria Gmbh

OK-AJA Cessna 510 Citation Mustang (510-0272) Alfa Jet

P4-MIS Airbus A319-115X -3133 Sheikh Mustafa Ali Idris

PH-MCP McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF -48616 Martinair

PR-BTG Dassault Falcon 7X -106 Agropecuaria Santa Mariana Ltda

RA-64010 Tupolev TU-204-300 -1.45074E+12 Bizness Aero

RA-85057 Tupolev TU-154M (07A-1001) Zapolyare

SE-RJN Airbus A320-231 -169 Air Sweden

SX-SMR Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5631) Interjet SA

TC-AHP Boeing 737-82R(WL) -40721 Pegasus Airlines

TC-IZB Boeing 737-86J(WL) -37743 Izmir Air/Pegasus Airlines

TS-INN Airbus A320-212 -793 Nouvelair Tunisie

VP-BHN Boeing 737-8AN(BBJ2)(WL) -32438 Saudi Oger Ltd

VP-BVJ Canadair Challenger 850 -8071 Vacuna Jets

VP-CFM Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (560-5218) Almisehal Commercial Group

VP-CSH Gulfstream G450 -4202 Gainjet Aviation SA

VQ-BKI Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9342

VT-CAP Dassault Falcon 900EX -205 Poonawalla Aviation Pvt Ltd

XA-AYJ Embraer 190 Lineage 1000 -190.00243 Omniflys

XA-JBT British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XP -258715 Servicios Aereos Ilsa SA

YL-LCC Airbus A320-211 -310 Travel Service Airlines

YL-LCD Airbus A320-211 -359 Smartlynx Airlines

YR-TIK Bombardier Global 5000 -9229 Ion Tiriac Air

and Luton

4K-AZ888 Gulfstream G450 -4045 Silkway Cargo Azerbaijan

A9C-ACE Canadair CL605 Challenger -5778 TAG Aviation

B-8096 Gulfstream G450 -4178 Ting Hsin International Group

B-KCK Gulfstream G550 -5228 Metro Jet of Hong Kong

CS-DFC Dassault Falcon 2000 -148 NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-DFG Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy -44 NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-DRD British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XP -258721 NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-DRT British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XPi -258802 NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-DRW British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XPi -258829 NetJets Transportes Aéreos

CS-DXI Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5621) NetJets Transportes Aéreos

D-AOLH Fokker 100 -11265 OLT - Ostfriesische Lufttransport

D-CHER Learjet 60 (60-148) Heron Aviation

D-CLIC Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5788) Jetline Aero

EC-IVG Airbus A320-232 -2168 Spanair

EC-JZK Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5554) Corporate Jets XXI

EC-KFA Dassault Falcon 900C -169 Corporate Jets XXI

EC-KNP Beech 200 King Air (BB-561)

EC-KPB Cessna 560XL Citation XLS (560-5753) Jetnova de Aviacion Ejecutiva SA

EC-KPP Dassault Falcon 100 -209 Mayoral Executive Jet

EC-LAE Gulfstream 200 -219 Executive Airlines SA

EC-LDK Cessna 510 Citation Mustang (510-0152) Jetnova de Aviacion Ejecutiva SA

EC-LHL Boeing 757-28A -24544 Mint Airways

EI-EMD Boeing 737-8AS(WL) -38509 Ryanair

EW-301PJ Canadair Challenger 850 -8057 Belavia

F-HDLN Hawker Beechcraft Corp B200GT King Air (BY-111)

G-BIKZ Boeing 757-236(F) -23532 European Air Transport/DHL Worldwide Express

G-CDLT British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XP -258710 GAMA Aviation Ltd/Tesco

G-CGUZ Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+ (525A-0473) Gama Aviation Ltd

G-EZAD Airbus A319-111 -2702 Easyjet

G-EZAK Airbus A319-111 -2744 Easyjet

G-EZEG Airbus A319-111 -2181 Easyjet

G-EZEU Airbus A319-111 -2283 Easyjet

G-GSSO Gulfstream G550 -5019 TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd

G-IDAB Cessna 550 Citation Bravo (550-0917) Errigal Aviation Ltd

G-IRSH Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 -14501048 London Executive Aviation

G-KSFR Bombardier Challenger 300 -20189 The Lily Partnership LLP/London Executive Aviation

G-MPMP Canadair CL604 Challenger -5528 MP Aviation LLP

G-MPTP Canadair CL604 Challenger -5403 MP Aviation LLP

G-PEER Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2+ (525A-0360) Air Charter Scotland (Holdings) Ltd

G-SABI Dassault Falcon 900EX -150 London Executive Aviation

G-SANL Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9333 Aravco/International Jet Club

G-SEAJ Cessna 525 CitationJet (525-0113) CJ525 Ltd/Centreline Air Charter Ltd/Bristol Flyin

G-XXRS Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9169 TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd

HA-LPE Airbus A320-233 -1892 Wizz Air

HA-LPI Airbus A320-233 -2752 Wizz Air

HA-LPQ Airbus A320-232 -3409 Wizz Air

HB-VCN North American/Rockwell Sabre-65 (465-32) Sonnig SA

I-GIOA Fokker 100 -11315 Eagles Airlines

LZ-YUP Canadair CL604 Challenger -5602 Air Lazur

M-ABCT Gulfstream 4SP -1402 Pillar Securitisatiuon SARL

M-CLAB Bombardier Challenger 300 -20271 Shamrock Trading

M-YUNI Canadair CL605 Challenger -5751 Unitrans AVV

M-YWAY Gulfstream 4SP -1486 Blue Sky Leasing Ltd

N161MM Gulfstream G400 -1511 Aircraft Properties LLC

N300K Gulfstream 5 -587 WFBN/Ford Motor Company

N300L Gulfstream 5 -507 Colleen Corp

N372AS Gulfstream 150 -281 Dynamic Aviation Services Inc/Wesport Red LLC

N404VL Bombardier BD700 Global Express -9085 Vesey Air LLC/First Airplane Co

N410M Gulfstream 5 -575 Ripplewood Aviation LLC

N440QS Gulfstream G450 -4025 EJI NetJets

N450FK Gulfstream G450 -4031 Aircraft Trust & Financing Corp Trustee

N507SA Gulfstream 4SP -1456 Fifth Third Leasing Co/AMB Group

N550GA Gulfstream G550 -5304 Gulfstream Aerospace Corp

N702GH Gulfstream 4SP -1497 GEH Air Transportation LLC

N757PL Gulfstream G550 -5249 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

N75RP Gulfstream 5 -528 Warner Communications Inc

N777FF Canadair CL604 Challenger -5463 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

N915AM Gulfstream G450 -4179 WFBN/AM Aircraft Holdings SA

OE-IBN Dassault Falcon 900EX -176 International Jet Management Gmbh

OE-IEL Bombardier BD700 Global Express -9099 Tyrolean Jet Service GmbH

OE-IOO Bombardier Global 5000 -9301 Avcon Jet AG

OE-IVA Dassault Falcon 7X -42 JetAlliance Flugbetriebs AG

OO-EPU Learjet 45 (45-291) Abelag Aviation

OY-NCN Dornier 328-310 Jet -3193 Sun-Air of Scandinavia A/S

P4-GAZ Canadair CRJ-100ER -7159 Verseil Jet

P4-IKF Dassault Falcon 2000 -227 Ikaros Aviation AVV

PH-HZF Boeing 737-8K2(WL) -28378 Transavia Airlines

PH-TXA Cessna 510 Citation Mustang (510-0111) Jet Netherlands BV

PR-AUR Gulfstream 200 -140 Passaro Azul Taxi Aereo Ltda

PR-SUN Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign (680-0060) Reali Taxi Aereo

RA-67223 Bombardier Challenger 300 -20172 Severstal Aircompany

SU-MAN British Aerospace 125 Hawker 850XP -258832 Alkan Air

T.18-5 Dassault Falcon 900B -73 Spanish Air Force

TC-AZR Dassault Falcon 900EX -236 Palmali Shipping Company

TC-CMK Canadair CL605 Challenger -5767 Gozen Air Services/Set Air

TC-KRM Bombardier Global 5000 -9318 Cukurova Holding AS

VP-BCV Dassault Falcon 2000 -187 Vitesse Aviation Ltd

VP-BHR Grumman Gulfstream 3 -346 Saudi Oger Ltd

VP-BMS Dassault Falcon 900EX -42 Stork Ltd/Flying Lion

VP-BOK Bombardier BD700 Global Express -9101 Flight Services (Bermuda) Ltd/Falconair/Rembrandt

VP-CDA Dassault Falcon 900B -164 AST/Proair Charter Transport Gmbh

VP-CGY Bombardier BD700 Global Express -9076 AMAC Aerospace

VP-CON Canadair Challenger 850 -8083 FTC Consulting

VP-CWN Bombardier Global 5000 -9321 Metro Jet of Hong Kong

VQ-BJA Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS -9268 Gexair Ltd

VT-BRS Gulfstream G550 -5162 Grasim Industries Ltd

VT-MST Gulfstream 4SP -1379 Asia Aviation Ltd

VT-SMI Gulfstream 5 -525 Wilmington Trust Company/Essar Shipping Limited

XA-FEM Gulfstream G550 -5281 Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos SA dec CV

YU-BTB Cessna 550 Citation Bravo (550-1037) Air Pink

YU-BZZ Cessna 550 Citation Bravo (550-0924) Air Pink

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Its difficult to know precisely what traffic visited specifically for the Football event - but I've pasted below a report on Civil Spotters ( Credit Ian Farquharson ) for the aircraft noted at both Luton and Stansted on the 28th May 2011 - to give readers a feel for what was seen- nothing like the volume of movements , as seen at a US event , but certainly a good mixture of International traffic