Sky will be starting Europe’s first 3D television channel with coverage of the Barclays Premier League match-up between Manchester United and Chelsea on April 3. They will follow that first match with at least five more Premier League games live in England before the end of the season, as well as the Coca-Cola Football League play-off finals at the end of May.

“It’s fitting that one of the biggest games of the season will be the launch pad for our pioneering Sky 3D service,” said Brian Lenz, Sky’s director of product design and TV product development. “With 3D, seeing really is believing, so it’s great news that over 1,000 pubs across country will be able to show the magic of 3D to their customers.”

Sky 3D plans to add other sports programming as well as movies, tv and film content later in 2010.