A host of international footballers past and present took to social media on Thursday to celebrate St George 's Day . England 's national saint 's day falls on April 23 , and a number of the country 's finest footballers were quick to show their pride with a series of photographs and videos . Recently called-up Spurs striker Harry Kane posted a picture of his younger self , posing with his brother Charlie , his face painted with the St George 's cross . England and Tottenham star Harry Kane ( right ) posted a picture to Instagram reminiscing on St George 's Day . Former national team captain Rio Ferdinand posted a picture to Instagram from his time in the white of England . Alongside the caption 'Happy St George 's Day ' , Ferdinand reminisced on a goal celebration from May 2003 , after England had scored against South Africa in Durban . Elsewhere , Gary Cahill - current England centre-back - posted a 'Proud to be English ' video in association with England Rugby , in which a number of sports star discuss what it means to represent their country . Nathaniel Clyne , Charlie Austin and Peter Crouch all posted messages of celebration to their Twitter pages too , wishing their followers a happy St George 's Day . Rio Ferdinand also posted a picture of his time in an England shirt to celebrate the country 's national day .
April day is St ##rick 's Day - the national saint 's day of England . many footballers past and present took to social media to celebrate . Harry Kane posted a photo of his younger self with England spray paint . ben Ferdinand and ben Cahill were among the other celebrities celebrating .