Barcelona confirm stadium move for Camp Nou renovations

After previously incurring the wrath of the Football Association (FA) for a bangers and mash kit, non-league side AFC Bedale have taken a step closer to the veg .

Last year, the FA found Bedale to be infringing sponsorship rules after they revealed a garish uniform that was essentially sausages, mashed potatoes and peas.

The club were banned from wearing it in any matches, a fact rued by the club as it had been voted worst ever kit by the Kitted Out podcast.

But undeterred by that incident, Bedale s desire to upset the applecart has grown, and they hope fans will be able to root for the team in their new kit.

Instead of a sausage, the strip s centre-piece is a carrot, which sees the shorts coloured entirely orange and then the top of the vegetable stops …

Kevin De Bruyne does not expect Belgium team-mate Eden Hazard to finalise a switch to Real Madrid until next week at the earliest.

The Chelsea forward hinted after scoring a brace in last week s Europa League final win over Arsenal that he had played his final game for the club.

And rumours surfaced on Thursday suggesting that an agreement had been reached between Madrid and Chelsea worth an initial £88million, with confirmation soon to follow.

Hazard is currently away on international duty with Belgium, however, with a couple of Euro 2020 qualifiers to come at home to Kazakhstan and Scotland over the next four days, and De Bruyne believes the 28-year-old s full focus is on the Red Devils. 

31 – Eden Hazard (16 goals, 15 assists) was directly involved…

Liverpool managed to grab all three points in what proved an extremely difficult match against a very resilient Wolverhampton Wanderers side at the Molineux on Saturday, courtesy of a late, late goal from Divock Origi.

With Chelsea previously defeated at the hands of West Ham, the Merseysiders had climbed to the top of the Premier League table for a few hours, before defending champions Manchester City beat Watford to regain the summit themselves. Liverpool are therefore in second place, one point behind City, and one ahead of Chelsea in third.

As for Wolves, this defeat didn t do them much damage for the time being. They sit in eighth place with 21 points, just six off West Ham in fourth, though they could drop one spot lower if Leicester City triumph at Villa Park on …

Chris Hughton believes Brighton and Hove Albion s team spirit will be enough to ensure they avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Brighton could have moved eight points clear of the drop zone on Tuesday, but instead are now just two above Cardiff City, who won 2-0 at the Amex Stadium and occupy the final relegation place.

The Seagulls do still have a game in hand compared to Cardiff, although their run-in includes trips to Tottenham and Arsenal, while Manchester City visit the south coast on the final day.

However, Hughton is confident that his side – who have lost four successive league games without scoring – have the quality to beat the drop.

It s still very much in our own hands and that s the way we have to look at it, he told Brighton s off…

Inaki Williams and Diego Llorente hope to use Spain s friendly with Bosnia-Herzegovina to impress coach Vicente Del Bosque ahead of Euro 2016.

The pair are two of 10 uncapped players called up for the pre-tournament friendlies, with layers from Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid absent due to their involvement in the Champions League final.

Neither are expected to force their way into the final 23, but both Williams and Llorente want to use their first experience of the senior national team to make an impact.

Being here is a prize. I want to learn and enjoy the chance I have been given, said Rayo Vallecano defender Llorente ahead of Sunday s match in Switzerland.

We re ready for whatever the coach needs, we re here to bring everything to the table …

Real Madrid have identified Olympique Lyon s Ferland Mendy as their primary defensive target this summer, according to . Having had a nightmare of a season which they ended without any trophies, Los Blancos are set to go through numerous changes in the squad during the upcoming transfer window.

The 23-year-old left-back started his professional career back in 2014/15 with Ligue 2 side Le Havre, and moved to Lyon in the summer of 2017. He has so far made a total of 76 appearances for them and scored three goals. His fine performances have reportedly attracted interest from a number of top European sides, including Real s arch-rivals Barcelona.

Real have already made first concrete steps in their attempt to bring Mendy to the Santiago Bernabeu, and the talks between the t…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be named permanent Manchester United manager according to former team-mate Ryan Giggs, who insists the Premier League club have messed around far too long . 

Solskjaer was appointed on a caretaker basis until the end of the season after Jose Mourinho was sacked in December and the Norwegian favourite has rejuvenated United.

United have only lost one of their 12 matches under Solskjaer in all competitions winning 10 to be fourth in the Premier League as they prepare to face Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Monday.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is believed to be in contention for the United job but ex-assistant Giggs backed Solskjaer for the permanent role following the previous sackings of Mourinho, Louis van Gaal an…

Marcel Schmelzer s dramatic late goal sealed a 1-1 draw for Borussia Dortmund against Atalanta and booked their spot in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Dortmund captain Schmelzer has been out of action since December with an ankle injury and wasted no time in making an impact on his comeback as a half-time replacement for Jeremy Toljan, reacting first to Etrit Berisha s fumble to lash home and give the Bundesliga side a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Peter Stoger s side were second best all night and found themselves behind after just 11 minutes.

Goalkeeper Roman Burki, whose season has been plagued by high-profile errors, flapped at a corner and Rafael Toloi stole in at the back post to prod into an empty net.

The hosts squandered a number of golden opportuni…

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has the required desire to play for LaLiga champions Real Madrid, according to former Los Blancos striker Davor Suker.

Mbappe has been tipped to join Madrid as he enters the final 18 months of his PSG contract, while Premier League champions Liverpool have also been linked.

Ligue 1 holders PSG are looking to extend Mbappe s contract beyond the 2021-22 season in the French capital.

Suker – now president of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) after spending three years at Madrid, where he won LaLiga and the Champions League among other honours between 1996 and 1999 – discussed the possibility of Mbappe moving to the Santiago Bernabeu.

There is a lot of money now in football, but if there is no hunger the player…

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has revealed how a chance encounter with Javi Gracia in Spain coincided with his former team-mate s dismissal from Watford.

Gracia lost his job following a run of one draw and three defeats to start the Premier League season.

The ex-Osasuna, Malaga and Rubin Kazan head coach had travelled to his homeland during the international break and bumped into Emery in the Basque region.

The pair were discussing the forthcoming fixture between their teams when news of Watford s decision came through.

It s amazing, Emery said. I met him, we found each other last week in my town, in Hondarribia, when I was there with my family.

I was walking and in front of us was Javi Gracia.

And in the moment we started speaking about our …