Football players bring abandoned dogs onto pitch to help them find homes

A football team in Spain brought abandoned dogs onto the pitch to find them new homes.

Each member of the Espanyol team held a pup in their arms or walked one on a lead ahead of their La Liga clash with Mallorca on Saturday, 5 October.

The four-legged friends were dressed in bandanas bearing the Espanyol badge.

Espanyol went on to secure a 2-1 victory against Mallorca with goals for Marash Kumbulla and Jofre Carreras earned the three points at the RCDE Stadium.

The team brought dogs onto the pitch for the first time last year with hopes of rehoming the rescues.