MADRID, June 15 — Jose Mourinho will return to Camp Nou in August after Barcelona confirmed today they will face Mourinho’s Roma in a pre-season friendly.

Mourinho was last at Camp Nou for a competitive fixture in 2013, towards the end of his spell as manager of Real Madrid that was dominated by the intense rivalry with the Catalans and Pep Guardiola.

The fixture against Roma will be played on August 6, for the Joan Gamper Trophy, and will also be contested by the club’s women’s teams, with the women’s game starting at 5.30pm, before the men’s match at 9pm.

It will be the last pre-season game for Xavi Hernandez’s side before the start of La Liga on August 12.

Barcelona have also scheduled friendlies against fifth-tier Catalan side Olot as well Inter Miami, Real Madrid, Juventus and New York Red Bulls in July. — AFP

LONDON, June 12 — Britain is set to break international law by bringing forward legislation to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland protocol that governs trade after Brexit, the president of Ireland's Sinn Fein party said today.

Mary Lou McDonald said there were mechanisms to improve the application of the protocol involving Dublin and Brussels.

'There is a willingness here, there is a willingness to engage by the European Commission, but the British government has refused to engage,' she told Sky News.

'It has not been constructive, it has sought a destructive path, and is now proposing to introduce legislation that will undoubtedly breach international law.' — Reuters

STUTTGART, June 12 ― VfB Stuttgart’s Atakan Karazor has been arrested while on holiday on the Spanish island of Ibiza, the Bundesliga club said on Saturday.

The club did not say why the 25-year-old, who joined Stuttgart in 2019 and played in 24 league games last season, had been arrested or if he had been charged with specific offences.

“Atakan Karazor was arrested while on holiday in Ibiza,” the club said in a statement.

“He denies any illegal action. VfB are in constant contact with his lawyers. As this is an ongoing case the club will not be commenting further on the matter at this time.” Stuttgart narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing in 15th place in the Bundesliga. ― Reuters