A five-a-side football team has had a kebab created in its honour because the players are so dedicated to their doners.

The Hogs, who play in Hove, have been visiting the Golden Grill kebab house every Monday after training for four years.

Now the Church Road takeaway has not only named a kebab in their honour, the Hogs Special, but also agreed to sponsor the team.

Ashley Williams, of Third Avenue, Hove, was one of four friends who formed The Hogs, with the aim of getting fit and having fun.

He said: "Our special kebab is a mixture of doner and shish with loads of chilli sauce.

"We started the team after a group of us, all over 30, decided we wanted to get fit. We got thrashed for ages but eventually we got our tactics together and got promoted to play five-a-side in the Sussex Premiership League.

"We always go for a kebab after training and approached the Golden Grill about sponsoring us. We told them we needed new kit and they eventually agreed."

The Hogs are hoping to get their new-style kit in two weeks.

But the final design is still unknown.

Mr Williams said: "The owner of the kebab house has a pizza restaurant as well, so we will probably have a pizza on our bellies."

The team of eight are all from the Hove area and players are rotated for the games.

Mr Williams said: "We have a 6ft 5in player called Big Baby. He is our striker and works for Morgan Stanley in London.

"We also have Sefton Owens, whose dad is the chairman of Aldershot Football Club.

"We have played well this season. We've won three, lost two and drawn one, so we will definitely stay in the premier league."

Since the formation of the team, 30 footballers have played for The Hogs but a core of five Hove friends has remained.

Goalkeeper Sefton Owens said: "We all lived in Surrey and started to move down here five years ago and met up again.

"For the first three years we were knocking around the lower divisions, not really winning. But we have gone up five divisions in seven seasons."

The Hogs has an average age of 32 and, according to Mr Owens, the team is improving with age.

He said: "I think the oldest player we had was 47.

"We are often playing against lads of 17, they run around a lot but we are getting better as we get older."

The tradition of a pint and a kebab after the game is set to continue but Mr Owens was not sure players' girlfriends and wives would be too pleased.

He said: "I am not sure how impressed they are when we come back smelling of lager and kebab."