Coffee at airport sees 15 Las Palmas players miss flight to Seville ahead of LaLiga clash

By Ben Hayward
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A communication problem meant the footballers, along with two physios, were left stranded while their colleagues flew to mainland

Las Palmas players in a huddle for a game against Mirandes in Spain's second tier in January 2023.
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Las Palmas were left red-faced on Saturday as 15 of their players and two physios missed a flight to Seville after going for a coffee at the airport.

According to reports in Spain, the flight from the Canary Islands to the mainland was delayed and instead of waiting around at the gate, the players went off to buy a coffee along with two members of the club's medical team.

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Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.