Girlfriend of England's Frank Lampard to watch World Cup on TV

Girlfriend of England's Frank Lampard has to watch World Cup on TV, because she can’t leave England. After quarrel with British Airways flight staff she barred go to Germany. The cause is in too much hand luggage.

Photo: Girlfriend of England's Frank Lampard to watch World Cup on TV

Elen Rives, 28, was angered to be told that she had too much hand luggage for the business class cabin on the flight to Stuttgart on Friday, British Airways said. The Spaniard refused to allow her hand luggage, including a child's buggy, to be put in the aircraft's hold.

After she calmed down and apologized, Rives was allowed onto a flight later Friday. She was due to watch 27-year-old Chelsea player Lampard face Paraguay in England's first World Cup fixture Saturday.

"Frank's partner was yellow-carded after she tried to board a plane with too much hand luggage and would not play ball with suggested alternatives," said a British Airways spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with airline policy. "But we made sure she jetted away on time to see Frank play Paraguay", reports the AP.

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