By Travelmail Reporter A football-mad boyfriend cut short a romantic holiday in Mexico with his girlfriend - to fly back home to play for his village pub team. Chris Jones, 26, from Cardiff, borrowed £1,100 from his mum to get on a plane to make the 5,000-mile trip home halfway through the dream trip. The delivery driver was on a two-week holiday to Cancun with girlfriend Sarah Walker when he discovered his team had been picked to play at a Premier League stadium. Dream holiday: Chris Jones, who plays for Max United, cut his Mexico trip short to play for his team
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Chris Jones left Mexico after a just a week with his girlfriend
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The top scorer borrowed £1,100 from his mum to make the return journey
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Said he wouldn't have missed Max Utd playing the Cardiff City stadium
‘But it was a bit tough telling her I wanted to leave the sun-kissed beaches of @placeholder to fly home to Cardiff for a match.’