The departure of Luis Carrión as head coach of UD Las Palmas, after nine games played in LaLiga in the First Division 2024-2025 in which he did not achieve victory, with a poor balance of three draws and six defeats, two of them at home and the other four in all his away games, has been well received in the tourism sector in the south of Gran Canaria due to the reputational damage that could be generated to the island in the medium term by continuing to be anchored to a position very compromised with the future development of the club in First Division. The Catalan coach thus ends his brief stage in the Gran Canarian team, with which he had been linked last summer for two years, until June 30, 2026.
UD Las Palmas' presence in top-level competitions, such as LaLiga, allows the name of Gran Canaria and the club to have wide visibility worldwide. Sports tourism is a growing segment, and UD Las Palmas has contributed to the development of this sector in Gran Canaria with the presence of the island in the training schedule of major clubs and professionals independently after injuries or awaiting a new destination. Foreign fans plan their trips around the team's matches with holidays in the south of the island. Many British, German and other European tourists visit the island with the excuse of attending a match, which boosts the local economy, as these visitors also spend on accommodation, restaurants and transport. To all this we must add that the Gran Canaria brand is one of the club's major sponsors.
Last Saturday's defeat against Real Club Celta de Vigo at the Gran Canaria stadium (0-1), despite playing almost the entire second half with two more players than their opponent, ended Carrión's credit in front of a crowd that showed its disapproval at the end of the match. UD Las Palmas is the only team in the top flight of Spanish football that has not known victory and is five points away from the relegation zone, after having its worst start in history, with only three points from 27 possible, all of them at home.
