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Soccer-No COVID-19 bubbles for English fans in Porto for Champions League final

Thousands of English football fans coming to Porto for Saturday's Champions League final will not have to stay in bubbles and will not face restrictions on movement during their limited stay, Portuguese police said on Thursday.

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People are seen taking pictures next to an inflatable model of the Champions League cup in Porto's central Aliados square as thousands of English fans make their way to Portugal's northern city for the League's final match and hotels and bars hope for a bo

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PORTO, Portugal: Thousands of English football fans coming to Porto for Saturday's Champions League final will not have to stay in bubbles and will not face restrictions on movement during their limited stay, Portuguese police said on Thursday.

"The borders are open. The city and the country are opening up little by little. Within what is possible, freedom (of movement) will not be conditioned," Porto police Superintendent Cardoso da Silva told a news briefing.

"There are no restrictions of movement for fans," he added.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony, writing by Andrei Khalip)

Source: Reuters