Portugal investigates mass gathering of football fans amid pandemic

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - Sporting CP v Boavista - Lisbon, Portugal - May 11, 2021 Sporting CP team bus drives past fans celebrating after winning the Primeira Liga near by Estadio Jose Alvalade REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's government said on Wednesday it was investigating how a mass gathering of thousands of Sporting fans celebrating their club being crowned Portuguese champions got out of hand.

On Tuesday evening, thousands of elated soccer fans spread across Lisbon, including in the city's main square, Marques do Pombal, to celebrate their club winning the title for first time in nearly two decades.