Soccer-Portugal relaxes COVID rules for English fans at Champions League final

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 boost after the tourism sector was ravaged by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Porto, Portugal May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) -Portuguese authorities have relaxed COVID-19 safety rules for thousands of English fans coming to Porto for Saturday's Champions League final, no longer requiring them to stay in bubbles and lifting restrictions on movement.

"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 on Thursday.