Soccer-Portugal cancels plans to allow fans for final league matchday


FILE PHOTO Soccer Football - Europa League - Group G - FC Porto v Rangers - Estadio do Dragao Porto Portugal - October 24 2019  General view inside the stadium before the match    REUTERSRafael MarchanteFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group G - FC Porto v Rangers - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - October 24, 2019 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's football league has scrapped plans to welcome fans back into stadiums for the final round of fixtures on Wednesday.

In a statement released on Monday, the Liga Portugal cited the timing and uncertainty surrounding requirements that the country's health authorities will set out, as well as questions over fairness given only home teams would be allowed fans.

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