Portugal could host Champions League final

Portugal now is "looking the likely host country" for this month's Champions League final, after a "day of frustration in talks between" UEFA and the British government to move the all-English final to London's Wembley Stadium. Portugal, which hosted last year's makeshift Champions League playoff tournament, is on the U.K.'s "green list, which would mean there are no complications for Manchester City or Chelsea." Porto and Lisbon "have been set out as options," and fans would "be able to attend, albeit in limited numbers." Istanbul is "virtually certain to lose the final for the second year running," and is "set to be given the showpiece event [for] 2023, to celebrate the country's centenary" (London INDEPENDENT, 5/10).