The NWSL Challenge Cup Final is coming up soon for Portland Thorns FC, but there likely won’t be anyone there to watch it in person. Oregon governor Kate Brown’s deputy communication’s director Charles Boyle told The Oregonian/OregonLive via email that there will not be an exemption made allowing spectators to come to Providence Park amid heightened coronavirus restrictions.
“There will be no exemptions for this weekend,” Charles said in an email. “The Extreme Risk health and safety restrictions will remain in effect.”
Both the Thorns and the Portland Timbers submitted a proposal earlier this week to allow fans at up to 15% capacity for the upcoming Thorns match against Gotham FC on Saturday and the Timbers match against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.