肯·马奎尔 巴黎 —— 当地时间周六，随着巴黎为街头抗议活动做准备，警力大量部署、商铺门窗加装木板，美国国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）关闭了其在巴黎的“NFL之家”。
KEN MAGUIRE PARIS — The NFL closed its “NFL House” in Paris on Saturday as the city braced for street protests with a heavy police presence and storefronts boarded up.
联盟周六早些时候通过其“OnePass”应用程序向球迷宣布了这一关闭决定，理由是“潜在的无障碍问题”。这是继前一天关闭其快闪NFL商店后的又一举措，当时给出的理由相同。安全担忧笼罩着NFL在巴黎的首秀。新奥尔良圣徒队将于周日在法兰西体育场对阵匹兹堡钢人队，这是联盟历史上首场在法国举行的常规赛。
The league announced the closure to fans on Saturday morning through its “OnePass” app and it came a day after closing its pop-up NFL shop — in both cases citing “potential accessibility issues.”Security concerns have overshadowed the NFL’s debut in Paris. The New Orleans Saints will play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Stade de France in the league’s first-ever regular-season game in France.
同样在周六，圣徒队宣布“圣徒之家活动推迟至周日举行”。原定周六在NFL之家举行的活动包括“橄榄球中的法国运动员”和“从赛场到社区”。包括卢浮宫和奥赛博物馆在内的主要博物馆周六关闭，尽管游客仍排队进入巴黎圣母院。法国当局意在防止近期暴力骚乱重演。
Also Saturday, the Saints announced that “ Saints House has been postponed until Sunday.”Events planned Saturday at NFL House included “French Athletes in Football” and “From the Field to the Community.”Major museums including the Louvre and Orsay Museum are closed Saturday , though tourists were lined up to enter Notre Dame Cathedral . French authorities are intent on preventing a repeat of recent violent unrest .
美国国务院本周发布安全警报，提醒“前往巴黎观看NFL比赛的美国人”“保持警惕并注意周围环境”，原因是抗议活动。
The U.S. State Department this week issued a security alert that cautioned “Americans in Paris for the NFL game” to “exercise caution and be aware of their surroundings” because of protests.
NFL专员罗杰·古德尔本周表示，筹备工作是在与美法两国当局磋商下进行的。他说，街头抗议“在法国并不罕见”。
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said this week that preparations were made in consultation with U.S. and French authorities. Street protests, he said, “are not unusual in France.”
周五，法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在爱丽舍宫会见了古德尔、圣徒队老板盖尔·本森和钢人队老板小亚瑟·鲁尼二世，以“讨论周日的比赛以及NFL在巴黎的长远未来”。NFL周五表示，其位于市中心的快闪店周六将关闭，但球迷可以使用位于圣但尼法兰西体育场（位于城市北部）设立的替代商店。原定本周末举行的一场钢人队球迷活动因安全担忧于周四取消。查看美联社完整NFL报道
On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Goodell along with Saints owner Gayle Benson and Steelers owners Art Rooney II at the Élysée Palace to “discuss Sunday’s game and the long-term future of the NFL in Paris.”The NFL said Friday that its pop-up shop in the city center would be closed Saturday but that fans could use an alternative shop set up at Stade de France, located north of the city in Saint-Denis. A weekend event for Steelers fans was canceled Thursday because of security concerns. See AP’s full NFL coverage here