Bundesliga, German soccer and Constitutional Court

Soccer-Bundesliga clubs must contribute to police costs for high risk matches-court
German soccer clubs must pay their share of increased policing costs during high-risk matches, the country's federal Constitutional Court said on Tuesday, ending a more than decade-long dispute over who should shoulder the additional financial burden of such games.
German Soccer Clubs to Bear Policing Costs at High-Risk Matches
The German federal Constitutional Court has upheld a Bremen law requiring soccer clubs to pay increased policing costs at high-risk matches. The decade-long contention with the German Football League over this financial responsibility has now been resolved,
Bundesliga clubs can be billed for policing costs, German court rules
Police can charge German football clubs for the cost of added security measures at "high-risk" matches, Germany's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday in a case brought by the German Football League (DFL).
Court Rules German Football Clubs Must Pay Police Costs At 'High-risk' Matches
Bundesliga clubs across Germany may be forced to cover the costs of police at certain 'high-risk' games, after a German court upheld a ruling in the city state of Bremen.
Bundesliga: The long-running dispute over policing costs
Germany's highest court has drawn a line under a dispute between the city-state of Bremen and the German Football League (DFL), which operates the Bundesliga. On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court ruled that it is lawful for football clubs to be required to contribute to policing costs for "high-risk" matches.
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