Germany's highest court has rejected an appeal by the company that operates the Bundesliga against having to pay for policing costs of "high-risk" football matches.The decision handed down by the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe on Tuesday means that German authorities may require Bundesliga football clubs to foot part of the bill for games

It rejected the constitutional complaint filed by the German Football League (DFL) which runs the top two professional divisions. The dispute dates back to that law by Bremen which had ordered professional soccer clubs to contribute financially for the ...

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. The federal constitutional court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by the German Football Leagues (DFL) against the practice of asking clubs to pay additional police costs in 'high risk' games.