The German Football Association (DFB) has adopted a basic resolution under which clubs would be billed for police costs, sportschau.de reports. The decision, published on Friday, 11 September 2026, concerns deployments at high-risk matches.
According to tagesschau.de, the DFB intends to pass possible police deployment fees on to football clubs in Saarland. n-tv.de describes the fixtures at the centre of the plan as expensive high-risk games.
Kicker published a questions-and-answers piece on the DFB decision and the issues surrounding police costs. Die Rheinpfalz reported on the response of a police trade union to the DFB resolution, in coverage that referenced a scandal-hit derby.
The reports frame the resolution as a fundamental decision rather than a final billing scheme, with the practical handling of police deployment charges still to be settled. Under the plan as reported, the association would seek to recover costs from clubs rather than absorb them itself.
The union reaction reported by Die Rheinpfalz indicates the decision is contested, though the material available does not set out its specific objections.
What to watch next: how the DFB's basic resolution is translated into concrete billing rules, and how clubs and police representatives respond once those details emerge.
