Then it was the Prefecture’s turn: the idea is to create a monolithic and vertical curve like the one at the Borussia Dortmund stadium, but first the green light is needed from a safety perspective.

In May, ahead of the Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Rheinmetall. The German club is believed to earn $19 million a year from the deal.

The Central Council of Jews in Germany on Wednesday evening awarded its highest honour, the Leo Baeck Prize, to Borussia Dortmund's chief executive officer Hans-Joachim Watzke. The award ceremony took ...