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Problems afoot for Kirch's soccer deal


March 12, 2008 Leo Kirch's 3 billion euro ($4.7 billion) deal to market the rights to Germany's Bundesliga could be in jeopardy following opposition from the country's cartel office. The authorities question the legality of the agreement between Kirch's Sirius group and the German Soccer League (DFL). The cartel office has sent out a 12-page questionnaire to German clubs requesting financial details of the deal.

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