Dietmar Hopp celebrates with the supporters after Hoffenheim's German Bundesliga soccer match against Bayern Munich in Sinsheim May 16, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Bohlen
BERLIN (Reuters) - Billionaire Dietmar Hopp has been given the go ahead to take majority control of Hoffenheim next season after two decades of investment, the German Football League (DFL) said on Thursday.
It added that despite strict ownership controls on Bundesliga clubs, Hopp, co-founder of the SAP software company, fulfilled one of the exceptions to the rule, known as '50+1'.
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