Germany's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the legality of states billing Bundesliga clubs for police costs associated with league matches. The legal dispute has been brewing for a decade.

German soccer clubs must pay their share of increased policing costs during high-risk matches, the country's federal Constitutional Court said on Tuesday, ending a more than decade-long dispute over who should shoulder the additional financial burden of such games.

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.

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.