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| German couple go to court over Borussia Dortmund flag in garden | German couple go to court over Borussia Dortmund flag in garden |
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| A married couple in Germany are taking legal action because they say they are being disturbed by a Borussia Dortmund flag flying in a neighbour's garden. | A married couple in Germany are taking legal action because they say they are being disturbed by a Borussia Dortmund flag flying in a neighbour's garden. |
| A spokesman for Arnsberg administrative court, Klaus Buter, declined to name the couple, in line with German privacy regulations. He said on Friday that the case will not be heard for a few months, "until summer at the earliest". | |
| The local Der Westen newspaper identified the couple as Jutta and Walter H from the town of Hemer, about 16 miles south-east of Dortmund. | The local Der Westen newspaper identified the couple as Jutta and Walter H from the town of Hemer, about 16 miles south-east of Dortmund. |
| They said the sound of the black-and-yellow banner flapping prevents them from reading a book in peace. "I couldn't care less what is hanging there, it's a nuisance," Jutta H told the newspaper. | They said the sound of the black-and-yellow banner flapping prevents them from reading a book in peace. "I couldn't care less what is hanging there, it's a nuisance," Jutta H told the newspaper. |
| Her husband said the complaint had nothing to do with the team. He said he is a Duisburg fan but has not been to a game since the late 1970s. "This is only about the inconvenience," the 62-year-old man said. | Her husband said the complaint had nothing to do with the team. He said he is a Duisburg fan but has not been to a game since the late 1970s. "This is only about the inconvenience," the 62-year-old man said. |
| A spokesman for Dortmund, Sascha Fligge, said the club stays out of disputes among neighbours. | A spokesman for Dortmund, Sascha Fligge, said the club stays out of disputes among neighbours. |