BERLIN (AP) — The German Football League (DSL) has granted Hoffenheim an exception to the "50 plus 1" ownership rule, allowing billionaire backer Dietmar Hopp increase his 49 percent stake in the club. The DFL says the exception is effective from July 1, 2015, subject to final approval from the board of the German football federation (DFB). Hoffenheim says "Hopp has set a benchmark.Read more on NewsOK.com