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Germany's football stars have been warned to expect to wear bullet-proof vests at next summer's World Cup in South Africa.
The head of a security firm said players, like Michael Ballack, would need such protection if they ventured away from the team's Pretoria hotel amid safety fears.
Guenter Schnelle from BaySecur said: "The possibility for the players of moving outside of the hotel boundaries should be kept to a minimum."
"Otherwise there must be a full escort: armed security guards and bullet-proof vests for the players," he told German magazine Sport-Bild.
BaySecur looks after the German Football Federation (DFB) and their guests when the national team plays away from Germany.
It is one of the firms expected to be employed by the DFB while the team is involved in the tournament which begins on June 11.
The final will be held on July 11 at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.
The DFB is already looking to step up security around the team's five-star hotel and is set to recruit 20 extra security guards.
There are also worries about security at the Brazil World Cup in 2014.
Due to the high crime rates in South Africa, the DFB is taking no risks, its security boss Helmut Spahn has said.
Private bodyguards will protect the players both in and around the Velmore Grande hotel in the province of Gauteng.
"We will probably use more personnel than we would normally have," said Mr Spahn, who will spend four days in South Africa next week looking at security arrangements.
"We need to first of all get an idea of what security arrangements are already in place for both the team and the media.
"Then we will decide whether to improve the security measures or whether they are sufficient."
According to Mr Spahn, there is little chance the DFB will rely only on local security guards in South Africa and Germany's federal police force are in talks with the DFB on the issue.
The head of a security firm said players, like Michael Ballack, would need such protection if they ventured away from the team's Pretoria hotel amid safety fears.
Guenter Schnelle from BaySecur said: "The possibility for the players of moving outside of the hotel boundaries should be kept to a minimum."
"Otherwise there must be a full escort: armed security guards and bullet-proof vests for the players," he told German magazine Sport-Bild.
BaySecur looks after the German Football Federation (DFB) and their guests when the national team plays away from Germany.
It is one of the firms expected to be employed by the DFB while the team is involved in the tournament which begins on June 11.
The final will be held on July 11 at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.
The DFB is already looking to step up security around the team's five-star hotel and is set to recruit 20 extra security guards.
There are also worries about security at the Brazil World Cup in 2014.
Due to the high crime rates in South Africa, the DFB is taking no risks, its security boss Helmut Spahn has said.
Private bodyguards will protect the players both in and around the Velmore Grande hotel in the province of Gauteng.
"We will probably use more personnel than we would normally have," said Mr Spahn, who will spend four days in South Africa next week looking at security arrangements.
"We need to first of all get an idea of what security arrangements are already in place for both the team and the media.
"Then we will decide whether to improve the security measures or whether they are sufficient."
According to Mr Spahn, there is little chance the DFB will rely only on local security guards in South Africa and Germany's federal police force are in talks with the DFB on the issue.
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I think they correct full body armor not just vests. They should if possible stay on booats off the coast and just jet in for their games.
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For the Gauteng games they can stay on boats on the Vaal river!!! LOL
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hope the soccer hooligans visit too..
love to see the action..
cop crackdown has started..
by feb 2010 we will not even see street children..or car guards..or beggars/sellers at the traffic lights...
crime as we see and know it today will be eradicated by feb 2010...
sound silly but a fact...
so...seatbelts on..and watch the action..
roadblocks every day..+200 per day country wide..
night raids once a week..
love to see the action..
cop crackdown has started..
by feb 2010 we will not even see street children..or car guards..or beggars/sellers at the traffic lights...
crime as we see and know it today will be eradicated by feb 2010...
sound silly but a fact...
so...seatbelts on..and watch the action..
roadblocks every day..+200 per day country wide..
night raids once a week..
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Sylvester you really are a negative chap . Crime happens everywhere !!!
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yep, i'm willing to say the action between the UK hooli' and the SAF street crimers will be more exciting than the footie.
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UK hooligans are all mouth and only when they have had a few.
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Andrewest Wrote:
> hope the soccer hooligans visit too..
> love to see the action..
> cop crackdown has started..
> by feb 2010 we will not even see street
> children..or car guards..or beggars/sellers at the
> traffic lights...
> crime as we see and know it today will be
> eradicated by feb 2010...
>
> sound silly but a fact...
> so...seatbelts on..and watch the action..
> roadblocks every day..+200 per day country wide..
> night raids once a week..
The Chinese "cleaned up" their human rights months prior to the Olympic Games as they did with the pollution. They had the Olympics with a clear blue sky and fresh air over Beijing. Two days affter the Para Olympics you could not see for all the smog and the people of China were once again been treated unfairly Come the Monday after the W.
> hope the soccer hooligans visit too..
> love to see the action..
> cop crackdown has started..
> by feb 2010 we will not even see street
> children..or car guards..or beggars/sellers at the
> traffic lights...
> crime as we see and know it today will be
> eradicated by feb 2010...
>
> sound silly but a fact...
> so...seatbelts on..and watch the action..
> roadblocks every day..+200 per day country wide..
> night raids once a week..
The Chinese "cleaned up" their human rights months prior to the Olympic Games as they did with the pollution. They had the Olympics with a clear blue sky and fresh air over Beijing. Two days affter the Para Olympics you could not see for all the smog and the people of China were once again been treated unfairly Come the Monday after the W.
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