Second division Osnabrück are the first German club to appeal sanctions over weeks-long fan protests against an external investor for the German Football League (DFL), and won't rule out taking the case to a civil court. The German Football Federation (DFB) fined Osnabrück €20,000 ($21,700) for "unsportsmanlike conduct" by their fans who threw tennis balls and other objects onto the pitch at three home games as part of the protests, leading to interruptions. The protests at many Bundesliga and s