"As police we have to be prepared because there's the potential risk of hooligans or violent people," Thuringia police spokesman Karsten Täschner told the outlet. "Today we use the chance to train for those circumstances, how to stop them, how to communicate with them, and also how to force them if they’ve done any trouble." 
 
In March, it was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13238299/Thousands-England-fans-banned-travelling-Euro-2024-Germany-Government-bids-clamp-football-hooligans.html">reported</a> that the United Kingdom had announced that over 1,600 people who had been banned from stadiums over hooligan-related behaviour would be forced to surrender their passports to prevent them from trying to visit Germany to support England. 
 
German hooligans, on the other hand, are expected to be out in full force, wreaking havoc in the name of die Mannschaft.

Hundreds of officers took part in training exercises earlier this year where a situation involving hooligans was simulated to show them how to handle it.{ai:summary}Increased law enforcement presence in Germany ahead of Euro 2024 amid fears of crimes impacting football matches and festivities. Authorities preparing for terrorism and hooligan-related violence. #crime