The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs founded their own league organization FBL on Wednesday. "It's a very, very historic day for us," FBL head Katharina Kiel said.
The 14 women's Bundesliga clubs founded their own league organization FBL on Wednesday.
"It's a very, very historic day for us," FBL head Katharina Kiel said.
German Football Federation (DFB) president Bernd Neuendorf was present at the founding event in Frankfurt but the federation was initially not involved with the organization of the league amid a dispute with the clubs.
"Today, the focus is on founding the association. The idea of working with the DFB has not been abandoned. Our task remains to take the next steps with an open mind," Kiel said.
The clubs made a last-minute decision to set up the league without the DFB, due to "unacceptable demands" by the federation after the contract talks had been completed.
While the men's Bundesliga has long been organized by the German Football League, the women's league was still administered by the DFB.
The FBL aims to professionalize the structures in the Bundesliga. The DFB plans to invest €100 million over the next eight years, while the clubs aim to invest between €300 million ($349.8 million) and €700 million in the same period.
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