"We started this process two years ago, so it's been going on a while. We managed to touch on certain things, such as our competitiveness internationally, because as you know Germany was a very successful place for women's football, but there became a point when England in particular stepped up and managed their development really well to grow quickly. We also felt there was a reality our players started to look abroad,"
"so there's a few reasons we started it, but also for the love of the game, and as a woman myself and a former player I have a strong, strong belief in this league and women's football as it is now. We had a decision: to keep up or stay where we are. The Euros in 2022 saw the whole industry in England develop very exponentially and that's why here we said on the cost side we would see that growth"
Katharina Kiel, head of women's football at Eintracht Frankfurt and former Bundesliga player, was elected president of the new Women's Bundesliga Association after all 14 clubs agreed to split from the DFB to form an independent committee. The clubs aim to take ownership of the league, commercially develop it and target a 2027–28 start date. The move responds to concerns about losing connection to the top, rising costs without matching revenues, and German players increasingly moving abroad as England professionalised rapidly after Euro 2022. Clubs intend to pool investment, unify decision-making and replicate a licence-based, club-led model to grow competitiveness and revenue.
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