"They're doing it without the federation, known as the DFB, which currently runs the league. It comes despite long-running talks that had aimed to create a joint venture between the DFB and the clubs. Last month, the DFB said it would invest around €100 million ($117 million) in the league over eight years. Club officials accused the DFB of trying to go back on already agreed-on points."
""It was all the more surprising for us clubs that the cornerstones negotiated are now being called into question -- even though the clubs will be investing significantly more in the Women's Bundesliga in comparison," Bayern Munich chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen said in a statement. The clubs are moving ahead without the DFB "to avoid wasting any more time," Dreesen added. Eintracht Frankfurt board spokesman Axel Hellmann said he was "disappointed" to find that some points they believed had been agreed"
Fourteen top women's Bundesliga clubs announced formation of an association to ensure modern, professional and sustainable development and to strengthen the league's commercial potential, breaking with the German Football Federation (DFB) over league governance. The move follows lengthy talks toward a joint venture and comes despite the DFB pledging around €100 million over eight years. Clubs accused the DFB of reneging on negotiated cornerstones and said they will proceed without the federation to avoid delays. Club officials expressed disappointment about omitted contractual points, the DFB said it was bemused and sought further talks, and German clubs have struggled to compete with wealthier European rivals.
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