Former national player and coach Steffi Jones is demanding plans from the DFB for the future of women’s football.
“It’s not something you should plan out of cold pants during a tournament,” she told the “FAZ”. “The management level is now basking in the team’s success. I wish that the DFB had made plans for the time afterwards before the tournament.”
Jones demanded: “The sporting success is here now – then please show us what the next steps are.” The German soccer players had reached second place at the European Championship on Sunday. The team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg lost the final against England in London’s Wembley Stadium without the injured captain Alexandra Popp 1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0) after extra time.
Jones criticized: “The association structures in the DFB are far too sluggish, with all its committees and bodies. The fish is starting to stink from the head up. On the one hand, one speaks of diversity, but take a look at the management of the DFB GmbH, which is also responsible for is responsible for women’s football: five posts, all men.” For women “there is not really a perspective”.
Jones was the director of the DFB, responsible for women’s football and girls’ football, among other things. She also worked as a national coach for the DFB, which parted ways with her in March 2018 after poor results.