Football Queensland team up with Super Futsal

Liam Watson09/09/2019 6:00 am12/10/2021

With increasing participation numbers at the forefront, Football Quuensland has linked up with Super Futsal in a commitment to get more people involved with futsal – by improving opportunities for anyone either at grassroots or the elite level and for junior and senior ages.

It’s a move that’s set to promote the game of futsal and engage with participants to make sure they are getting a good experience.

It’s not only just the players who will benefit, but current or aspiring referees will be able to have greater opportunities through skill development from futsal programs across the state.

Super Futsal is something that will cater for anyone willing to give the game a go, as social and elite players are already taking part across Brisbane and Logan.

Their headquarters are based in Acaria Ridge and Carina and there are also satellite centres in Mansfield and Beenleigh.

With extensive aspects to Super Futsal, it offers plenty regardless of age, experience and commitment – including the range of leagues, variety of surfaces available (artificial grass and PVC), junior & opens academies, conditioning training and social kick abouts.

With the focus being having fun for social competitions, the emphasis for newcomers is being able to get a team of friends together and enjoy taking part in a more relaxed environment. As games are considerably shorter compared to a normal game of soccer.

Futsal players could even take the next step and progress to a higher level of competition and test themselves against some of the best.

The leagues on offer are the Superliga (first division) and Brisbane Futsal Premier League (second division) are on all year on weekends, while the Xtreme Futsal League has options for players looking to join the league level, with matches played on weeknights.

It goes to show that Super Futsal is a a great way to experience the thrill of the sport. The new affiliation between Football Queensland and Super Futsal is sure to boost participation numbers as the game gets promoted.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

Patrick Irving16/04/2026 8:55 am16/04/2026

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The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Marie-Louise Eta makes history as new Union Berlin head coach

Patrick Irving15/04/2026 6:05 am14/04/2026

Image credit: FC Union Berlin

In an historic appointment, Eta will take over as head coach of Union Berlin until the end of the season.

History in the making

Previously the first female assistant coach in Bundesliga history with Union Berlin, Eta will now take the reigns of the men’s first team on an interim basis.

Currently, the club sit in 11th place in the Bundesliga table, but with only two wins so far in 2026, relegation appears an all-too-real prospect, and one which the club is desperate to avoid.

“Given the points gap in the lower half of the table, our place in the Bundesliga is not yet secure,” said Eta via official media release.

‘I am delighted that the club has entrusted me with this challenging task. One of Union’s strengths has always been, and remains, the ability to pull together in such situations.”

Eta will begin as Union’s new head coach with immediate effect, and will be in the dugout for the club’s matchup against Wolfsburg this weekend.

A step into an equal future

Eta’s appointment signals a major step towards a more level playing field in the football landscape.

Furthermore, Eta joins other coaches including Sabrinna Wittmann, Hannah Dingley and Corinne Diacre who, in recent years, have blazed a trail for female coaches to step into the men’s game.

Wittmann currently manages FC Ingolstadt in Germany’s third division, and was the first female head coach in Germany’s top three divisions.

In 2023, Dingley became caretaker manager of Forest Green Rovers, and thus the first woman to lead a men’s professional team in England.

Diacre, now head coach of France’s women’s national team, managed Ligue 2’s Clerment Foot between 2014 and 2017.

Final thoughts

The impact therefore, is that Eta’s appointment will show future generations of aspiring female coaches that men’s football is an equally viable and possible pathway as the women’s game.

The time is now to level the playing field.

And while it may be a short-term role, its effect on attitudes towards equality and fair opportunities in the game will hopefully resonate long after the season ends.