Football Victoria teams up with VETO Sports to elevate equipment

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Football Victoria (FV) confirmed VETO Sports will become the Official Goal and Equipment Partner, a partnership set to elevate football facilities and equipment throughout Victoria.

Renowned for their dedication to innovation, quality, and exceptional service, VETO Sports is a leading provider of sports equipment.

Through this collaboration, they will supply premium goals and equipment to support our leagues, clubs, and football programs.

Also as part of this partnership, VETO Sports will sponsor the State League competitions, which will now be named the VETO Sports State League Men and VETO Sports State League Women.

FV Executive Manager for Commercial, Chris Speldewinde discussed the work VETO will do to improve football in the state.

“Our new partnership with VETO Sports will significantly enhance the experience for players, coaches, schools, and clubs across Victoria. Their dedication to providing high-quality sports equipment aligns perfectly with our commitment to excellence in football, ensuring everyone in the community benefits from this exciting new relationship,” he said in a press release.

VETO Sports General Manager, Josh McKee, also shared his thoughts on the partnership.

“We are thrilled to be joining forces with Football Victoria to support all levels of football in all corners of the state. Our extensive range of goals and training equipment will provide a vast array of training and gameday solutions for technical directors, coaches and community volunteers,” McKee stated in a press release.

“This partnership will not only provide access to the ranges, but value in the way of regular discounts for Football Victoria affiliated clubs and access to package bundles that provide substantial value when ordering.”

FV have been focused on developing grassroots facilities, equipment and the space in general over the recent months.

In September, they partnered with PILA to promote local football and help clubs with acquiring equipment that prioritises safety as well as launching their GO Family football program aimed at improving fitness and building stronger family connections.

This collaboration in particular highlights Football Victoria’s dedication to driving the growth and development of football across the state.

It hopes to deliver lasting benefits to the football community, enriching experiences both on and off the field.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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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

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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.

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