Zone14: Assisting coaches and fans alike

Across the world the coaching is becoming ever more professional and sophisticated as technology continues to elevate the way players are developed and trained. One company leading the technology revolution in football is Zone14. Hailing from Austria, Zone14 supports coaches and clubs via its unique Zone14 ONE and TWO cameras.

These unique cameras not only capture match footage but use the power of Zone14’s very own AI to capture valuable game data without burdening players with bulky vests or uncomfortable trackers.

Zone14 Cameras 

The Zone14 ONE and TWO cameras are the organisation’s leading product, providing an all-in-one camera solution for professional and amateur clubs.

Designed to be easy to use, Zone14’s cameras use AI tracking to capture players and the action without relying on a cameraman. Additionally, each camera is reinforced for all weather duty, allowing for them to capture clear 4K footage in whatever condition a team is playing in.

After a game, cameras automatically upload game video to Zone14 REPLAY, either via 5/4G, WiFi, or ethernet connection.

Zone14 REPLAY

Zone14 REPLAY is Zone14’s video cloud hosting service and analysis tool. Through it, coaches can individually tag important moments in game recordings to highlight to players, or they can use tagged moments from Zone14’s data analysis and football coding process.

After tagging, coaches can easily analyse footage with built in drawing tools, allowing them to convey player movements or crucial passes.

Game recordings can be easily found again and again by neatly organising them into individualised playlists that suit each coach’s needs. To enable greater understanding amongst assistant coaches and players or to provide fans greater experiences with the club, video recordings can be shared via Zone14 REPLAY.

Furthermore, clubs can use the platform to create highlights for fans that can be shared on YouTube.

Zone14 LIVE

Breaking down barriers for fans, Zone14 offers an incredibly unique opportunity for fans to watch games of their favourite clubs by granting the ability for clubs to livestream games, even for amateur clubs.

Games can be broadcast live and free on YouTube, allowing for fans to watch on any device. Through this, clubs can customise their streams to their liking, such as integrating sponsors for greater financial opportunities. Additionally, clubs can choose to monetise their streams behind a paywall, without fear of losing any revenue to Zone14.

Streaming allows for clubs to market themselves easily, as it continually provides material to add onto social media pages in the form of stories or clips.

However, Zone14 LIVE not only allows for greater fan interaction but also grants coaches to analyse games on the fly.

With an available second screen, coaches can use features from Zone14 REPLAY, live tag important moments to review later, and even instantly playback those very same moments to gain a deeper understanding of what is happening on the pitch.

By being able to instantly access footage, coaches can adjust instructions and relay key information to players at half time or on the bench to improve performances.

Zone14 STATS

Utilising Zone14’s 180-degree AI powered cameras, Zone14 STATS provides key player data via player tracking.

Through the cameras, Zone14 tracks an array of valuable footballing data such as running routes, ball actions, and tactical patterns as well as a wide breadth of performance data like distance covered, number of sprints, high intensity runs, average speed and top speed.

Conclusion 

Through offering features for both fans and coaches, Zone14 provides a unique suite of products that differentiates it from its competitors.

For those wanting to up their game and foster a greater sense of community, Zone14 could be the solution.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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

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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