Football Queensland Launches Institute of Business and Sport

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Football Queensland (FQ) has confirmed the launch of an education program in partnership with TAFE Queensland, titled Football Queensland Institute of Business and Sport.

Expanding Career Pathways in Football

The establishment of the new education initiative have confirmed the renewal of Football Queensland and TAFE Queensland’s already existing partnership, the Academy of Sport.

The institute will offer three nationally recognised diplomas: the Diploma of Sport, the Diploma of Event Management, and the Diploma of Leadership and Management.

The qualifications offered will teach students about sport coaching, event management, and leadership skills applicable to a professional career in sports business, requiring them to study on-campus at TAFE Queensland’s South Bank for two days each week, along with planned field trips to various sporting organisations.

The program will deliver TAFE Queensland’s first-of-a-kind sports diploma hub, designed for students to study with peers from other sporting organisations and learn from industry experts, with up to 10 hours of practical work experience within Football Queensland.

Football Queensland CEO, Robert Cavallucci underlined the opportunities this will provide students in the sports business careers.

“This initiative will provide students with outstanding real-world learning opportunities, immersing them in the day-to-day operations of football in Queensland and connecting them directly with leading industry experts, coaches, and administrators,” he said via press release.

“By integrating nationally recognised qualifications with hands-on, work-integrated learning, we are equipping the next generation of sports professionals with the skills and experience they need to succeed.”

TAFE Queensland Academy of Sport Manager, Don Harley mentioned sport offers a unique opportunity to turn people’s passions into a career.

“We are excited to work with Football Queensland to deliver a program that combines formal study with genuine industry immersion, creating pathways for students to thrive in sport and beyond,” he said via press release.

“We are excited to work with Football Queensland to deliver a program that combines formal study with genuine industry immersion, creating pathways for students to thrive in sport and beyond.” 

Conclusion

The program will fill the need for skilled coaches, event managers, and leaders during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

TAFE Queensland’s the Academy of Sport was established after the announcement of Brisbane being named as the host of the Games in 2032, which the State of Queensland estimated in the 2025/26 Budget will cost $4.7 billion to implement.

Interested participants are invited to attend an information session on Thursday, 11 September at Football Queensland’s Meakin Park headquarters.

To register the information session, click here.

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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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