Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium soon to be cashless

Liam Watson

English Premier League club Arsenal have announced that the Emirates Stadium will go completely cashless from 1st of March 2020.

The move has come following research into how fans use common facilities and how they pay for various items, including bars, restaurants, kiosks, programme sellers and retail outlets.

The change is intended to improve a fan’s match day experience and overall efficiency at the 60,000-seat venue, with all previously mentioned outlets only accepting card payments in the near future.

Previously, the stadium had been cashless just for match days, but will also apply to non-match day events and venue hire.

It would only be places outside Emirates Stadium that will continue to accept cash, including retail stores, programme sellers and catering kiosk Chapman’s.

Arsenal have based their decision on extensive research that takes into consideration supporters’ habits, the overall match day experience, and other cashless venues across the UK.

“Ninety-three per cent of our stadium transactions are currently made via card payment,” said Tom McCann, Arsenal’s Venue Director.

“By moving to a fully cashless operation, our fans can expect to experience increased speed and shorter queue times at our bars and kiosks.

“Over the forthcoming match days and events, we will promote the move to a cashless stadium to prepare our fans for this change on 1st of March.”

Arsenal will join fellow well-acclaimed big six clubs who have introduced cashless as the simple and effective way forward.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of the Gunners’ North London rivals, is already cashless. Additionally, Premier League leaders Liverpool introduced cashless payments across Anfield during their top-flight game against Leicester City on 5th of October as part of a phased rollout, while current champions Manchester City signed a deal with cashless payment company Tappit in October 2018.

Arsenal’s first fully cashless match day will be the visit of West Ham United, currently scheduled for 7th of March.

As Arsenal joins a small but growing list of Premier League sides using cashless, many other clubs will be sure to follow suit.

It adds convenience to match day and saves supporters time sorting through cash and instead use their everyday card for venue resources.

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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.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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