Award-Winning Broadcaster Joe Schmit to Headline Queensland Football Convention

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Football Queensland has secured internationally renowned keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Joe Schmit as the headline act for the 2025 Queensland Football Convention.

The acclaimed presenter, widely regarded as a “must-watch” on the speaking circuit, will deliver The Impact Playbook – a high-energy session aimed at helping attendees become more intentional and aware of their influence as leaders, colleagues and community members.

Football Queensland CEO Robert Cavallucci said the organisation was thrilled to welcome Schmit to the annual event.

“Joe has enjoyed an illustrious career and brings a wealth of experience in inspiring audiences around the world,” he said via press release.

“His ability to speak on leadership, growth and building positive culture within high-performance teams aligns strongly with football in Queensland and with our community’s aspirations.

“I’m confident Joe’s message will provide immense value to all attendees, reinforcing our 2025 Convention theme of Elevate the Debate and supporting our core pillars of growth, sustainability and technology.”

Schmit brings 25 years of experience as a keynote speaker and recently retired from an award-winning 40-year career in sports broadcasting with Minnesota’s KSTP-TV.

He has authored two nationally recognised leadership books – Silent Impact, now in its second edition, and The Impact Blueprint – and remains deeply involved in philanthropic and charitable work in his local community.

The Queensland Football Convention will once again bring together clubs, coaches, players and industry leaders from across the state, providing a unique platform to share ideas, explore new opportunities and strengthen the game’s future in Queensland.

As the official media partner of this convention, Soccerscene believes in the strong positive impact this convention will have on attendees from all levels of the sport.

Gaining access to the wealth of knowledge and experience at this convention will be critical to developing the future of Queensland football.

Soccerscene has also been given access to give anyone purchasing a ticket a special 20% partners discount through the link below.

The Queensland Football Convention will be held from the 25-26th of October 2025 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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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.

 

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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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