Cabravale Club Resorts backs Macarthur FC for sixth straight year

Alex Bagdasarian12/08/2025 5:55 am11/08/2025

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Macarthur Bulls FC has confirmed it will continue its long-time partnership with Cabravale Club Resorts for a sixth year, reflecting their shared passion for football, dedication to the local community, and commitment to delivering memorable matchday experiences.

The renewed agreement will see Cabravale Club Resorts continue its valued support of Macarthur Bulls FC’s grassroots and community initiatives, the Bulls FC Academy’s 17 male and female teams, and standout events on the A-League calendar, including the club’s annual ANZAC Day match, a special occasion that honours service and sacrifice while uniting the community in reflection.

Since the club’s early days, Cabravale Club Resorts has been a key partner in creating opportunities for young athletes to play football, while helping bring the community closer together through sport and shared values.

Cabravale Club Resort President, Walter Robinson OAM, expressed his enthusiasm about the ongoing deal with the club.

“We’re incredibly proud to continue our journey with Macarthur Bulls FC into a sixth year. Supporting the development of young footballers, championing inclusive community initiatives, and standing beside the club on ANZAC Day are causes close to our heart,” he said via press release.

“Cabravale Club is about community, culture, and connection – values we see reflected in everything the Bulls stand for.”

Chairman of Macarthur Bulls FC, Gino Marra highlighted the depth of the partnership between the two organisations.

“This partnership goes beyond sponsorship; it is a true relationship built on mutual respect and shared purpose,” he said via Club Statement.

“Cabravale Club Resorts has been there since the beginning, and their ongoing commitment to our Academy, community programs, and matchday traditions like ANZAC Day has helped shape the identity of our club. We’re honoured to continue building with them.”

The renewal strengthens Cabravale Club Resorts’ role as one of Macarthur Bulls FC’s most reliable and long-standing partners, collaborating closely to bring lasting positive impact to the South West Sydney community through football.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

Patrick Irving16/04/2026 8:55 am16/04/2026

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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

Patrick Irving15/04/2026 6:05 am14/04/2026

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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.