ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off Program Summer Grant offered to Football New South Wales clubs

Staff Writer10/09/2019 8:44 am10/09/2019

Football NSW is excited to offer a $500 Summer Grant for Football NSW affiliated Grassroots Clubs to conduct their first ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off Program of 2019 during this year’s Post-Season (between October – December 2019).

A statement from the Football New South Wales can be found here:

The ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off Summer Grant is designed to assist Football NSW’s member clubs establish a new, fun and engaging program within the community leading into the 2020 Football Season.

What is ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off?

A fun, introductory program taught in a supportive environment for boys and girls aged between 4 and 9 years old;
Weekly sessions that build skills through progressive games, and focus on fundamental movement skills;
Program delivery in a safe, engaging and inclusive environment;
All new participants receive an ALDI MiniRoos Participant Pack, which includes a Hyundai A-League or Westfield W-League boot bag, ALDI MiniRoos football, shin pads, water bottle and a sticker sheet

Benefits of running an ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off Program

Attract new players to your club in a National Program
Provide a positive experience to help kids develop social and fundamental skills
Receive a Deliverer Kit (balls, goals, cones, bibs);
Administrative support from your MiniRoos Development Officer

Football NSW Summer Grant eligibility:

The club must not have run an ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off program during the 2018 – 2019 year.
Have access to appropriate space to host an ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off Program
Time to commit to managing the program in its entirety with support from your MiniRoos Development Officer
Passion to work with children, parents and coaches
Passion for Football!

Football NSW MiniRoos Kick-Off – Summer Grant is limited in places and based around a first come, first serve basis depending on Football NSW eligibility.

If you are interested in establishing an ALDI MiniRoos Kick-Off program or submitting an expression of interest please contact Cameron Whitton – Game Development Officer, MiniRoos – cameronw@footballnsw.com.au.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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

Image credit: Melbourne Victory

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

Image credit: FC Union Berlin

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.