Science in Sport continues as Western United’s Official Performance Nutrition Partner

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Western United FC has announced a two-year extension with Science in Sport as its Official Performance Nutrition Partner.

Science in Sport is one of the world’s leading performance nutrition brands, combining world-class knowledge and scientific formulations to provide optimal performance solutions across the nutritional need states of energy, hydration, and recovery. This is done through world-leading research and their innovative programme, Science in Sport formulates evidence-based products aiming to aid an athlete’s performance.  

Science in Sport have been partnered with Western United since November 2020 and they will reach a sixth season after this deal. The nutrition brand has played a pivotal role in player nutrition and performance at the club.

This recently signed two-year extension will allow the club and its academy players to continue to access Sports in Science’s award-winning sports nutrition products and expertise. 

Mal Impiombatio, Western United General Manager of Football, spoke about continuing their partnership with the nutrition brand:

“We are thrilled to be extending our partnership with Science in Sport for another two seasons. Sports in Science has played a key role in our player’s nutrition and performance throughout the past four seasons, and we are excited to continue working with a world leader in performance nutrition,” he said in a media statement on Western United’s club website.

Sports in Science Global Head of Elites, Tom Rose, added about the two-year extension:

“We are delighted to be renewing with Western United, providing the team with world-class nutritional support and latest innovations to fuel their performances in the A-League,” he said in a media statement on Western United’s club website.

They have also worked with many Australian sports teams and organisations such as the AIS and fellow A-League sides Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.

Sports in Science have also branched out internationally with other football clubs such as Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and MLS outfit New York City FC.

Nutrition has become an essential part of a footballer’s routine and this partnership between Western United and Science in Sport will prove beneficial in ensuring players will play to an optimal standard.

For more information about Science in Sport and its products, visit their website.

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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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