Sydney FC Confirmed Changes to Executive Leadership

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Sydney FC has made structural changes to its executive leadership team, as Chief Executive Officer Mark Aubrey steps down.

The board and the CEO jointly undertook a management restructure process to realign the club for the future.

The aim is to leverage the Board’s extensive expertise and strengthen the club’s position in an increasingly global football market.

The restructure will enable Sydney FC’s commercial and football divisions to connect directly to the Board through dedicated sub-committees.

This move will establish a more active, hands-on connection with the club’s leadership and enhance the quality of governance.

Executive Vice Chairman Sebastian Gray will serve as the main liaison between the club’s executive team and the Board.

Additionally, this new model will allow the club to benefit from the diverse expertise of its directors across key areas, including international business, finance, technology, brand, legal, professional football, and strategic growth.

Sydney FC Chairman, Dr Jan Hendrik Voss, commented on the implications of the restructure.

“We are very excited about the future and this decision creates a more dynamic structure that draws on the significant skills of our directors, ensuring a more direct impact on the Club’s growth,” he said via press release.

“With the expertise of our Board more closely connected to the Club than ever before, there is exciting work already underway to strengthen our football division, elevate our commercial partnerships and fan experiences, and expand our international reach.”

“Mark has been an excellent CEO, I want to thank him for his invaluable contributions over the past two years and the incredible professionalism and selfless dedication to the future of Sydney FC.”

Sydney FC CEO, Mark Aubrey reflected on his time leading the club.

“It was an incredible privilege for me to lead this great Club and team over the past two years and I am proud of our achievements,” he said via press release.

“There is so much opportunity ahead for Sydney FC and I wish the Club and Board every success in the future as I cheer on from the sidelines.”

Aubrey will remain for the next month to ensure a thorough handover.

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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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