The Reagan Milstein Foundation: Giving every child a chance to play football

Shramith Surya18/05/2023 5:55 am17/05/2023

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At Football Victoria’s Community in Business Kick-off Breakfast, Jackie Sher from the Regan Milstein Foundation addressed the audience about the initiatives being put in place to highlight the true meaning of what they do.

The Reagan Milstein Foundation was established in honour of Reagan Milstein, a 14-year-old boy who loved sports and loved to help people. Unfortunately he was a victim of a freak diving accident in 2010.

The foundation was established to make sure every child is able to play and regardless of their personal circumstances, while also hoping that it will keep Reagan’s memory alive in the community and ensure his wish to make a difference in the lives of others.

Jackie spoke about the foundation and mentioned the impact of Kevin Milstein on the progress of the foundation.

“He’s dedicated his life to the foundation. he’s truly passionate about the wonderful game of football and what it means, especially for children,” she said.

“To date this year alone, we’ve sent football gear to 16 countries across the globe. From within Australia, across the Pacific and beyond to Africa and the Middle East.”

The Foundation has received gear from over 44 clubs and organisations across the globe and features Liverpool FC as an official charity partner in Australia. A collection bin was set up at the breakfast for anyone with any type of football gear to drop off, which in turn will get distributed to communities in need.

Jackie also highlighted the association with Football Victoria and the overriding goals for the foundation in the near future.

“Our aim is to ensure that no child is prevented from playing the game due to lack of equipment or lack of funds for club fees or transport and whatever. We hope that with the ongoing support of Football Victoria and you all here today we will be ever closer to achieving that goal,” she stated.

Every charity needs the support of communities and with a vast range of them associated and connected through the love for the global game foundations such has the Reagan Milstein Foundation, it plays an important part in development and nurturing of grassroots football.

To learn more about the RMF Foundation and Reagan Milstein, visit: https://www.rmf.world/

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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

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.