Zaparas Lawyers Extends Deal with Melbourne Victory

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Zaparas Lawyers extended its long-standing deal with Melbourne Victory, a club synonymous with excellence, ambition and strong community values within Australian football.

Zaparas Lawyers is a Victorian-based law firm with over 40 years of experience specialising in personal injury and compensation law. The firm was founded in 1981 by Peter and Lia Zaparas and has grown from a family business into a larger team of legal professionals dedicated to helping people recover after injuries and get their lives back on track.

They focus on areas such as WorkCover, TAC (road accident) claims, superannuation and insurance matters, public liability and occupational disease claims including asbestos, silicosis and hearing loss. The firm combines legal expertise with a compassionate approach, taking time to understand each client’s story to provide tailored support and a smooth, stress-reduced legal process.

At its core, Zaparas Lawyers believes in the importance of supporting the community both on and off the field. The firm’s involvement across all levels of the game reflects its broader commitment to giving back and fostering long-term growth within the communities it serves. From grassroots football through to the professional stage, Zaparas Lawyers is dedicated to supporting every step of the football journey.

Zaparas Lawyers Partner, Yianni Zaparas said the continued partnership reflects the firm’s strong commitment to both elite sport and grassroots development, with a focus on supporting individuals and programs that create lasting impact within the community.

“We’re very proud to be supporting Melbourne Victory, Besart Berisha, and the academy and to continue our support for sport and the community,” he said via official media post.

Melbourne Victory Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie highlighted the importance of the ongoing partnership and its expanded focus on youth development, acknowledging the long-standing support Zaparas Lawyers has shown to both the club and the wider football community.

“At Melbourne Victory, we are incredibly excited to continue our partnership with Zaparas Lawyers. They’ve been long time supporters of both the club and football in general, but to have them this year on board supporting our academy teams is fantastic,” she added via official media post.

“We know they’re huge in the community but to really support and sponsor the next generation of Melbourne Victory and A-League players is amazing for us and we couldn’t be more grateful.”

This agreement with Melbourne Victory represents more than a sponsorship, it is a shared vision built on development, opportunity and long-term impact. Zaparas Lawyers is proud to stand alongside the club and its Academy as they continue to shape the future of Australian football and inspire the next generation.

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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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