Newcastle Jets extend collaboration with Legend Sportswear

Daniel Sedlarevic04/08/2023 6:15 am04/08/2023

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Newcastle Jets have disclosed a renewal of their clothing contract for the next season with Australian-owned Legend Sportswear.

Legend Sportswear is an Australian family-owned and operated in business since 2004 – they will provide the Newcastle Jets with their on-field jerseys as well as training apparel for the upcoming season.

Legend Sportswear is the ultimate custom sports apparel company. Legend Sportswear has grown from humble beginnings to become legendary, from production to an international brand to sportspeople. They provide a door to door service with an unrivalled attention to detail and innovation to world class standards providing the winning edge on and off the field.

Newcastle Jets Executive Chairman Shane Mattiske is pleased to have Legend Sportswear on board again for the following season, continuing their strong partnership with the club.

“Legend have been working very closely with us in designing our new jerseys for the coming season and we’re proud to unveil our new jersey which we will be debuting in the Australia Cup on Monday night against Melbourne Victory in Darwin,” he said via press release.

“I’m very excited for our fans to see our new jerseys and training range for the upcoming A-League Men’s and Women’s season and I know our fans will love them.”

Legend Sportswear offers a wide range of products for athletes across a variety of sports, while also providing a range of active wear and can provide customised solutions for teams or organisations.

The Legend Sportswear Newcastle Jets home jersey is gold with navy trim on the collar, cuffs and hem. A honeycomb pattern partially covers the shirt with gaps left in between the sections. A thin red line is part of each cuff, while all logos on the home jersey are navy. The away shirt is predominantly white with gold stripes on the bottom half that fade away as they reach the middle of the jersey. The round neck collar and cuffs are also gold.

The move is smart from Newcastle Jets as they support a local business in Legend Sportswear, giving the business a professional partner to further grow the company.

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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.

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Marie-Louise Eta makes history as new Union Berlin head coach

Patrick Irving15/04/2026 6:05 am14/04/2026

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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.