Weekly update: NPL teams reveal additional partnerships for 2026

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Read here for this week’s update on all the recent partnership agreements across the NPL leagues.

NPL VIC:

Preston Lions FC

P3 Recovery Richmond – P3 Recovery specialise in helping clients maximise their recovery through ice baths, contrast therapy, infrared saunas and more.

Boss Designer Gardens Landscaping (recommitted partner) – Led by Preston supporter, Steve Spasevski, Boss Designer Gardens offers a full range of services including decking, turf, paving, concreting and more to tailor garden designs to their customers’ vision.

McDonald’s – With local restaurants across Preston, Thomastown, Kingsbury, Heidelberg, Northland and Epping, McDonald’s will join Preston Lions’ vast support network.

Mijak Constructions – With over 20 years of experience and specialising in an extensive variety of construction services, Mijak Constructions provides help with commercial carpentry, plastering and cladding to clients.

Novi Homes – Providing high-quality services in residential and commercial property developments, the team at Novi Homes consistently strives for perfection when creating exceptional properties.

Notion – A full-service agency which specialises in naming, brand identity and language, design, digital and merchandising. For over 20 years, the team has combined strategy, creativity and a client-focused model.

IGA Thomastown – Offering a wide range of produce, deli items and everyday essentials, IGA Thomastown are an essential part of the community known for quality products and customer service.

Wattyl – Providers of high-quality paints and coatings for over a century. They help customers by offering advice and helping them select the right shade for their projects.

Heidelberg United

Chemist Warehouse – As one of Australia’s largest health and wellbeing retail stores, Chemist Warehouse has grown from a single store in the western suburbs of Melbourne to over 500 nationwide.

Trailer Trash – Run by a proudly Victorian family, Trailer Trash offer services in waste solutions. They provide reliable, timely service and help businesses, worksites and homes ensure spaces are clear and de-cluttered.

Dandenong Thunder

JVS Group – As industrial packaging solutions experts, JVS Group have built a reputation as a trusted and reliable organisation.

BIOV8 Human Optimisation – With science-based assessments and personalised medical care, BIOV8 aims to help clients, whatever their needs are, across weight loss, injury prevention, cognitive performance and more.

 

Bentleigh Greens

Intralot Australia – Founded in 1992 in Athens, Greece, Intralot has since expanded into a leading global tech company, specialising in secure transaction processing and system monitoring. Intralot will join Bentleigh Greens as a sponsor

NPL NSW:

Marconi Stallions

Buonissimo Bakery – Led by award-winning Italian bakers, Buonissimo Bakery teams up with Marconi Stallions as another institution with proud Italian heritage. Their quality patisserie baked goods can be found in Australia’s biggest supermarkets.

Boncrete (recommitted partner) – Industry leaders in concrete construction, high-quality formwork and reinforcement for large scale commercial concrete projects in NSW.

Exclusive Bus Hire (recommitted partner) – Provider of reliable and professional bus services for a range of clients, including sports teams, schools, corporate groups and private events.

Mega Metals Australia (recommitted partner) – As a leading supplier of fencing, gates and hardware, Mega Metals Australia pride themselves on balancing quality products and competitive prices.

 

SD Raiders

Madden Landscapes – A strong supporter of SD Raiders Girls Youth League Two Ladies 15, Madden Landscapes provides excellent services in lawn care and landscape maintenance.

NPL QLD:

Brisbane City FC

uTenant – An Australian-owned platform which helps businesses locate warehousing, logistics providers and indystrial property. The team provides fast, transparent and reliable solutions to its clients.

B&D Insulation (recommitted partner) – A trusted provider of high-quality insulation for residential and commercial projects. Since 1990, they have delivered an extensive range of services across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

 

NPL TAS:

Launceston City

Vergola TAS (recommitted partner) – A reliable and trusted Vergola installer, providing outstanding service and products to clients seeking all-year-round solutions to using outdoor spaces.

Progress Switchboards – Ownded by Launceston City Life Member, Austin Fagan, Progress Switchboards design and manufacture custom switchboards for commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.

Little Rivers Brewing Co. – Based in North East Tasmania, Little Rivers Brewing Co. strives to forge community connections with every beer poured and woodfired pizza cooked.

NPL SA:

West Adelaide SC

Mega Rewards –  Australia’s latest rewards platform offering deals, exclusive experiences and prize draws to its members.

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WA Government and Virgin Australia Partner to Bring Discounted Flights for Italian Football Series in Perth

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The Western Australian Government has partnered with Virgin Australia to offer discounted airfares to Perth ahead of a three-match series featuring AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and Palermo, in a move that reflects how state governments are increasingly using major sporting fixtures as tools of tourism and economic strategy.

Subsidising travel costs rather than simply promoting the matches signals a shift in how state governments are approaching major sporting events. WA Tourism Minister Reece Whitby positioned the series within the state’s broader Winter of Unmissable Sport strategy, framing the partnership as a way to fill hotels, support local businesses and generate visible economic activity across a single week of programming. That logic places football alongside other major events states have used to justify public investment in visitor attraction, where the return is measured in tourism spend rather than ticket revenue alone.

A bet on Australia’s appetite for European football

Touring Italian clubs is not a routine occurrence in Australia, and Sport and Recreation Minister Rita Saffioti’s comments point to an underlying assumption behind the investment: that the existing fan base for European football in Australia is substantial enough to justify a state government underwriting travel costs to fill a stadium on the other side of the country.

Australian audiences for international football have grown considerably over the past decade, driven by streaming access, diaspora communities and the rising visibility of leagues once difficult to follow locally. State governments positioning themselves to capture economic value from that growth, rather than leaving it to broadcasters and travel operators, marks a change in how football’s commercial footprint in Australia is being treated by policymakers.

It also raises a question likely to recur as more international club fixtures are scheduled in Australian cities: whether public subsidy for travel around marquee football events delivers economic value beyond the host city, or whether the benefit is concentrated narrowly within the host state’s tourism and hospitality sectors. Virgin Australia’s involvement reflects the commercial logic on the airline side, with the partnership forming part of a broader push to connect Australians with major domestic and international destinations.

For the domestic football industry, the series is a reminder that international club football is competing for the same audience attention as the A-Leagues and grassroots competitions. Whether that competition proves complementary or extractive, in terms of where football-related spending in Australia ultimately lands, is a question state and national football bodies are likely to watch closely as similar fixtures become more frequent.

Referee Omar Artan appointed to UEFA Super Cup Final

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The Somali referee will officiate the 2026 UEFA Super Cup in August between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa.

 

World Cup controversy to Super Cup support

As 2025’s CAF Men’s Referee of the Year, Artan stands as one of the world’s leading match officials.

His expertise and skill allowed him to enter FIFA’s international list in 2018, and has since proved an outstanding ability as a referee, culminating in the CAF Men’s Referee of the Year award last year.

Despite Artan’s capabilities and reputation, his dream of officiating this summer’s World Cup tournament met a premature ending. The referee couldn’t enter into the US after arriving on a diplomatic passport and single entry visa, and was subsequently forced to return home to Somalia.

But Artan’s journey as a referee on the global stage is far from over, as UEFA and CAF confirmed that Artan will officiate the UEFA Super Cup clash between Champions League winners, PSG, and Europa League winners, Aston Villa, in Salzburg this August.

 

Upholding the partnership

In April of this year, UEFA and CAF signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which promised to utilise mutual support to encourage development, inclusion and wellbeing in football.

The MoU aligns unity, cohesion and partnership between two powerhouse continents of world football.

And now, the alignment is stronger and clearer than ever. In the midst of a major blow to Artan’s personal and professional dreams, UEFA and CAF’s partnership provided an opportunity.

“Omar is an excellent young but already experienced referee, who has proven himself at the highest competition level of the Confederation of African Football,” said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin via media release.

“Football is made to connect people, and UEFA wants to show its respect to Omar and his outstanding officiating skills, which had earned him such a prestigious nomination.”

Furthermore, CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, outlined why the initiative perfectly embodies the nature of a partnership between UEFA and CAF.

“This is a great honour for Omar Artan and for African referees and is also an excellent example of football bringing together and uniting people from Africa and Europe and worldwide.”

 

Final thoughts

Out of bitter disappointment and controversy comes a far more positive reflection of football’s influence and impact. It also proves that an MoU is more than just signatures, but a genuine promise to support the game and all within it.

A partnership like this has the power to help millions at once.

But sometimes, helping just one person is all it takes to prove its worth.

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