This Female Football Week (May 2026), Football Victoria published a feature story exploring the pathways, programs and people helping shape life at Alamein FC.

We’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share part of our story. But more importantly, the article highlighted a conversation that feels increasingly important across women’s football in Australia.

There was a milestone moment in German football this week that will have positive ramifications for female football around the world, and here at Alamein we couldn’t be happier about it. But it shouldn’t have been a milestone.

Marie-Louise Eta stepped into a top-flight head coaching role at Union Berlin and, in doing so became the first woman to hold a Head Coach position across all of Europe’s major leagues.

Across Australia and around the world, more girls are stepping onto football pitches than ever before. But beneath the headlines and tournament buzz, something deeper is happening.

At community level, the culture of the game itself is shifting. And for many girls, playing sport is becoming not just an activity, but an important part of how they see themselves.

Culture isn’t built through slogans or statements, but through small, intentional decisions that shape how people learn, lead and belong. This reflection looks at how a simple mentoring initiative is helping make pathways visible at Alamein FC.