Incoming A-League club launches community charity
The professional star power of southwest Sydney’s first national sporting franchise is set to make an impression on and off the field, with Macarthur FC Bulls launching an independent charity.
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The professional star power of southwest Sydney’s first national sporting franchise is set to make an impression on and off the field, with Macarthur FC Bulls launching an independent charity.
To be known as the Macarthur FC Foundation, the community-focused organisation plans to generate positive change across southwest Sydney, with superstar players to be in regular contact with the region’s youth through the ‘Bulls in School’ initiative.
The program, which will be one of many led by the Macarthur FC Foundation, will aim to educate kids about healthy living and the importance of breakfast.
“Sometimes it’s a lot easier to talk to a kid about what to do right, when you have a ball at their feet,” club chairman Gino Marra said.
“It’s all about promoting the region and doing what we can.”
The charity will also support a range of social issues, including domestic violence awareness and the region’s indigenous population.
Nine players have signed on for the franchise’s inaugural season, set to kick off in December, with head coach Ante Milicic declaring he was “quite comfortable” with where his playing squad currently sits.
“(Before COVID-19), fortunately enough we were doing well with the player recruitment side of things,” he said. “Moving forward there is a lot more to do in that space, so at the moment the conversations are continuing.
“We’ve signed nine (players) and a lot of those players have been had relationships with myself and my coaching staff across the years, and I am fortunate to say I have worked with the Socceroos and Olyroos. So I can say I have signed some players that are in Europe and have come through those networks over the years.”
Milicic said he was hopeful the club would hit the training paddock in September.
The announcement of the Macarthur FC Foundation came as six local politicians, including Macarthur federal MP Dr Mike Freelander, Hume federal MP Angus Taylor, Campbelltown state MP Greg Warren, Wollondilly state MP Nathaniel Smith, Campbelltown Mayor George Brticevic and Camden Mayor Theresa Fedeli, were announced as club patrons.