Melbourne Football STARS

Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the incredible mums, grandmothers and mother figures in our MFS community 💙🧡

Thank you for every early morning, sideline cheer, lift to training, word of encouragement and unconditional support. None of this is possible without you.

We appreciate everything you do — yesterday and every day!

Today, we pause.

We remember the courage, sacrifice, and spirit of the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country.

At Melbourne Football Stars, we honour the values that ANZAC Day represents — resilience, unity, and mateship. Values we strive to instil in every young player who walks onto the pitch.

Their legacy lives on in how we show up, support one another, and carry ourselves every day.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

Happy Easter to our Melbourne Football STARS family 🐣⚽

Enjoy the break, stay safe, and we’ll see you back on the pitch soon as we prepare for our exciting 2026 Tour 💙

A very Happy Australia Day to all of the MFS family. Have a great day celebrating our great country 🇦🇺

A very Happy Hogmanay to our entire MFS family 🎆
What a year 2025 has been — capped off by our biggest and greatest Tour to the UK & Europe yet!
Thank you to everyone who made it so special. We can’t wait to go again in 2026.
Wishing you all a fantastic New Year and we’ll see you next year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy Hogmanay to our entire MFS family 🎄⚽️

We hope you enjoy a wonderful festive season spent with family and friends. Thank you for being part of our journey — we can’t wait to do it all again with another unforgettable Tour in 2026.

What an unforgettable Tour this has been. From Scotland to England and into Wales, our lads have lived and breathed the full professional football experience.

🎟️ Rangers FC UEFA Europa League Night – A once-in-a-lifetime moment as our boys stepped onto the pitch centre circle pre-game under the European lights at Ibrox along with being on the pitch unfurling the flags before the Livingston SPFL match.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aberdeen Football Club, Scotland – Training at Cormack Park, meeting first-team players and Manager Jimmy Thelin, touring Pittodrie, and being hosted once again by our friends at Aberdeen FC — a partnership 18 years strong.

💚 Hibernian Football Club Academy – Tranent – A fantastic fixture against the Hibs Academy at their Tranent training base. A high-quality opposition, a great learning experience for our players, and another valuable connection with a top Scottish club.

🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Burnley Football Club – A brilliant day at Turf Moor and the new Barnfield Training Centre, capped off with a 3–1 win. Then the boys were pitch-side for the Premier League match at Turf Moor, finishing with Daniel Muñoz throwing his shirt to our lads — an unforgettable moment.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales – Wrexham AFC – A challenging match against Wrexham Academy followed by a brilliant night at the iconic Turf Bar, straight out of the Welcome to Wrexham story. A real taste of Welsh hospitality.

🏟️ St George’s Park – Training at the home of the English FA National Teams — a world-class environment and a massive highlight for the players.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 Cultural Experiences – From Aberdeen and Edinburgh to Glasgow, Burnley, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, Burton and Wrexham — stadium tours, team dinners, bonding, and lifelong friendships built along the way.

Above all, the lads represented Melbourne Football STARS with pride, professionalism, and character. Another incredible chapter written — and planning for the 2026 Tour is already underway.

Thank you to every club, coach, parent and player who made this possible. ❤️⚽️

And that’s a wrap! Our 2025 UK Tour comes to a close after a brilliant farewell dinner in the heart of Manchester last night. The lads are now all checked in and ready for the long journey home 🇦🇺

A huge thank you to all the clubs, staff and special people who made this Tour unforgettable. Your support, hospitality and friendship are what keep this tradition thriving 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Next stop: Melbourne, Australia — and planning is already underway for our 2026 Tour!

The lads have officially wrapped up our time in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and made a stop in the historic border town of Chester before heading to Liverpool FC’s iconic Anfield Stadium. We finished the day with a visit to the Trafford Centre in Manchester and a well-earned rest night back in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Another brilliant chapter in an unforgettable Tour!

The lads faced a tough test today against Wrexham AFC Academy, but were met with an incredible welcome on our arrival into Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. We capped off the day with a brilliant night at the famous Turf Bar, where the boys experienced true Welsh hospitality!