New Matildas coach Joe Montemurro has called for more support for A-League Women after Football Australia announced a multi-million dollar deal with Commonwealth Bank to support the game at all levels for the next six years.

Already the naming rights sponsor of the Matildas, the deal will see the Commonwealth Bank become the major sponsor of the Socceroos as well, along with the ParaRoos, ParaMatildas and emerging national sides. FA had announced earlier this week that Subway would cease to be the Socceroos’ major sponsor in August.

Montemurro took over earlier this month from interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni, who said in May domestic football in Australia needed “significant improvement in its professionalism.”

“You always want more support in any scenario, it’s a given,” Montemurro said. “The reality is that the A-League is the league that it is and there is a focus on clubs now to really understand the sustainable structures in place in terms of how they’re developing players.”

Montemurro built his coaching career in Australia, notably with Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory, before moving to European giants Arsenal, Juventus and most recently Lyon in France.

He is confident that as domestic football grows in professionalism, it will build a stronger talent pipeline ahead of the 2026 Asian Cup in Australia.

“There’s an example of Melbourne City which I was involved in, going all the way through in the Asian Champions League,” Montemurro said. “So now these clubs have a bit of a name, and I suppose a direction on where they need to go.

“But more importantly, we need to now link the development [of the clubs] with the national team – start thinking, ’If we are a developing nation in terms of a league, then let’s start to identify some players for the next generation and the generations to come.”