Digi the main sponsor of Cadiz CF until the end of the season

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The telecommunications operator of Digi Communications, in short Digi, has signed with Spanish football club Cadiz CF, where the multinational company becomes the club’s main sponsor until the conclusion of the season.

The organisation carries out the change clause during the halfway point of the competition, with Khalifa Capital being on the sleeve of the first kit.

Since 1985, Digi International Inc. has spearheaded the wireless communications industry, shaping the future landscape for devices to connect easily and responding to the needs of clients as well as the enterprises that use them.

Prior to the Internet of Things, Digi built M2M and IoT devices, modifying to enhance the networking standards and the optimised data communications on every side of the most advanced protocols and emerging technologies.

Some of the solutions that have been a breath of fresh air across the loT landscape include but are not limited to radio frequency modems to gateways, cellular routers, networking devices, and single-board computers (SBCs).

Nowadays, the IoT offering includes sensor-based solutions, an enlightened platform for remote monitoring device deployments of any size that can be used anywhere, anytime.

With this contract, Digi wants to back both the club and its ever faith fans, the American based Industrial Internet of Things technology company reinforces its dedication to the Spanish club by changing from being the Club’s Official Sponsor to being the team’s Main Sponsor in the second half of the season.

Digi’s Chief Commercial Officer Angel Alvarez said via press release:

“We are proud to support this Club with which we share values such as effort and teamwork. This is a very special project for us and we are convinced that it will allow us to achieve many accomplishments together.”

Cadiz CF President Manuel Vizcaino added via press release:

“Digi is a great company, with which we are delighted to continue working hand in hand and with which we are sure we will continue to reap success.”

Digi has its own fibre network offices in Cadiz, Fibra SMART, and also with its PRO-DIGI fibre service, reaching up to 10 Gbps speed which is the fastest network in the country at the residential level.

The club wore its new front-of-shirt sponsor against Athletic Club early last month in what promises to be a beneficial collaboration for both parties.

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Project ACL: The initiative leading the way on injury research

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Launched in 2024, the research project recently welcomed two US-based organisations: the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

 

About Project ACL

Led by FIFPRO, PFA England, Nike and Leeds Beckett University, Project ACL aims to research ACL injuries and understand more about multifactorial risk factors.

After piloting in England’s Women’s Super League (WSL), Project ACL will expand to the NWSL in the US, reflecting the global importance of the project’s research and outcome.

“We are incredibly excited to bring the NWSLPA and NWSL to Project ACL,” said Director of Women’s Football at FIFPRO, Dr. Alex Culvin, via official press release.

“Overall, we believe that player-centricity and collaboration with key stakeholders are central to establishing meaningful change in the soccer ecosystem and that players, competition organisers and stakeholdersaround the world will benefit from Project ACL’s outputs and outcomes.”

Interviews with over 30 players and team surveys across all 12 WSL clubs provided the project’s research team with valuable information about current prevention strategies and available resources.

Furthermore, the project tracks player workload and busy schedule periods during the season through the FIFPRO Player Workload Monitoring tool, therefore gaining insights into the link between scheduling and injury risks.

 

Looking to the data

Project ACL’s partnerships with the WSL – and now the NWSL – are immensely valuable for the future of player welfare in women’s football.

Although ACL injuries affect both male and female athletes, they are twice as likely to occur in women than men. However, according to the NWSL, as little as 8% of sports science research focuses on female athletes.

In Australia, several CommBank Matildas suffered ACL injuries in recent years: Sam Kerr was sidelined from January 2024 to September 2025, Ellie Carpenter for 8 months after suffering the injury while playing for Olympique Lyonnais, and Holly McNamara came back from three ACL’s aged 15, 18 and 20.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg. The 2025/26 ALW season saw several ACL incidents, including four in just two weeks.

 

Research, prevent, protect

Injury prevention and research are vital to sport – whether professional or amateur.

But when the numbers are so shocking – and incidents are so common – governing bodies must remember that player welfare comes above all else. Research can inform prevention strategies. Prevention means players can enjoy the game they love.

The work of Project ACL, continuing until 2027, will hopefully protect countless players across women’s football from suffering long-term or recurring injuries.

South Canberra FC Breaks the Mold: Equity-Driven Model Earns ‘Club Changer’ Honour

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South Canberra Football Club has been named Club Changer of the Month for April, in a recognition that reflects a broader shift across Australian football toward rewarding clubs that are actively dismantling the structural barriers limiting women’s access to the game.

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup has just delivered record crowds and unprecedented visibility for women’s football in Australia, and the Club Changer program is now asking what comes next. Its decision to name South Canberra Football Club as Club Changer of the Month for April signals a clear shift in how the program defines contribution: away from participation numbers alone, and toward the equity frameworks that determine whether women stay in the game once they arrive.

South Canberra FC built that framework from the ground up. Established in 2021, the club set out to give women and female-identifying players a safe, inclusive environment to play football at any level. It runs entirely on volunteers, operates as a not-for-profit, and is governed by an all-female committee with 13 of its 14 coaches identifying as female.

 

Building the infrastructure of inclusion

In 2026, the club secured grant funding and put it to work immediately. Two coaches are completing their C Licence qualification, and ten coaches, players and community members have undertaken the Foundations of Football course, which directly tackles the cost and accessibility barriers that exclude women out of coaching pathways.

The club also commissioned a female-specific strength and conditioning program with sports physiotherapists ahead of the 2026 season, targeting injury prevention and explicitly supporting players returning after childbirth.

SCFC’s leadership team draws from LGBTIQ+ individuals, First Nations people and veterans, strengthening the club’s connection to the communities it was built to represent.

The Club Changer program is backing clubs that do this work- clubs that treat equity as infrastructure rather than aspiration. At a moment when Australian football is under pressure to turn its biggest-ever surge of women’s interest into something lasting, SCFC’s model offers a clear answer to the question of how.

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