Enterprise Rent-A-Car Becomes Title Sponsor of the National League

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The National League has teamed up with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in a major new deal, making the company its official title sponsor.

As part of this multi-year deal, the league will now be known as the Enterprise National League, along with its two regional divisions, the Enterprise National League North and Enterprise National League South.

This marks a significant financial and symbolic investment in the world of non-league football, highlighting a shared commitment to supporting grassroots sport and strengthening ties with local communities across the country.

This exciting collaboration brings together two organisations with a deep-rooted passion for community involvement and the growth of football.

The National League has long been a crucial part of the English football landscape, acting as a bridge between amateur and professional levels of the game.

Over the years, it has provided countless clubs with the opportunity to grow, succeed, and dream of promotion to the highest tiers of competition.

At the same time, it has cultivated a loyal and enthusiastic fan base that reflects the heart and soul of towns and cities throughout the UK.

Enterprise, well known for its longstanding dedication to serving neighbourhoods and investing in community initiatives, sees this partnership as a natural extension of its values.

Together, the National League and Enterprise aim to elevate the profile of non-league football, celebrate the spirit of local competition, and create meaningful impact well beyond the pitch.

National League Chairman Jack Pearce welcomed Enterprise as the National League’s new headline sponsor, calling it a major partnership that reflects the league’s rising profile and popularity.

“We are delighted to welcome Enterprise as our new headline sponsor,” Pearce said in a press release.

“This is a significant partnership for the National League and a testament to the growing strength and appeal of our competition.”

Vice President of Global Brand Strategy & Marketing Activation, Enterprise Mobility, Kyle Sanborn said the company is proud to support the National League and its communities.

“Enterprise is incredibly proud to be partnering with the National League,” Sanborn said in a press release.

“We recognise the vital role these clubs play in their local communities and the passion they inspire in fans nationwide.

“This sponsorship provides a fantastic platform for us to demonstrate our commitment to supporting these communities and explore innovative ways to provide mobility solutions for both the clubs and their dedicated supporters.”

“We look forward to a successful and impactful partnership.”

This partnership signals a new chapter for non-league football—one built on shared values, community spirit, and a collective ambition to drive the game forward at every level.

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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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