{"id":77899,"date":"2019-03-16T13:13:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=77899"},"modified":"2019-03-16T13:13:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T18:13:07","slug":"everybodys-game-ensuring-access-to-opportunity-in-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/everybodys-game-ensuring-access-to-opportunity-in-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Everybody&#8217;s Game: Ensuring Access to Opportunity in Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alex Campbell<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Soccer has become increasingly popular across America in recent years. However, youth participation rates have declined, partially due to the high costs of many youth programs and lack of access to opportunities to play the game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Alex Campbell Medill Newsmakers\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/324197610?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I spoke with officials from various levels of soccer here in Chicago, from the Park District up to the United States Soccer Federation, about what is being done to ensure access and opportunity to the most popular sport in the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Winter indoor soccer program at Calumet Park (Alex Campbell\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alex Campbell Medill Reports Soccer has become increasingly popular across America in recent years. 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