Intentional Sports to host 1st annual Fútbol Festival in Chicago

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Saturday, April 4, 2026
Intentional Sports to host 1st annual Fútbol Festival in Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Non-profit Intentional Sports is hosting it's first-ever Fútbol Festival Saturday in Chicago, and it's getting children on the pitch.

Gabe Garcia, Director of Soccer at Intentional Sports, and Dr. Neeraj Patel, Director of Orthopaedic Health Disparity & Community Outreach Programs and Co-Director of the Sports Medicine & Performance Program at Lurie Children's, joined ABC7 Friday to talk about the event.

Registration is open for the Fútbol Festival. It will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Intentional Sports Campus, 1841 N. Laramie Ave., Chicago.

The Intentional Cup match between CPD Soccer and Wheeling Soccer Academy will kick off at 11 a.m.

More information can be found here.

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