The Football Association’s general secretary Alex Horne believes there are solutions to any barriers preventing people participating in 11-a-side local football.
More than 2,500 people responded to Sky Sports News’ survey enquiring about the difficulties in participating in the sport at a local level.
The result concluded that more than 65% of respondents said they did not think local councils did enough to support facilities and the costs of low-level football and 83.7% said the FA do not do enough to preserve the grassroots game.
However, Horne is adamant that despite local authorities being under pressure to cut their budgets, he insists they will address each authorities requirements in order to ensure the sport can be played in every local area.
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