Sports Spectrum

Everyone deserves the freedom to play. But right now, 50 million people are still trapped in modern slavery, including 1 in 4 who are children.

Julie Ertz and International Justice are standing together for justice to help protect vulnerable people from violence and restore what’s been taken: freedom, and with it, excitement, laughter, belonging, and play.

This World Cup moment is a reminder of what should be true for every child, everywhere.

Help end modern slavery.

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"He is not only savior ... He is the one who reigns on high. He's the one I depend on everything."

As he prepares for the 2026 World Cup, USMNT soccer player Mark McKenzie joins us on the latest Sports Spectrum podcast with Matt Forte.

Proud to stand alongside IJM in sharing this powerful new campaign. Today, 50 million people are living in modern slavery, and 1 in 4 are children. For them, childhood doesn’t include something as simple as play. This work is about changing that. When freedom is restored, so is the chance to play, grow, and belong. Because every child deserves the freedom to play.

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This content was created with real actors and a local production crew. No AI-generated imagery was used because this issue deserves real faces, real voices, and real humanity.