Football

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
World Cup

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’

The three-part film The World Cup That Matters follows young people at the Street Child World Cup on a journey to fulfil their footballing dreams and change their lives after being homelessness on the streets

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise
World Cup

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise

Football supporters are the biggest group of people in most countries on earth. We are organised in numbers political parties, trade unions and religions would kill for

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Letter To My Younger Self

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’

The former England captain was fearless on the pitch, playing in three World Cups. Now he’s harnessing his grief over the loss of his son to bring hope to others

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’

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How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
World Cup

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!

Dear England star Joseph Fiennes: ‘Gareth Southgate is a quiet revolutionary’
TV

Dear England star Joseph Fiennes: ‘Gareth Southgate is a quiet revolutionary’

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier’s fight with Grok over ‘chemtrails’
Debunked

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier’s fight with Grok over ‘chemtrails’

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Homelessness

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer
Review

One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’ 
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’ 

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’
Women's football

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’

Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
My Big Year

Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Mental health

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
Football

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime
Homeless World Cup

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime

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A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here’s how
Minesh Parekh

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here’s how

Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban
Football

Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
Football

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour