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World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’
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World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’

World Cup fever comes to Dallas. STREETZine vendors tell Big Issue how the tournament is affecting the city

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

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

The St George’s Cross and England kit can no longer be separated from the political movements that weaponise them

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

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

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

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

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 
Best of the year

Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025 

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
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‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’

England legend Fara Williams: ‘Young girls can dream of being a professional footballer now’
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England legend Fara Williams: ‘Young girls can dream of being a professional footballer now’

Miriam Margolyes calls for football World Cup 2030 to be in LGBTQ+ friendly country
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Miriam Margolyes calls for football World Cup 2030 to be in LGBTQ+ friendly country

David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?
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David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?

Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please
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Want an Airbnb for the World Cup? That’ll be £239,923, please

The New Year brings a bounty of good things to look forward to
Paul McNamee

The New Year brings a bounty of good things to look forward to

From Big Sam’s Big Mac to Diego’s Sesh – Sam Delaney’s Russia 2018 highlights
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From Big Sam’s Big Mac to Diego’s Sesh – Sam Delaney’s Russia 2018 highlights

Meet the World Cup sticker makers drawing their own missing players
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Meet the World Cup sticker makers drawing their own missing players

Not only Russia: 2018’s other World Cups with the planet’s top para-athletes
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Not only Russia: 2018’s other World Cups with the planet’s top para-athletes

Joachim Löw wants footballers to do more to help the underprivileged
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Joachim Löw wants footballers to do more to help the underprivileged

Could any of this year’s World Cup songs be made worse by a Chris Waddle rap?
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Could any of this year’s World Cup songs be made worse by a Chris Waddle rap?