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    The World Cup is a gift but gambling risks corrupting the joy

    2026-07-07T15:49:00Z

    As England prepare to face Norway in the World Cup quarter-final, James Gordon Reid reflects on the joy, spectacle and national devotion football inspires. But with betting companies embedded in the game, he asks whether Christians can celebrate sport while resisting the darkness of gambling