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Sickies & warnings | World Cup 2026 - are employers missing a morale open goal?

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The 2026 World Cup is now well underway, but what does it mean to you?

For tournament Godfather and trophy eponym Jules Rimet, the competition represented an idyllic possibility of peace through football.

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