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Guardian: UK Home Office bans 1,200 fans from going to Russia for World Cup

Published June 13, 2018 at 7:48 pm

A picture taken on June 1, 2018 shows a monument to the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in front of the 80,000-seater Luzhniki Stadium as final preparations are under way for the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament, Moscow.

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More than 1,200 Britons with a history of football-related violence or disorder have been blocked from going to the World Cup in Russia after having their passports seized.

The Football Banning Orders Authority (FBOA), part of the Home Office, has ordered 1,312 individuals subject to banning orders who hold a passport to surrender the document to police.