This absolute beauty of a video has been released by Eleven Force in Spain to promote their official licenses. With Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Betis, Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Espanyol all having officially licensed Subbuteo products, the Spanish collection is the envy of all Subbuteo fans. The video highlights…
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Listen to the Official Subbuteo song
An official Subbuteo song has been launched in Italy It will be played at all promotions and events around Italy and is sang by Tino Simonetti, a 54-year-old singer from Naples. You can listen to the song in full below. It has already captured the attention of Subbuteo players in…
How Subbuteo is trying to capture the youth of today
We all have our own ideas as to how Subbuteo should look, but its use as a tool is driving its popularity amongst the new generations. The high profile use of Subbuteo as a tactical and training aid in England’s recent Under 17 World Cup win is a small insight…
The 12 Subbuteo days of Christmas
A Subbuteo roadshow will visit 12 Italian clubs between now and Christmas. As has been seen at recent games involving Lazio and Fiorentina, Subbuteo will get exposure at events linked to supporters groups of Serie A clubs. Official Juventus fan club, JOFC Salerno, will host an event on 29th November…
The story behind the chunky Subbuteo Rugby figures
Subbuteo Rugby teams first appeared as an accessory in the early 1970s, and were firstly only available in the Chunky style figure on the all one piece base. The story behind those figures dates back to a very long and bitter battle between Peter Adolph and Newfooty, which ended with…
Glentoran introduce Subbuteo to academy team
The latest club to enjoy the use of Subbuteo to aid player development is Irish Premiership side Glentoran. Their 08/09 development team in the club’s academy, managed by Chris Lyttle, enjoyed an interactive classroom session involving a Subbuteo pitch and video clips. Former Glentoran defender Michael Ferguson also joined in….
Subbuteo in the stadium at Serie A match
Seven Subbuteo pitches were set up in and around the stadium before the recent Serie A clash between Lazio and Fiorentina at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. A collaboration between the SS Lazio Table Football Club and the Lazio club saw three stands in different locations in the ground to…
Does the UK need club licenses to get Subbuteo back on sale?
It’s now three years since we last saw an official Subbuteo team released in the UK. The return of Subbuteo thanks to Paul Lamond Games and Hasbro in 2012 saw a number of teams released both licensed and unlicensed. The “big six” were the English clubs that had licenses, namely…
Official UEFA Champions League competition for Subbuteo was planned
A competition for Subbuteo players to be run under the UEFA Champions League brand has been scuppered. UEFA and Subbuteo struck a deal for the production of sets, teams and accessories until at least 2020, and part of that deal was to include some promotional events, where players and teams…
New La Leggenda Platinum collection could yet be made available to UK fans
Demand could see the new Subbuteo La Leggenda Platinum Edition made available to fans in the UK and beyond. The collection launched in August and will include 80 teams in total, based on the best national teams in history. Produced by Centauria s.r.l. hey are currently only available in Italy…