The massive Subbuteo job lot of 42 heavyweight teams sold for an incredible £850. The item, which we reported was had attracted more bids than any other Subbuteo items on the auction website, was subject to a flurry of last-minute bids. The eventual price of £850 is a hefty one…
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When Mario Balotelli set up a Subbuteo league at Liverpool
Famed perhaps more for his antics off the pitch than on them, Subbuteo perhaps wouldn’t be an activity you’d associate with former Premier League winner and Italy international Mario Balotelli. But back in 2015, during a time when he was out of favour at Anfield, he got his team-mates together…
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Subbuteo legends Melchester Rovers are back in a Roy Race reboot
It is 54 years to the day since Roy of the Rovers first arrived on the scene. The hand-drawn hero of Melchester Rovers is a fictional football legend, taking his team to a number of titles and cups and getting into several adventures in the process. Over the 40 years…
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Calls to change how Subbuteo is run in England
The English Subbuteo Association is calling for help to support it organise and run Subbuteo in England. In a passionate plea on the association’s official Facebook page, chairman Dave Pawsey expressed concerns over the ESA and asks for as many clubs as possible to contact him by Friday September 14…
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This collection of 2,100 Subbuteo players is something special
Subbuteo collections do not get more spectacular than this. Andy Trasler shared images of his Subbuteo single players collection on Facebook and has kindly allowed us to showcase them here too. Andy is aiming to collect one of every single Subbuteo team ever produced, from the early heavyweight figures to…
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Incredible bidding war on massive Subbuteo lot on eBay
There is a ridiculous bidding war taking place over a massive set of Subbuteo on eBay. The British Heart Foundation has listed an incredible 42 heavyweight Subbuteo teams on the popular auction website and bidding has now gone through the roof for the massive haul. With four days to go…
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The mystery of the Catalonia-coloured FC Subbuteo team
In the early heavyweight Subbuteo range there is a strange anomoly. Subbuteo reference number 60 is a team that does not really look like any football club on the planet. With a striking blue base with yellow insert, an orange shirt with a red stripe and blue shorts it doesn’t…
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13 years ago this Subbuteo league ended frustratingly early
Is this the most frustrating Subbuteo League table of all time? Twitter user Scott Innes (@Flying_Inside) shared pictures of neatly-written league tables featuring 20 of his favourite Subbuteo teams. Over 13 years ago Scott did what any Subbuteo fan would do – create a Subbuteo Solo League against himself to…
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The new Argentina 1978 La Leggenda Platinum Edition team has arrived
The next in the new Subbuteo La Leggenda Platinum Edition range has arrived – and we’ve been given a sneak peek of the amazing detail of the new sets. Launched in Italy only, we have been getting increasingly jealous of the new 80-team international range designed to mimic the classic…
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The amazing moment USA make Subbuteo history with World Cup winner
Christian Filippella had just seconds left in his Subbuteo World cup quarter final tie against Italy’s Saverio Bari. His flick to put himself 2-1 was not just one of the most dramatic moments in the World Cup in Gibraltar – but also represented an incredible piece of Subbuteo history for…