A Subbuteo set dubbed one of the rarest, largest and most expensive ever made has been sold on auction website eBay for a bargain price. The 1981 Subbuteo World of Sport Compendium is the Holy Grail for many Subbuteo collectors because it combines four full Subbuteo box sets in one…
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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…
This is the best Subbuteo stadium ever built
Here at Subbuteo.Online we have seen some fantastic Subbuteo stadiums, from the amazing replica of Goodison Park to a full stadium for sale on eBay complete with fans. But nothing compares to what could possibly be the best Subbuteo stadium ever built. Subbuteo fan Van Der Brus has kindly allowed…
What does Subbuteo’s cryptic message mean for the future of the game?
The official Subbuteo Twitter account sent out a cryptic tweet at a relatively quiet time on the platform in the Subbuteo community. At 9.15pm on a Wednesday evening the account sent an intriguing message that talked of Subbuteo being ‘back’ – and hinted at some big news on the horizon….
The children’s book that encapsulates the beauty of Subbuteo
Being the son of a librarian, my childhood was full of reading – mainly as much sports fiction as possible. That’s how I discovered the book “The Table Football League” a copy of which I still own today. The story centres around young Noel Hooper, who receives a Subbuteo set…
The tiny feature that could add a lot of value to your Italian Subbuteo teams
If you have an Italian Subbuteo lightweight team from 1981 onwards you may want to take a closer look. A fun quirk of the Subbuteo range for over 20 years means not all Italian teams are equal. In fact, some rare teams will have a tiny detail that makes them…
The Nigeria World Cup kit in Subbuteo form has already been created by one fan
A fully licensed Subbuteo team wearing Nigeria’s green and white zig-zag World Cup kit from 2018 is on its way – but one Subbuteo fan has already beaten them to it. Just days after we reported Italian company Centauria was planning to build a vintage-style Nigeria team as part of…
Confirmed: We are getting an official Nigeria 2018 World Cup Subbuteo team
It was the best kit of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and sold out instantly after three million preorders were lodged with Nike. Now the jazzy green and white Nigeria home kit will be recreated as an official Subbuteo team for the first time ever – and it is…