Subbuteo has finally revealed the rubber-backed Deluxe pitch at the UK Toy Fair 2022. UK importer University Games showcased the rubber-backed pitch, which is able to be rolled without creases, at the major toy event where it first revealed the new-look Subbuteo back in 2020. The pitch is one of…
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Orders open for ultra-realistic Subbuteo retro pitch
If you have not heard of SA Bases yet you really should take a look at the website The South African-based company recreates stunning Subbuteo football and cricket pitches with a huge range of designs, made to order and delivered all over the world. The pitches have appeared in some…
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The beauty and eye-watering prices of Subbuteo’s African teams
The African Cup of Nations 2022 is an international football competition full of eye-catching kits in unusual combinations. From Cameroon’s famous green shirts to Nigeria’s often crazy kit designs, the continent is no stranger to bright and outlandish shirts and the tournaments are usually a riot of colour. Fans of…
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75 years of Subbuteo – so what’s going on at Longshore?
Late last year the BBC published an article about the resurgence of Subbuteo. It was a great article but one paragraph stood out like a sore thumb among the comforting nostalgia of the rest of the article. It simply said: “The BBC has asked the current makers of Subbuteo, Longshore…
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Table Football Monthly quits Youtube over advertising row
Popular Subbuteo-themed Youtube series Table Football Monthly has called time on the show after 19 months. Keith Littler, the brains behind the monthly series, has announced problems with Youtube’s new monetisation plans means the show has quit the platform and could be at an end. Video giant Youtube has changed…
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The stunning Subbuteo Stadium that Cheltenham Town fans will love
Jason Christopher did not intend for this to happen. A lapsed Subbuteo player who used to play in tournaments, he wanted a desk ornament in homage to the game he used to play. “I used to play Subbuteo on the circuit when I was younger. Subbuteo paid for me to…
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The iconic Subbuteo Mundial goals now come in metal versions
The Mundials are Subbuteo’s most-loved goals thanks to their continental style and relative rarity. The goals were launched in the 1980s as updated versions of the equally popular Championship goals (C181) and secured legendary status among collectors and players because of their easy-on-the-eye style and boxy net to keep shots…
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Did we kill Subbuteo? And should we care?
A few months ago the makers of Subbuteo announced a new Deluxe pitch. It caused a bit of excitement because for the first time since Hong Kong-based Longshore had taken over the license in 2020 it actually looked quite good. The comments on the post were positive. ‘Game changer’ was…
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Subbuteo launches new France box set featuring Mbappe
A new Subbuteo box set featuring French football stars on the cover is now on sale. Subbuteo has launched the set via French toy company Megableu and is selling the fully licensed product on the French Amazon website for around 35 Euros before postage. The new set is a coup…
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The rare German Subbuteo box set with some unusual teams
Subbuteo is very much the global game and a large part of that was due to expansion by founder Peter Adolph and later Waddingtons. The company launched German teams in the early 1970s and then a Munich box set in 1973 but it also produced versions of some of the…