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Subbuteo Premier League adverts from the 90s including naked players and one big mistake

When Hasbro took over the Subbuteo brand in the mid-1990s it was already under pressure. It was a number of years since the game's heydey in the 1970s and 1980s, where millions of...

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...

Nearly every Bayern Munich Subbuteo team is officially the wrong colour – this is why

Bayern Munich are one of the world's best football teams and they have dominated the German Bundesliga for decades. But if you have a Bayern Munich Subbuteo team there is a very big...

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...

You can now buy the Roy of the Rovers kit for Christmas

The original Roy of the Rovers kit that was lovingly reproduced as a Subbuteo team is now available to buy - and we want one. The stunning red kit has been brought back...

How Subbuteo got one of the world’s most famous kits wrong

River Plate booked their place in the Copa Libertadores final after a late penalty against Brazilian giants Gremio. The Buenos Aires club will now face either Palmeiras or arch rivals Boca Juniors in...

The new Bohemians away kit features Bob Marley’s face

The popularity of Subbuteo is largely down to getting your hands on teams with striking kit designs and unusual features. After all, who isn't excited by the likes of the Nigeria 2018 World...

Panini Premier League stickers are back and we want them to do Subbuteo next

Nostalgia fans rejoice - Premier League football stickers will be made by legendary company Panini from 2019/20. The Italian sticker makers, who lost the rights to the Premier League in the early 1990s...
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