It arrived in 2016 with an ambitious dream – to get Subbuteo live on Sky Sports. But the Pro Table Soccer Association barely lasted another 18 months, its exciting and professional plans hindered by a lack of support from players and sponsors alike. Former PTSA chairman Daniel Lilley pointed to…
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Has the internet spoiled the beauty of collecting Subbuteo?
The days where you could walk in to a shop and uncover a previously unseen Subbuteo team are long gone. That is of course unless you stumble across a previously loved but discarded lot in a charity shop somewhere. My age means my recollections of seeing Subbuteo on the shelves…
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Subbutegoals: Partick Thistle’s ghost goal vs Morton
When Kris Doolan’s shot crashed against the crossbar and in to the back of the net not many in the ground would guess what happened next. The Morton defence blasted the ball away in anger and the Partick players wheeled off to celebrate – only for the referee and linesman…
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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…
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Spain are the Subbuteo World Cup champions
Spain are the World Champions of table football after they won the FISTF World Cup this week. The Spaniards beat Belgium in the team final of the Subbuteo World Cup to take the overall title after a wonderful weekend of table football in Gibraltar. A professionally-run tournament saw Spain beat…
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How has Subbuteo survived the ‘FIFA age’?
That was a question I was asked by a BBC journalist some eight years ago. If anything, Subbuteo presence has improved since then. Back then, we didn’t have any real sets of note on sale – Marks and Spencer had launched a limited edition box set and the great La…
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A love letter to Newcastle’s greatest team and why the Subbuteo team is a classic
Clubs are usually judged by their greatest teams, by the players who thrilled and entertained while donning the club’s shirt. Brazil’s stunning football of 1970 will forever be etched in memory, as will Ajax’s technically brilliant class of the 1970s. Think Liverpool’s team under Bill Shankly, Spurs’ ultra-attacking teams of…
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Frustrations of a modern day Subbuteo collector
For all collectors of Subbuteo, there are pros and cons of the modern age. eBay can be a fantastic outlet to find those old teams, but is also plagued by repainters. Those don’t really impact me, as my focus is collecting modern Subbuteo ranges (Hasbro onwards) – but here are…
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The best Subbuteo sets to buy on eBay – and how to avoid the bad deals
Subbuteo fans like to trawl eBay for the best bargains around. As interest in the game rises and more collectors join the fray we’ve inevitably seen priced rocket on eBay for rarer sets. This is not a bad thing. More interest in the game means more rare sets unearthed from…
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Watch the Lisbon Lions beat Inter Milan in 1967 – Subbuteo Histories
In 1967 Celtic reached the final of the European Cup for the first time, giving them a chance to become the first British team to win the tournament. In their way was the mighty Inter Milan. Inter Milan were twice champions of Europe in the three years previous. A…