The Subbuteo brand and imagery is still iconic – and for that reason, it does appear in various forms in the ever-popular novelty gifts market, particularly in the run-up to Christmas. Coasters Where better to place your brew than on a hard-wearing cork backed coaster adorned with several different Subbuteo…
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Exclusive: No new Subbuteo sets or teams in 2018, confirm Hasbro
There will be no new Subbuteo launched this year by Hasbro, the toy maker has confirmed. Subbuteo.Online asked Hasbro and its UK licensee Paul Lamond games if there were plans for new teams, accessories or a new catalogue for new Subbuteo products. While the official press channels declined to respond,…
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The history of Subbuteo Rugby
Subbuteo Rugby first appeared on the market in the mid 1950’s. It was available for about four years when due to very poor sales it was deleted. This first version was far removed from the version that we came to know and love. It was available in two Boxed Sets,…
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John Lewis has an exclusive vintage-style Subbuteo set for Christmas
UK department store John Lewis has brought back its vintage-style Subbuteo set for Christmas 2018. The box set is sold only in John Lewis stores and online and has a box designed to bring back memories of classic Subbuteo box sets. The vintage design features the traditional blue and red…
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Subbuteo Stadiums: Fan recreates Brighton’s Goldstone Ground in Subbuteo
A Brighton fan has lovingly recreated Brighton and Hove Albion’s former Goldstone Ground in Subbuteo – and it looks amazing. Subbuteo, having been created in the 1940s, lends itself perfectly to classic grounds and the old terraces and hoardings have been perfectly designed by Stephen Gladwell, who kindly allowed us…
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Sport Billy might be the weirdest Subbuteo set ever produced
A rare an unpopular Subbuteo set has appeared on eBay -with bidders already sending the price past £30. The Sport Billy Subbuteo set is a strange box set produced for a couple of years between 1981 and 1982. Based on Sport Billy, the animated character who acted as a FIFA…
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We painted the new Barcelona Nike 20th anniversary mashup kit in Subbuteo and it went as badly as you would expect
Barcelona are about to launch a special edition kit to celebrate the club’s 20th anniversary with kit supplier Nike. The kit, according to FootyHeadlines, is a Frankenstein-like mashup of every single Barcelona kit made by Nike. The result is a bit of a horror show of patches, stripes and hoops…
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The football teams that deserve to be immortalised in Subbuteo
Hasbro has no interest in bringing back Subbuteo or creating quality new sets. In the UK Paul Lamond does a sort of ‘Subbuteo-lite’ with a few licensed teams and the general Subbuteo shape but for many that is not really enough. It is why we constantly get excited over the…
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Subbuteo’s rarest box set has appeared in an antiques shop in London
A Subbuteo box set dubbed ‘the Holy Grail’ for collectors has appeared in a London antiques shop at a bargain price. The 1973 Munich edition of Subbuteo was spotted by eagle-eyed shoppers in Past Caring in London this week. The set, which looks in good condition and is only missing…
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Arsene Wenger’s Subbuteo figure even includes the massive Arsenal coat
Have you ever wanted Arsene Wenger, complete with massive jacket, to prowl your Subbuteo touchline? One Subbuteo fan has decided that is exactly what he wants and has created the ex-Arsenal manager in intricate detail. Right down to the massive bubble coat that became notorious for a number of wardrobe…