The world federation for Table Football and Subbuteo is set to rebrand over comparisons between its name and a sexual act and worries the name excludes casual players. The Federation of International Sports Table Football (FISTF) is planning to rebrand after it said the name was ‘problematic’ in English. The…
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A special Subbuteo job lot is on sale with a World Cup twist
A very special Subbuteo job lot is on sale on eBay and fans are being urged to bid for a good cause. Wobbly Hobby Shop has listed a Subbuteo box set and six heavyweight teams on eBay and it is no normal auction. The proceeds from the sale will go…
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Review: Subbuteo Deluxe Rubber Backed pitch
The new Subbuteo Deluxe rubber backed pitch has arrived on table tops across the country and the first reviews of the £80 product are in. And who better to check out the quality and playability of the pitch than Italian pitch experts at Astrobase, the maker of high quality pitches,…
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There is a major problem with the Subbuteo Deluxe rubber-backed pitch
Subbuteo World revealed the long-awaited Subbuteo Deluxe rubber-backed pitch to the world and confirmed it is now on sale in the UK. First announced by Hong Kong-based custodians of the brand Longshore back in 2021, the pitch proved to be a hit with Subbuteo fans and collectors because it can…
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England bid to host Subbuteo World Cup in 2024
Subbuteo could be coming home after the English Subbuteo Association confirmed it was hoping to host the FISTF Table Football World Cup – the de facto Subbuteo World Cup and the biggest tournament around the world. The most recent version of the Table Football World Cup was supposed to take…
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Subbuteo reveals Deluxe pitch, 75th Anniversary and Liverpool FC sets for 2022
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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Subbuteo is back as clubs welcome record numbers
Subbuteo clubs are welcoming back players in record numbers over a year after a finger was flicked in the UK. Solent Subbuteo And Table Soccer Club reopened this week and recorded a bumper crowd as fans of the game who had reconnected with the community flocked to the opening night….