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The LEGO Group has partnered with FC Barcelona to bring its famed Camp Nou stadium to the LEGO brick universe with the launch of a detailed tribute to the grounds and home turf for the Spanish football team. The LEGO Camp Nou – FC Barcelona set allows football and LEGO …
Read More »The England Lionesses make history as University Games unveils first all female Subbuteo line-up
University Games is making history with the launch of the first all-female Subbuteo line-up to mass market, thanks to a new partnership with the England Lionesses. The highly anticipated Official England Lionesses Subbuteo Main Game will be available from this May, with each of the detailed Lionesses Subbuteo players sporting …
Read More »Panini prepares for UEFA EURO 2020 Tournament Edition sticker collection launch this week
Panini is preparing for the official launch of its UEFA Euro 2020 Tournament Edition official sticker collection this week, as the eagerly anticipated collection readies to make its retail debut this Thursday, March 25th. Billed as ‘bigger and better than ever before,’ the new 678 sticker collection features statistics and …
Read More »Panini finally gets to launch its UEFA Euro 2020 Adrenalyn XLTM trading cards collection
It’s the tournament that football fans have been waiting a life-time for, and Panini is putting itself front and centre, with the launch of the only official trading card collection for this year’s paradoxical UEFA Euro 2020. On sale from this week, the UEFA Euro 2020 Adrenalyn XLTM 2021 Kick-Off …
Read More »Indie Focus: Counter Attack bridges football and hobby gaming with deep strategy tabletop title
The beautiful game; a game of deep strategy, critical thinking, mental agility and the fitness to slog it out for 90 minutes with the crowds baying for blood. Wash it all down with a boozy night on the town and at this point, we very well could be talking about …
Read More »Mattel’s Hot Wheels reignites partnership with YouTube’s The F2
Hot Wheels has renewed its partnership with the YouTube superstars F2 Freestylers – the hosts of the biggest football YouTube platform in the world – to create a series of head to head challenges that merge football freestyling and the collectable car brand. Mattel first procured the partnership back in …
Read More »Panini launches re-branded Official Premier League Adrenalyn XL Trading Card collection
The trading card and collectable stickers specialist, Panini has launched a completely re-branded and refreshed Adrenalyn XL trading card collection featuring all of the Premier League’s top talent. The new-look Official Premier League Adrenalyn XL Trading Card range follows the recent success of Panini’s first Premier League sticker collection, Football …
Read More »Subbuteo makes its return to UK TV in new ad spot starring John Motson
University Games has secured the sports broadcasting legend John Motson, as the new voice of its Subbuteo TV advert. The TV campaign featuring the renowned voice will launch on August 10th, marking the first time the table football has been seen on UK TV in a matter of decades. The …
Read More »Orchard Toys teams with Norwich City FC for exclusive football themed game
NCFC has launched the product in its two retail outlets this November, just in time for the busy Q4 period.
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