Subbuteo launches first all-female set ahead of Women's FA Cup final
Thursday 3 May 2018 09:36, UK
The first all-female Subbuteo set has been launched to mark the Women's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal this weekend.
The FA and manufacturer Hasbro have combined to reveal the limited edition version of the table football game.
The set includes 22 outfield players and six substitutes wearing Chelsea and Arsenal colours, each hand-modelled and painted with their own characteristics and detailing.
The classic Subbuteo box has also been given a new design, with female players at the centre.
The limited edition set cannot be purchased, but fans will get opportunities to win one via the FA's social channels.
Marzena Bogdanowicz, the FA's head of marketing and commercial for women's football, said: "This new, all-female Subbuteo set is a reflection of the rapid growth that women's football is seeing in the UK right now.
"We aspire to greater equality all the way from board games to boardrooms, and every day we are striving to transform the future of the women's game on and off the pitch."
Hasbro senior vice president James Walker added: "We are incredibly excited to work with the FA to place focus on female footballers in this special edition of Subbuteo.
"Subbuteo has a rich heritage that reflects the nation's love of football and this all-female playset is recognition of the vital role that women's football has in our culture."
