All-female Subbuteo set launched to reflect growth in women’s football

The first all-female Subbuteo set has been launched to reflect the rapid growth of women’s football in the UK.

The FA and the game’s maker, Hasbro, revealed the limited edition version of the table football game ahead of the SSE Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May, with the figures wearing the colours of finalists Arsenal and Chelsea.

The FA said the new version of the game supported its objective to tackle barriers within the women’s game.

The set includes 22 outfield players and six substitutes, 0 All change for Subbuteo with the launch of a new set each hand-moulded and painted with their own characteristics and detailing.

The classic Subbuteo box has also been given a new design with the female foot- ballers placed front and centre. The set is not available to buy, but fans will have the opportunity to win one via FA social channels in the coming months.

Marzena Bogdanowicz, the FA’S head of marketing and commercial for women’s football, said: “This new, allfemale 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.”