Thierry Henry and Marcus Rashford MBE were the first to go head-to-head with the new fully functional Lego Ideas Table Football set.
Football and Lego fans can now build and play their favourite game with this new fan designed Lego set, which Lego describes as the ultimate global celebration of play.
Each player can first build their five-a-side team of Lego minifigures – plus a crowd of teammates and fans to watch from the sides – from over 60 different elements, before the players compete in a match. Legendary football icon and World Cup winner Thierry Henry and current Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford MBE, take on each other with their teams of minifigures in a new YouTube video. Thierry Henry said: “Throughout my career I’ve played football everywhere you can imagine, from my garden to stadiums across the world, and now in a Lego Ideas Table Football set. Lego play is all about harnessing the unifying spirit of sport to rebuild the game for fans everywhere. I am very excited to see the new Lego set bring people together across the world as they master the table football game in brick form.”
The Lego Ideas Table Football set honours football players and fans from around the globe and features a diverse line-up of minifigures. In total, 22 different minifigures can be built to play or watch with a range of hair styles, facial expressions and skin tones to choose from. The portable size of the set means it is perfect for transporting to play with friends, ‘away’ or ‘at home’. It also makes an ideal display cabinet piece.
England and Manchester United star Marcus Rashford MBE added: “I love building with Lego bricks, but to now build and play football against Thierry Henry in Lego form is amazing. Football brings fans together and it is great to see that the Lego Ideas Table Football set does the same.”
The set was designed by 16 year old Hungarian Lego fan Donát Fehérvári as part of the We Love Sports Contest on Lego Ideas, and then made into a real set by Lego Designer, Antica Bracanov, who said: “What makes the Lego Ideas Table Football set so amazing is that it harnesses the spirit of sport. Donat’s design champions the shared rollercoaster of emotions that fans experience when watching football games. At the Lego Group, we are incredibly proud to have brought this set to life.”
The new Lego Ideas Table Football launches as part of the Lego For The Joy of Play campaign at 35–37 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois in Paris from 29th to 30th October. The two day event will feature the opportunity to compete in the ultimate Lego Table Football competition, plus talks from inspiring speakers and the chance to get hands-on with Lego bricks with an amazing mural and free building areas. In addition, Thierry Henry will be present at the event. For more information and tickets visit www.lego.com/table-football.
The Lego Ideas Table Football set is available from 1st November 2022.
