Europe’s top Subbuteo table football clubs will be competing in Kent, a year after the county hosted the World Cup tournament.
Nearly 40 clubs from 10 countries will be competing at Abbey School in Faversham where The Subbuteo Champions Leagues and Europa League will take place on 25th and 26th October.
The Champions Leagues and Europa League are held every year, with the World Cup being held in England in 2024 for the first time in years.
The game requires players to flick miniature models of football players around a replica stadium in an attempt to push a ball into a goal.
The sport was invented by Peter Adolf in 1947 from his home near Tunbridge Wells.
Stewart Grant, from the English Subbuteo Association and also known as SubbuteoCollector in social media, said they were “pleased” another competition is being held in the county. Mr Grant said the sport was popular in the 1970s and ’80s but it waned in the ’90s following the emergence of computer games.
“The sport was invented in Kent, so the community takes great pride that Subbuteo is making a resurgence worldwide,” he added.
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