I kinda forgot this one hadn’t been released yet because it leaked like three weeks ago. I honestly think it’s a pretty good set with a fair price and some interesting recolors.

I wish I could react with a laughing emoji

And there was much rejoicing…

*sigh*

It's not for me, but I will say that I really like the printed tiles with the crowd on them--could be useful for other builds!

False advertising: this is a soccer ball.
Get back to me when you make this as an actual football. /s

Also, faceless minifigs are creepy.

Additionally, do a Death Star version please.
After that $1,000 'slice', you owe us this.

So those are dual-molded nanofigs? I hadn't noticed any like that before, but it looks like they've done that in the past with Harry Potter characters, at least.

$130?! Ouch!

No, it doesn't interest me 67%

"And my axe."

@jjr_2009 said:
"It's not for me, but I will say that I really like the printed tiles with the crowd on them--could be useful for other builds!"

Was just thinking this myself! No interest in football/soccer but those stickers could have many uses.

We need a parts list for this ASAP so people can build a mini Death Star

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Can you kick it?"
You can kick any LEGO set.
The question is, do you want to?

I have to admit that having that "stadium" inside is a nice surprise that saves it from being a complete dud. But still, not a a very attractive set, and even when the PPP is decent, not something I would spend anything close to €120 on.

But already waiting for the first Youtube reviewer to test the ball for actual use.....

Definitely another "get non lego fans into lego" set

This set is not for me, but I'm impressed with the design. At first I was like "that price for just a bunch of radar dishes strung together?" But when I saw the diorama inside I couldn't help but smile and say "that's really cool." The epitome of a "No, but I like it" in the poll.

Would've been better in the traditional black and white. There would be no need for stickers or wasted budget on prints, depending on the dish.

Uh…..

@Brickablat said:
"So those are dual-molded nanofigs? I hadn't noticed any like that before, but it looks like they've done that in the past with Harry Potter characters, at least."

I know they’ve printed faces for both HP and Marvel, plus one GWP, but I want aware of any dual-molded heads on the trophy figs.

@daniellesa said:
"I loathe football and it was really disheartening to see lego embrace the franchise but then unsurprising considering they seem to want to make as much money as possible.
"

Which franchise have they embraced? There is no branding on this.

For me, that is the downside. An official set might have looked good on the shelves but this looks like an unofficial FIFA World Cup product that happens to come out at the same time as the World Cup.

Kids can press the button and watch the moment the football player figures celebrate a win, with fireworks popping off behind the stage. Other fun stadium details include a small golden trophy toy in the centre, big screens and a peace prize.

Not bad at all. And even the price seems to be in the ballpark of the real thing

At first I found it a bit surprising there was no warning on the box to not kick the thing, like they warn you with everything resembling a boat that it doesn't float. But only then noticed the sticker on one of the discs, saying "Official size - Display only - Do not actually kick"....just to make sure I guess?

This looks like it could have been a cool Rocket League branded set, but as is it doesn’t appeal, though I think the build is pretty interesting.

The most popular sport in the world and this is what Lego gives you.

@ChazTheMinifig said:
"Props for *not* being FIFA-branded."

Greedy corrupt FiFA adding their branding would have doubled the price of the set.

Hmm Soccer Ball computers says no it's a Football.

Today I feel AFOL.

Are those new recolors of the statuette figures or are they finally dual molding them?

New from LEGO B A L L
You can build the BALL! Put it on the SHELF! And let it collect DUST!
You did it! Now 100 pounds of your very real money has been spent on a B A L L
New sets to collect from LEGO B A L L ! Each ball sold seperately, CUBOID not included.

w h y

(this is the stupidest comment I've ever posted but I'm so exasperated by this set I don't even care)

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Can you kick it?"

"Yes you can!"

@Maxbricks14 said:
"The most popular sport in the world and this is what Lego gives you."

Now you’re just making me depressed about the general worldwide lack of taste.

@ShinyBidoof:
So tell me, how exactly do _you_ pluralize an adjective?

@PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"The most popular sport in the world and this is what Lego gives you."

Now you’re just making me depressed about the general worldwide lack of taste.

@ShinyBidoof:
So tell me, how exactly do _you_ pluralize an adjective?"

Uglies

I wasn't impressed by the outside, it's okay but the price seemed a bit silly, but seeing the internals of it I think it's a pretty cool-looking set. There's also scope for LEGO to potentially make a limited run 'winners' edition if a particular country or team wins a major tournament this year by changing the colours of the microfigs included, similar to things they did with the old football theme.

@ShinyBidoof said:
"I think like a lot of people my first reaction was - what! Then I saw the piece count and that reaction became - WHAT!

However, actually going into the article and seeing the inside it is actually a very cool set. Though it does seem a shame that none of the subs or staff were allowed on the podium to celebrate.

I also assumed this would be FIFA branded like 43020 but I guess it would have to have been the same design as the official 2026 World Cup ball, which is much less symmetrical than this one. And it is a massive positive that the set it nothing to do them anyway.

I'm not going to get into the football/soccer discussion as any country that says 'Legos' will never be in a position to win a word usage argument.

"

There's no point in arguing with someone who seems not to understand that languages vary with geography.

@yellowcastle said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"The most popular sport in the world and this is what Lego gives you."

Now you’re just making me depressed about the general worldwide lack of taste.

@ShinyBidoof:
So tell me, how exactly do _you_ pluralize an adjective?"

Uglies"

Pluralizing its usage as a noun does not count as pluralizing an adjective that has no accepted noun form.

Death Starlike this, please!

Will it fit in the aquarium?

Poll results show only 2% want the set. Yikes!
Also a ball made out of Lego is incredibly silly.

So Lego are betting that a team dressed in blue will win the World Cup.
(And also the team are only about 1cm tall).

@Bricklunch said:
"So Lego are betting that a team dressed in blue will win the World Cup.
(And also the team are only about 1cm tall). "

USA USA USA :o)

Not me, but many soccer/football fans in the world

@Heriol said: "Part of me thinks it's a shame it's not the classic type with the pentagons"

Yeah, I feel it's a bit of a missed opportunity, now that they actually *have* a pentagonal tile (in Harry Potter 76466 Pile o' Stuff - Collectors' Edition). It's also interesting that this "classic" design isn't as old as many people believes - IIRC it was invented by the Danish sports company Select sometime in the 60s, and wasn't used in the World Cup until the early 70s (under the name "Telstar", from the satellite). Before that, footballs were often a 12-panel design resembling a Lowell sphere with each segment split lengthways, or an 18-panel type similar to a volleyball.

"I assume this is more accurate to what they actually use these days"

It's a bit odd how they insists on reinventing the wheel... eh, ball for each World Championship, and they aren't always all that successful. I believe the ball they called "Jubulani" got a lot of flak from players who said it behaved unpredictably and felt like an inflatable beach ball, and then there's the "Teamgeist" which got known as the "pantyliner ball" for its figure-8 shaped panels, and also got some criticism for behaving very differently when wet.

@TheOtherMike:

Like Calvinball, Pixarball is a much more exciting sport than Falling Down And Pretending To Be Hurt. Now, excuse me while I go invent the game of Pixarball…

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike:

Like Calvinball, Pixarball is a much more exciting sport than Falling Down And Pretending To Be Hurt. Now, excuse me while I go invent the game of Pixarball…"

Be sure to implement rules for Falling with Style. You might also consider a Monologueing Penalty, or a move called the Lucky Fin.

@xoddam said:
" @daniellesa said:
"I loathe football and it was really disheartening to see lego embrace the franchise but then unsurprising considering they seem to want to make as much money as possible.

I like how the set opens up, though it looks like a lot of large stickers to fit in complicated places, unless they're printed.

Why haven't they done this for the Death Star? Or modularised it so it had circular pieces to connect to the slice. Or a cheaper version with similar makeup.

That's what so annoying about this set. It proves that they could have done so much more with the 'death slice', which makes both sets even more disappointing. "

I can't see how this structure would have worked for the Death Star. If you turn it grey, it still wouldn't look like the Death Star because of the shapes and positions of the panels. It would look like a grey football. And would you prefer that the Death Star only had one microscale room inside it? If anything, this set illustrates why that kind of design would NOT work for the Death Star."

I still think the manner in which the Ideas Globe was executed would work for a death star - it might include trophy figures, like the UCS Hogwarts castle or Diagon Alley, and maybe have a few opening panels, but most of the Easter eggs would be known only to the builder...

Haven't read all the comments, but did anybody else notice the box says 1498 pieces, but the sticker on the ball says 1497?

@GrizBe said:
" @twentythree said:
"False advertising: this is a soccer ball.
Get back to me when you make this as an actual football."

You do realise that its only the USA that calls it Soccer, and literally every other country in the world calls it Football?

What you refer to as a 'football' is actually a Hand Egg. Its egg shaped and you carry it with you hands rather then move it with your feet. Hand Egg. "

Weirdly in my country everyone calls it Soccer in informal everyday language. Schools also call it Soccer. But officially the body that governs the sport is called SAFA (South African Football Association) even though nobody calls it football.

@PurpleDave said:
" @ShinyBidoof:
So tell me, how exactly do _you_ pluralize an adjective?"

I don't because you shouldn't.

And if you are going to incorrectly use Lego as a noun then I go by Lego's accepted use, just like I've never referred to a field of sheeps.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike:

Like Calvinball, Pixarball is a much more exciting sport than Falling Down And Pretending To Be Hurt. Now, excuse me while I go invent the game of Pixarball…"

Be sure to implement rules for Falling with Style. You might also consider a Monologueing Penalty, or a move called the Lucky Fin."

Are you kidding? There's going to be a ring of fire, another ring of fire (underwater), a bow and arrow, and fireworks. Right in the rules, man. Right in the rules.

@gearwheel said:
"You're also wrong about "soccer". When it was used in the UK, it referred to the game itself as well as the official rules. It's been about sixty years since it was in common use there, though, so most people from there grew up post-transition, and never heard it used. If you want to argue, argue with wikipedia's cites (which include the OED), not me."

In the late 70s and early 80s, the England captain at the time, Kevin Keegan, used to have a yearly Soccer Annual. I still have mine. So I don't know where you get 60 years from.

Reminds me of the zeroid bots in Terrahawks, just needs some eyes.

Official Infantino minifig please. Could use the Patrick Stewart head.

Also would like the get a life size replica of the Fifa Peace Prize in Lego.

@AustinPowers said:
" @HOBBES said:
" @yo_dabrick said:
"Haven't read all the comments, but did anybody else notice the box says 1498 pieces, but the sticker on the ball says 1497?
"

The brick separator stays in the box after completion."
Anyone notice that Brick Separators are like Tribbles?
Once you have a couple of them they seem to begin to multiply uncontrollably until they fill up every available space in your home.
;-) "

I make towers of them. Put a 2x2 plate in the middle of a 6x6 plate to provide a sturdy base, put two separators on the 2x2, then keep building up from there.

This would make a really bad death star. Too smooth and bubbly looking, and there's no equator, one of the key features of the death star.

@HOBBES said:
" @yo_dabrick said:
"Haven't read all the comments, but did anybody else notice the box says 1498 pieces, but the sticker on the ball says 1497?
"

The brick separator stays in the box after completion."

All these years of building, and I never realized the separator counted as a piece. You learn something new every day. I guess that applies to the extra pieces used in the Endurance build as well for example.

@kfr said:
"Not bad at all. And even the price seems to be in the ballpark of the real thing"

Hehe... 'ball'park

@CCC said:
" @gearwheel said:
"You're also wrong about "soccer". When it was used in the UK, it referred to the game itself as well as the official rules. It's been about sixty years since it was in common use there, though, so most people from there grew up post-transition, and never heard it used. If you want to argue, argue with wikipedia's cites (which include the OED), not me."

In the late 70s and early 80s, the England captain at the time, Kevin Keegan, used to have a yearly Soccer Annual. I still have mine. So I don't know where you get 60 years from."
My understanding, based on the cites on wikipedia, is that before the 1960s, the UK used both "football" and "soccer" commonly, but starting in the 1960s, "soccer" started seing less and less use, to the point it is almost never used any more. The 1970s and 1980s would be during the decline of "soccer", when the term wasn't used as much but wasn't viewed as plain wrong the way it is now.

@yo_dabrick said:
" @HOBBES said:
" @yo_dabrick said:
"Haven't read all the comments, but did anybody else notice the box says 1498 pieces, but the sticker on the ball says 1497?
"

The brick separator stays in the box after completion."

All these years of building, and I never realized the separator counted as a piece. You learn something new every day. I guess that applies to the extra pieces used in the Endurance build as well for example.
"

10189, 5922pcs
10256, 5923pcs

Guess what they added to the rerelease?

10 year olds like playing with footballs like, well, like we play with footballs. And this thing isn’t fit for being kicked. So, why?

@LuccaTalksYT said:
"10 year olds like playing with footballs like, well, like we play with footballs. And this thing isn’t fit for being kicked. So, why?"

I mean, the comments support the idea that you can absolutely kick this if you really want to (just be sure you bought it first). Vegas odds are still pending on whether the ball or your foot will be in better shape after the encounter. Unless you wear steel toed boots.

@gearwheel said:
" @CCC said:
" @gearwheel said:
"You're also wrong about "soccer". When it was used in the UK, it referred to the game itself as well as the official rules. It's been about sixty years since it was in common use there, though, so most people from there grew up post-transition, and never heard it used. If you want to argue, argue with wikipedia's cites (which include the OED), not me."

In the late 70s and early 80s, the England captain at the time, Kevin Keegan, used to have a yearly Soccer Annual. I still have mine. So I don't know where you get 60 years from."
My understanding, based on the cites on wikipedia, is that before the 1960s, the UK used both "football" and "soccer" commonly, but starting in the 1960s, "soccer" started seing less and less use, to the point it is almost never used any more. The 1970s and 1980s would be during the decline of "soccer", when the term wasn't used as much but wasn't viewed as plain wrong the way it is now."

Not really. It was still regularly used in the 70s and 80s, hence the England Captain having lots of Soccer Annuals, rather than Football Annuals. It was only really when football became a bit more popular in America and they were using soccer to refer to it to distinguish from what we call American Football, that a backlash against the word started, partly because Americans playing "soccer" were seen as not very good.

So, I'm the only one who thought "Toclafane".

@sgllama said:
"So, I'm the only one who thought "Toclafane"."

Not anymore! Now I want to see someone MOC that!

Missed opportunity to include a navy nanofig complete with orange head and gold medal print, lurching on the sides, ready to steal the spotlight. It could even have replaced the golden trophy, for added realism.

uh oh! A white box and not black? Adults may be scared to pick up and purchase!

@BrizzR1 said:
"What a micro scale death star could have been"

Fingers crossed. I hope someone from Lego is following these posts.

@Lego_lord said:
" @BrizzR1 said:
"What a micro scale death star could have been"

Fingers crossed. I hope someone from Lego is following these posts."

Lord Vader, you have a respirator. You don't HAVE to hold your breath.

FYI, you can buy an actual soccer ball for $10 or less… which you can kick… without it breaking.

@lekalog said:
"uh oh! A white box and not black? Adults may be scared to pick up and purchase!"

It is a 10+ set. Adults can buy child focused sets if they want to.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"FYI, you can buy an actual soccer ball for $10 or less… which you can kick… without it breaking."

Yeah, but good luck getting that one to open up and reveal something interesting inside.

@Crux said:
" @Lego_lord said:
" @BrizzR1 said:
"What a micro scale death star could have been"

Fingers crossed. I hope someone from Lego is following these posts."

Lord Vader, you have a respirator. You don't HAVE to hold your breath."

:) Nice catch...

@TheOtherMike said:
" @RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"FYI, you can buy an actual soccer ball for $10 or less… which you can kick… without it breaking."

Yeah, but good luck getting that one to open up and reveal something interesting inside."

But what if ALL sportskicking-balls have tiny men inside? Have we checked? Could it be that Footsoccer could secretly be interesting, against overwhelming evidence to the contrary?

Honestly, even the revelation that the balls were always chocolate Kinder-eggs would be mind-blowing, and frankly, still worth kicking away. It's chocolate, but not particularly GOOD chocolate.

I didn’t think my partner would be interested in this because they’re not a sports person and aggressively not a football person, so I didn’t bother to show it to them, but when they saw the pictures over my shoulder they were pretty impressed and intrigued with the structure so I guess now I’m looking out for it in case there’s a heavy enough discount eventually.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"FYI, you can buy an actual soccer ball for $10 or less… which you can kick… without it breaking."

Allegedly. Depending on circumstances. For instance, if it has recently been bathed for several minutes in liquid nitrogen, it could shatter quite impressively when kicked.

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Can you kick it?"

Yes, you can.
Well, I'm gone

in the poll currently is less than 100 yes votes, roughly equal on the maybe and over 1100 no votes. I think we have an early contender for the 2026 Brickset poll results for lowest rated set.

A football, wow, that’s a great set with some really clever building techniques. I love the mini-stadium inside.

I’m also obliged to say that there is no such thing as soccer, there is football and american football.