@Bricklunch said:
"Is that fan climbing on the street furniture in an anti-social manner? if so that seems like an odd choice."

Not when you look at fairly recent Catalan history...

@gunther_schnitzel said:
" @Bricklunch said:
"Is that fan climbing on the street furniture in an anti-social manner? if so that seems like an odd choice."

Apparently the wheel chair was stolen, so even more anti-social behaviour on display.

At least none of them are urinating or mooning."

The one on the fountain may be mooning. Maybe that's why the rear isn't shown on the box?

All jokes aside, it's a tradition to celebrate there, and I'm sure it's officially tolerated.

My wife is a Real Madrid life member. Zero chance of this getting into our house.

@Bricklunch , The studs are needed to give the standing minifigures’ feet something to attach to. I doubt they’re meant to represent bumpy paving.

@Golem25:
That was one of the weird things I noticed during the Olympics. Most team sports have sponsors for the entire team, so their uniforms are all sourced from one company and bear the same logo on all players’ jerseys. Beach Volleyball is more temporary partnerships, and players are ranked as individuals. It’s therefore very common, apparently, for the two players on one team to have identical uniforms bearing logos from different companies. I didn’t realize how this factored in at the time, but during one of the matches the commentators were talking about how one of the US men ended up not being able to go, and his partner had to call up another player out of the blue to come join him. They had to get new uniforms made, and he commentators were talking about how hard it was to make sure they matched. During the match when this discussion was taking place, they were wearing tie-dyed shirts, so I figured it had to do with getting the patterns to match as closely as possible, but now I’m wondering if they had to coordinate rush delivery from two competing companies.

@gunther_schnitzel:
Plus, they play soccer, which is like team jogging with a ball.

@Bricklunch said:
"Is that fan climbing on the street furniture in an anti-social manner? if so that seems like an odd choice."

I bet that you're fun at parties.

The set is priced at A$30 (about £16) if bought on its own, i.e. not with other sets meeting the required threshold.

Billion quid in debt, not really the best place for product placement.

Slightly surprised they have chosen 2 of the most run down oldest tips of stadiums to model.
Plenty of modern interesting football grounds around.
Arsenal????

Haha Madrid y Nada Mas!!! Let's hope we get a Real Madrid set next, instead of lame Barcelona!

I have no interest in whatever sport this may be, but I really like the overall design and colors of this. A nice looking set, Im just not interested in sports.

@dingbat591 said:
"Let's hope they keep this arena-designing streak going, I like it."
The only one I would definitely buy is the original Wembley Stadium. An iconic venue for football and music fans alike. Lego Live Aid please!

Enjoying the comments on this one. Expected to see some shots at Barca’s financial situation and losing Messi, but didn’t know thered be shots at Arsenal in here too.

I'm guessing we all know why they haven't made an English club version of the same...

...it would have been just a pile of Lego bricks. ???????

Wow, this image omits the most attractive fig (at least the one with most desirable accessory). That huge Barcelona flag should be great for their fans. This set is probably more attractive than the stadium itself.

The main thing about this I find weird is that it was found on the Australia site lol!! It was a good 6wks after the mini Adidas shoe launched that it was available here and then only a few days. The 10th Anniversary Ninjago Brickheadz didn't even make it to the shop at home on July 1st.

Interestingly if you search for the set number nothing comes up. It's nearly 7am Monday here, which is usually the day that the VIP updates if something is going to happen, but it's still the same, will change on Wednesday for the new month double points sets so maybe will go live then with the new releases?

The retail group that is opening the Lego Certified Stores in Australia and New Zealand launched their online shopping at the start of August (yay!!) and are a better bet for some of the GWP's, but they have nothing at this stage on this set when searched either.

Given the size of the set and the number of minifigs, I would expect it to be a $200AUD spend at least, so about 100 pounds or 120 USD. For comparison the recent sail boat was $300AUD and the Adidas shoe was I think $170AUD.

@Ragnar123 said:
"Slightly surprised they have chosen 2 of the most run down oldest tips of stadiums to model.
Plenty of modern interesting football grounds around.
Arsenal????"

Lol.

@Squidy74H said:
"Given the size of the set and the number of minifigs, I would expect it to be a $200AUD spend at least, so about 100 pounds or 120 USD. For comparison the recent sail boat was $300AUD and the Adidas shoe was I think $170AUD."

Rather than a price threshold, I think it’ll be a GWP with purchase of the Camp Nou stadium, like the Colosseum with Chariot or the statue with Old Trafford.

Yeah I have no interest whatsoever in the way of rugby sets ;)

Definite pass.

So the specifications states: "Join FC Barcelona fans at the iconic Font de Canaletes as they celebrate a win by their beloved team. Includes 4 LEGO® minifigures and accessories in club colours."

FC Barcelona Celebration, Price $29.99, Free item

Not exactly a winner for the broader Australian market noting the dominance of AFL, NRL and Netball... but an attractive set nonetheless. LEGO even got the spelling of colours correct!

"Creator expert"! ?!
Is that its category or a sarcastic comment to the nature of FC Barcelona construction?

If that is supposed to be a fountain, where is the representation of water? A few transparent blue studs wouldn’t have been too difficult (and judging by some comments here, maybe a transparent yellow).

@forkicks said:
"Isn't the real question why is this set being offered in Australian Lego.com? "

Put it down to the weirdness of product rollout schedules in the operation of a large company with many departments and divisions like Lego.

@MeisterDad said:
"If that is supposed to be a fountain, where is the representation of water? A few transparent blue studs wouldn’t have been too difficult (and judging by some comments here, maybe a transparent yellow)."

Its not a fountain fountain, its a drinking fountain.

*looks at set*
*shrugs in American*
*moves on...*

Cute little set; I hope it doesn't get tied to buying the full-sized arena, which doesn't interest me at all!

I realize that for some strange, incomprehensible reason that Europeans find soccer to be fun to watch. But I really wish that Lego would make a UCS soccer set targeted towards Americans. I mean, wouldn’t it be great to get a 5000 piece field with a bunch of 5 year olds picking the grass and their parents taking pictures of them not playing.

Seriously however, I don’t understand how these soccer sets could have enough demand outside of their own city to warrant a major release. If Lego released a line of ballparks, of course I’d be interested in it, but I would only ever buy Wrigley.

@alfred_the_buttler said:
"Seriously however, I don’t understand how these soccer sets could have enough demand outside of their own city to warrant a major release. If Lego released a line of ballparks, of course I’d be interested in it, but I would only ever buy Wrigley. "

So you're obviously from Chicago.

Me, an Australian, would have no interest in it at all. I don't understand how anybody outside that city would have any interest in Wrigley Field. But if they made a set of Lang Park I'd be on that in a heartbeat.

The 4 "collection funnels" should be right under the 4 taps. Instead, they have a 45 degree offset here; that doesn't make sense at all!

@PDelahanty said:
"*looks at set*
*shrugs in American*
*moves on...*"

I see your shrug is the same as Australian... meh, soccer, boooo

If it was a Ted Lasso set I'd buy it!

@CapnRex101 said:
"I speak as an Arsenal fan, by the way!"

See, the thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in.

In my opinion, while well done, this is a niche set.

Rumour has it they were planning one for Tottenham Hotspur too.
But one minifigure fan wasn't appealing enough ;)

@sid3windr said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"I speak as an Arsenal fan, by the way!"

See, the thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in."

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

The only thing I know about "football" is from The IT Crowd.

So with that said, I won't be buying this set. I don't see the appeal. I don't mind stadiums. I don't even watch American football, but I had given though to building a local college stadium. As much as I like baseball and have given thought to building a baseball stadium, there really isn't that much interesting about them. They are giant ovals or circles with pretty repetitive features. At least Fenway has some asymmetry.

However, if this is a freebie for any set purchases, I might still end up getting it. If it is a freebie for only the soccer set, then I won't get it.

@Rare_White_Ape:
I understand it. The obsession with baseball, not so much, but I grew up on the west coast of the Mitten, in a resort town where at least half the boats in the harbor were registered out of Chicago. I knew people who had moved there from Chicago, and people who moved from there to Chicago. When it came to baseball, fans were pretty evenly split between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, and it would take about the same amount of time to drive to either stadium. Think of US states like EU nations, and it makes a lot more sense. Most states only have one pro team each for baseball, basketball, football, and maybe even hockey. Some states don’t even have any pro teams in any of those sports. Only a few markets in any league are big enough to support two competing teams (offhand I know NYC and Chicago have two baseball teams each...not that I care). So sports markets generally stretch out to include the entire state, maybe some of the surrounding areas (especially when that’s the closest urban base), plus a lot of people carry their fandom with them when they move across the country.

@CCC:
And in the US, they advertised bringing over broadcasts of the British Premier League by having Jason Sudeikis portray an American football coach who gets hired to coach soccer. And now those ads have spawned a TV series based on the same character and premise. In the US, it would not shock me one tiny bit if more people watch the comedy than the soccer games.

Still waiting for a ParalympicGB collectible minifigs set to complement the 2012 TeamGB range.

@jsutton:
They really didn’t have any way of depicting any sort of Paralympian at the time, short of the Pirates trifecta (peg leg, hook hand, and eyepatch), and I know the classic peg leg looks nothing like the running blades they use in modern times (I have actually been recording all the NBC coverage this year, but have not had time to start watching it, so outside of running blades and what little I’ve seen in ads during the regular Olympics, I must confess I have very little knowledge of what any of the events look like). Now they do have a wheelchair, but it looks nothing like the three-wheeled racing versions they use for track. And it’s about nine years too late for them to expand the Team GB wave, since the London Games of 2012 are well and truly concluded.

@sid3windr said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
"I speak as an Arsenal fan, by the way!"

See, the thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in."

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

@Golem25 said:
"Odd but okay. Notably unlicensed shirts as I'm sure Nike would have asked a premium for the swoosh to be included."

Especially because Adidas is their competitor!