I like how they didn't provide connection points as if you don't need to buy 2 sets to get one field.
However, cynicism aside, I think this will sell much better than the foosball table

Great parts to pick up on BaP.

The generic 'sport' and 'football' signs evoke the skit from That Mitchell and Webb Look. I'm sure intentionally. It's got everything it needs for a playset, if the professionals are happy to play headers and volleys or knockout... although putting four professionals against a nobody in goal seems unfair.

I saw an article that priced it at 16,480 yen. No idea if that's accurate.

@bulbathor said:
"The generic 'sport' and 'football' signs evoke the skit from That Mitchell and Webb Look. I'm sure intentionally. It's got everything it needs for a playset, if the professionals are happy to play headers and volleys or knockout... although putting four professionals against a nobody in goal seems unfair.

I saw an article that priced it at 16,480 yen. No idea if that's accurate. "

The storefront mentioned is run by one of two companies operating LEGO brand stores. And they are known to sell items at the price points different from LEGO.com’s there. Some they sell at lower, more at a little higher.

So LEGO.com price could be from 13,980JPY-ish (same as 21339 ) to 19,980JPY-ish (same as 43225 ).

Anyway, as the release date is 2023-06-06, we will soon know.

EDIT:
Forgot to include my humble opinion.
For 899 pieces and license fee of four professional players, not that bad, I guess.

I'm super curious on the price. I like the diverse mini-figs, bleachers, seats and podium. The female players are cool. But the field seems unnecessary.

Don't get me wrong, the field looks great. However if my kids are enjoying this, the players will be scattered all over a table, the floor, possibly a baseplate. And the field is half of the pieces. Two goalposts & zones would make this more fun and probably more accessible price-wise, which you'd think would be part of the goal. Having another team would also make sense.

They listed to the feedback with 21058 and let you buy two copies to get a full soccer field.

I love it!

Where is everyone getting the price information, this article doesn't list pricing?

@Glacier_Phoenix said:
"I'm sure this will sell about as well as the fooseball table. Looking forward to getting this when it's deeply discounted. "

its probably going to sell well so you won't be getting deeply discounted anytime soon

Surprising that they didn't use mini-dolls for this set.

Looks more like an ice skating arena than a grass field which makes the whole set quite odd for playing. It's like a football Lego carrom field.

I don’t know what exactly it is, but something about this makes it look like a Lego knockoff

These soccer player uniforms are garbage and they have wasted new print slots on all of them just so the licensed players can have their names on the back of uniforms they don't wear in reality and don't truly fit the style of the table soccer game because those parts lacked names.

I also bet the price will be unreasonably high for something that consists of mostly basic blocks. My estimation is between 80 and 100$. The concept is alright but with prices like this, what is the point of buying new sets when they are so similar to old sets or could be made with the parts library of the 90s? Only the skin tones and those can be bought separately anyway.

There isn't even a net in the goal.

Wait, what theme is this under? Looks good tho.

lol

@FuddRuckus said:
" @shaase said:
"As this is in the 40XXX then it is most likely a gift with purchase set. Probably with a price threshold of around $250 CAD"

It's a 406XX item, so it will be a Lego Store exclusive sold item rather than a GWP.

40630, 40631, and 40632 are Lord of the Rings BrickHeadz
40638, 40639, 40641, 40643, 40644, and 40648 are seasonal/holiday
40646 and 40647 are flowers
40649 and 40650 are Creator type
40651 and 40654 are postcards"

Thanks for the update...it would make a nice GWP for the foosball table set...maybe it would entice people to but the set.

I’m stunned there are no play features. However, a Lego store exclusive probably means TGL doesn’t have confidence in launching a sports line. This set was done on the cheap (all stickers) so this is a” test the waters” product.

Trying to figure out what the play feature is

Is there meant to be some sort of playability here? The players are fitted on team-coloured stands with what looks like a white 2x2 inverted tile under each one. And you could theoretically play a bit like Subbuteo , where you flick the figures across the base board in order to then knock the ball around. But that relied on a weighted circular base for each player figure.

For that to work in this case the tiles on the base would have to be exceptionally smooth and level, and the 2x2 inverted tile would probably have to have some sort of Teflon underside to reduce friction and at the same time be heavily weighted so you're not just forever knocking the figures over instead of pushing them around. Having said that, LEGO don't seem averse of late to sets with play features that really don't work at all! (By which I'm looking at Duplo carousel gears and rip-cord City helicopters).

@Huw said:
"It reminds me of the football sets from the turn of the century, https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Sports/subtheme-Football, and that's no bad thing. They were well received, IIRC."

Those Sports sets were excellent, largely due to being genuinely playable as a table football game. This appears to imply playability, but I am dubious about the balance achievable by such a small lightweight base for each player. I’m off to try it out.

Overall it’s a likeable looking set

@Joefish said:
"Is there meant to be some sort of playability here? The players are fitted on team-coloured stands with what looks like a white 2x2 inverted tile under each one. And you could theoretically play a bit like Subbuteo , where you flick the figures across the base board in order to then knock the ball around. But that relied on a weighted circular base for each player figure."

Pretty sure the 2x2 plate with two jumper plates set up is just so children can grab different figures faster without knocking them over all the time. Maybe for posing the figures in a kicking pose without falling over on the flat surface.

@Joefish said:
"Is there meant to be some sort of playability here? The players are fitted on team-coloured stands with what looks like a white 2x2 inverted tile under each one. And you could theoretically play a bit like Subbuteo , where you flick the figures across the base board in order to then knock the ball around. But that relied on a weighted circular base for each player figure.

For that to work in this case the tiles on the base would have to be exceptionally smooth and level, and the 2x2 inverted tile would probably have to have some sort of Teflon underside to reduce friction and at the same time be heavily weighted so you're not just forever knocking the figures over instead of pushing them around. Having said that, LEGO don't seem averse of late to sets with play features that really don't work at all! (By which I'm looking at Duplo carousel gears and rip-cord City helicopters)."

Notice the crank on the side of the stands? It appears to make fans "jump" up and down. It might also change the scores on the scoreboard.

69 comments, lol!

…and I ruined it. :(

@Huw said:
"It reminds me of the football sets from the turn of the century, https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Sports/subtheme-Football, and that's no bad thing. They were well received, IIRC."

Those were more realistic. Or better, those were more like something I'd expect from a football set.

Weird seeing flesh parts in what is basically a city set, i wonder if they're considering doing away with the majority of the yellow figs?

It's a great set
The only downside is the price, a bit too overpriced

@ShilohCyan said:
" @R0Sch said:
"So will City and Creator minifigures be forced to get flesh colored heads now too? I see TLG doesn't seem to like their universal yellow people any more. Not diverse enough or...?"

It would be weird to have light nougat for the IRL players and yellow for the audience. They've never put both in the same set AFAIK except in cases like Batman and Emmett, which itself is a meta joke and kind of the point, or Cloud City when they debuted Lando and still had a ton of yellow Han, Luke, and Leia heads"

Also in some late-2000s Racers sets, such as 8144, 8144-2, and 8168 that have both “generic” yellow minifigures of pit crew, race officials, etc. and fleshtoned minifigures of real-life pro race drivers.

It's a set with licensed names, that's why they are flesh coloured. This isn't a City set, it's a one-off set, and they have done plenty of flesh coloured figures for real sporting people before.

They've done licensed minidolls for Disney before, I think they would've benefited from being mini dolls too, and would fit quite nicely into an extension of the Friends theme (even though it is a standalone set).

Seems like Lego missed a trick here because they could've started a girls sports theme here with minidolls and licensed the likenesses of various sportswomen.

@MegaBlocks said:
"It's a set with licensed names, that's why they are flesh coloured. This isn't a City set, it's a one-off set, and they have done plenty of flesh coloured figures for real sporting people before.

They've done licensed minidolls for Disney before, I think they would've benefited from being mini dolls too, and would fit quite nicely into an extension of the Friends theme (even though it is a standalone set).

Seems like Lego missed a trick here because they could've started a girls sports theme here with minidolls and licensed the likenesses of various sportswomen."

Have they done minidolls of real people, though, or just minifigures? Perhaps there’s some internal policy against using minidolls for real people, for some reason. If nothing else, these will fit in better with the many, many minifigures of other real-life people they’ve done before (particularly the many sportspeople)…

Incidentally, in addition to Disney characters they’ve also done DC characters as minidolls.

@Ephseb said:
"snagging this at like 20-30€. But it's extremely funny to see them basically selling the scraps from the unsold Table Football set.

Also I was confused at first that they got the license for the players but not the teams' licenses for the actual kits, but that's a very good thing bc if they did, I assume the price would triple"

If that had US kits like the sets of old, I'd be really excited!.... Italy kits too. I already have the German team.

This is a great looking set that's playable, has a decent selection of minifigs, and could easily be incorporated into a Lego City, but, once again, the retail price is absurd for what is basically half a five-aside football pitch. Like others, I'll be keeping an eye out for a healthy discount.

I think this would be a more interesting set with a Ted Lasso license, with minifigs representing characters from the show.

@ninjabiomech said:
"Trying to figure out what the play feature is "

The whoosh marks around the players and the inverted tiles make me think we can slide or flick them around the pitch to "kick" the ball. Like the old Subbuteo game

i'm fine with it, but it would have been cooler if the players' strips were better. They look like they're wearing jumpsuits

A good parts pack to go with the 50% off Fooseball thing I got.

Rumors suggest that the GWP for this set could be a polybag of famous American sports commentator Bill Burr.

And the best female football player is not included, Alexia Putellas??

@HeriSanmi said:
"And the best female football player is not included, Alexia Putellas??"

Ideally, a player should have one or more stars on her chest to be included. But, most of the others don't, so.... you're right!

@bulbathor said:
"The generic 'sport' and 'football' signs evoke the skit from That Mitchell and Webb Look."

WATCH THE FOOTBALL! IT'S GONNA MOOOOOOVE!

5hey are all wearing the same kit, but the bases suggest red team vs blue team. Strange design.

Many possibilities of self creations with this one. And this can be used anywhere. Especially for those building a City with a City Park, or School, and so on. Many of the Collectible Minifigures I can use to make fun Teams of using things. Like Football Minifigures, but changing heads, and switching parts. Be a fun add.

Interesting little set, and an especially a good parts pack if you're into fleshies. Can't say it's up my alley exactly, as someone who's not a huge fan of football/soccer, but LEGO already made the A-Frame Cabin for me. :P

Separately, I'm pleasantly surprised by how chill this thread is. Relaxed, positive, discussing the possibilities, etc. The great thing about LEGO is being able to recombine pieces infinitely.

Hilarious that they're trying to sell all their extra stock with this. Not surprised. Definitely gonna look for the new parts on BaP.

Wish they had country specific jerseys.

Doesn’t look bad actually. This is certainly an improvement over Table Football and there’s a really good amount of minifigures. Only problem is that the set looks a little ‘busy’ and I would have preferred a full field instead of a podium or bench.

Lol

@Huw said:
"It reminds me of the football sets from the turn of the century, https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Sports/subtheme-Football, and that's no bad thing. They were well received, IIRC."

Finally I have an excuse to assemble my 4466 Sign Board.

>No Kick system from 2000
>No Yellow faces
>You need to pay 2 for full field

What a joke.

Soccer sets would SELL SO MUCH nowadays, there is much more kids obsessed with football, and when I take my Lego soccer Stadium for events is always a hit and people want to buy it from me.

@chrisaw:
There's female figures in the Pac-Man set? Do ghosts have gender? How can you tell without losing your life (or them losing...whatever it is that ghosts have)? What...oh, right. The minifig in the back.

So nobody else noticed the goalkeep play feature? If I'm not mistaken it looks like you can control her with that blue round thing behind the goal, I suppose to try to block the ball

I regards to the apparent split of Females on pitch/coaching, and males in the stand. It does look like there is a sufficient match in colours between the figures, and the torsos appear neutral enough that you could easily swap who is on the stands and on the pitch. Perhaps that is the intention and will be shown in the official announcement.

A proper return of Lego Sports would be welcome, not just one-off soccer sets that only appeal to fans of the one (admittedly internationally popular) sport. Considering the somewhat recent THPS1+2 video game remake was well-received, I think there's a market out there for tapping into more sports and activities again. The closest thing we have now to extreme sports sets are Stuntz and the occasional skate park in City or Friends, but more could be done.

Obvious designed by someone who never has seen a football stadium on the inside. The pitch with the wall around it reminds me more of indoor football then outdoor in a stadium.
Also the stand is way to high.

Box background, this looks like fake set.

I'm not a football fan, but even I think that this should have been a complete pitch, not half.

A shame this is such an own goal by LEGO.

Fresh idea, just not sure how practical to play with the ball falling off the edge all the time.

Strange none of the English team like Beth Mead are mentioned even though they won last years Women's Euro? For that matter where are the other European players like Alexandra Popp, with an Olympic gold metal etc.

Personally, an outdoor City Futsal pitch with mesh walls would be appreciated rather than another skate park.

Where is my true ICON Vivianne Miedema?

Not a fan of football, but I like this set - especially the expressions on the mini-figs.
It's not even a half-pitch though, looks more like a third, and is closer in appearance to an ice-hockey pitch. Swap the green for blue-trans flat tiles and you'd have a cracking hockey diorama stage, compete with sin-bin - the goal is almost too perfect not to...

@MegaBlocks said:
"It's a set with licensed names, that's why they are flesh coloured. This isn't a City set, it's a one-off set, and they have done plenty of flesh coloured figures for real sporting people before.

They've done licensed minidolls for Disney before, I think they would've benefited from being mini dolls too, and would fit quite nicely into an extension of the Friends theme (even though it is a standalone set).

Seems like Lego missed a trick here because they could've started a girls sports theme here with minidolls and licensed the likenesses of various sportswomen."

If I had to guess, LEGO knows that there will be minifig collectors who want the players, and would be less interested if they were minidolls. There's clearly nothing of value in the set besides the hoard of minifigs.

"icon"?? I have never heard of those players. Should have been Maradona, Pele, Messi... Anyway I have just MOC'ed a big stadium around the full football field anno 2002 for my lego city, so I will pass. btw the 2002 sets were very playable, I just held a birthday party for my 9 year old and the kids loved to play it.

Reminds me of the old sets based on soccer, I hope that range sees a revival of sorts.

"...All the accessories required for that big match atmosphere
The crowd and the dugout, the floodlights too..."

Where's Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond?
(Lego does show up in that show in the second season onward in Ted's flat.)

What a strange set. Why does it look so much like a bootleg?

@EvilTwin said:
""...All the accessories required for that big match atmosphere
The crowd and the dugout, the floodlights too...""

But where's the riot police? Fireworks? Stuff to throw at the players? Banners to provoke the opposing fans?

This is not a football atmosphere, it looks more like korfbal....

Ah, never heard of it, had to look it up. But pretty funny :-)

The song I always have to think about with football is Bommetje by BZB....

I do like football, but can't deny I've grown tired of some of the things you mentioned. Luckily we don't get too see that much of that side of football at TOP Oss, the one thing we excel at is losing.

It's not terrible, but I feel like if you removed the spectator stand to include the other half of the field and another team that'd be cooler

Yellow soccer ball for GBCs. Nice.

Do we know if the ball is standard soccer ball size and not the dreaded Zamor sphere?

Reminds me of the old early 2000s Sports sets. A bit before my time, but I did get a hand-me-down copy of 3422 when I was younger and had a lot of fun with it. Hope it doesn't end up being too expensive, I really want that Sam Kerr minifigure.

@PurpleDave said:
"Now that this is no longer the case, the US women's team hasn't made it to the podium in years."

They literally came in 3rd in the Olympics, won the 2022 CONCACAF Championship, and won the 2019 world cup.

Not to mention they're currently betting favorites for this year's world cup (for whatever that's worth).