Subbuteo launch first ever all-female set ahead of FA Women's Cup final

To celebrate the FA Women'sCup final between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday,two longstanding institutions – theFA and Hasbro–have come together to createa limited edition of the classic finger-flickingtable-top game.Every Arsenal and Chelseaplayer has been specially hand-crafted, and six substitutes for each team have beenincluded.The bad news is that this edition can't be bought, and will only be winnable viathe FA's social media pages in due course.Marzena Bogdanowicz, the FA's head of marketing and commercial for women's football, said: "This new, all-female Subbuteo set is a reflection of the rapid growth that women's football is seeing in the UK right now."We aspire to greater equality all the way from board games to boardrooms, and every day we are striving to transform the future of the women's game on and off the pitch."Hasbro senior vice president James Walker added: "We are incredibly excited to work with the FA to place focus on female footballers in this special edition of Subbuteo."Subbuteo has a rich heritage that reflects the nation's love of football and this all-female playset is recognition of the vital role that women's football has in our culture."Please, though, competition winners: don't accidentally kneel on Fran Kirby– nobody deserves to go the way ofFFT's poor Alan Shearer England model.See also...Rio Ferdinand isn't allowed to become a professional boxer Liverpool fan mistakenly packs Santa pyjamas instead of shirt for Champions League semi-finalIn Other News...