Interesting stats.

I found an article from 2007 that was in the Northern Echo newspaper about subbuteo football leagues. Apparently there are hundreds of tournaments and leagues for table football worldwide, with the majority being in Europe. Britain it seems is fairly poorly represented, with England only able to field 70 players at the highest level! Interestingly enough, 70,000 football sets were sold in the U K that year, and also of note was the fact that on the continent subbuteo is sold in sports shops as opposed to toy shops, with the game being recognized as a serious sport. Also in this article was stated that European professional players can earn as much as 40,000 euros annually.
                     Hmmm, methinks I had better start limbering up my fingers, maybe a table rugby world cup could be in the offing!!!