Foosball Blog News

• In Europe, foosball is typically played with only one goalie and a cork foosball.

• The headquarters for the International Table Soccer Federation is in Nantes, France.

• Professionals can compete for up to $100,000 in international tournaments that can last up to a week.

• The most expensive foosball table available is the “Opus” built by Eleven Forty, which costs $80,000.

• In Turkey, foosball is described according to the sound the ball makes, they call it Langirt.

• Foosball tournaments have been running as early as the 1950’s.

• Artist Maurizio Cattelan created a 7-meter (23 feet) foosball table that takes 11 players to a side.

• French-style players often call foosball “baby-foot”.

• Frédéric "Rico" Collignon has won seven world championships and is considered to be the world’s best player of the decade.

• Although the International Table Soccer Federation is located in France, only once has a player from France won a world championship in over 30 years.