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An awkward LEGO robot with soccer roots

Here at The Brothers Brick, we talk a lot about exceptional LEGO part usage. But this usually exists at a fairly small scale, about a specific detail in a larger build. On the rare occasion, though, a builder will take the most awkward piece and manage to fit it expertly into their creation. And Djokson has done just that with several large turf pieces from the soccer subtheme of LEGO Town that existed back in the early aughts. They make up the torso and arms of this mono-green mech, even leveraging the sliding mechanism built into the goalie’s 8×16 chunk of pitch for a front-facing weapon. This robot isn’t all over the field, so much as the field is all over it!

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LEGO 40634 Icons of Play revealed featuring female soccer superstars [News]

Thanks to retailer Rakuten.jp, a new LEGO set featuring female soccer superstars has been revealed. 40634 Icons of Play includes 15 minifigures and a variety of soccer stadium elements and features famed footballers Megan Rapinoe, Yuki Nagasato, Asisat Oshoala, and Sam Kerr. According to the retailer, the set has 899 pieces and will be available June 6. The pricing has yet to be confirmed but it is expected to retail for US $99.99 | CAN $TBD | UK £89.99.

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LEGO Creator Expert 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium [Review]

¡Hala Madrid! Fans of Los Blancos are the next to get a lavish scale model of their club’s home ground. Trailing only LEGO’s previous stadium set Camp Nou, and Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park in size among European club homes, the Santiago Bernebéu sits in the heart of Madrid, a capital of sport in a capital city. Few stadiums have hosted as varied a list of premier competitions, from the UEFA Champion’s League, the Copa Libertadores, to the FIFA World Cup, let alone the storied history of Real Madrid itself. Is Creator Expert 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium a worthy home to the legacy of the Galacticos? Available March 1 for US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £309.99, this 5876 piece set packs the spirit of 81,000+ tiny fans. Come along as we kick off LEGO’s biggest stadium build yet!

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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LEGO adds 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to its football stadium lineup [News]

LEGO football fans now have another club to root for with the reveal of LEGO’s newest sports stadium set, 10299 Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The 5,876-piece set features the home of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary as well as the stadium’s 75th. Like previous stadiums, Santiago Bernabéu includes details like a removable roof and the ability to split the model in half to access the field and other interior features. The set will be available starting March 1 for US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £309.99.

Check out more info and pictures of the set below, and don’t miss the other new LEGO sets for Spring 2022:

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With 5,500 pieces, 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona is newest LEGO Creator Expert football stadium [News]

After teasing it earlier this week, LEGO is officially taking the wraps off its new Creator Expert set, expanding its foray into sporting venues with FC Barcelona’s famous 50-year-old arena, Camp Nou. Using 5,509 pieces, 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona depicts the largest-in-Europe stadium that’s home to the FC Barcelona football club. Once built, the model measures more than 18 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Camp Nou follows on the heels of LEGO’s previous football arena, 10272 Old Trafford-Manchester United, which was released in early 2020. Camp Nou is available starting today in LEGO stores and online for US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99.

Be sure to read our full, hands-on review of 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona.

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LEGO Creator Expert 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona [Review]

Football fans worldwide are in for a treat (as are the soccer fans in the US) as LEGO has created a scale model of FC Barcelona’s massive Camp Nou.  The slogan on the bleachers reads “Més que un club,” which translates from the Catalan as “More than a club.” Can LEGO Creator Expert 10284 Camp Nou FC Barcelona hope to live up to that lofty promise? Available now for US $349.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99, this 5509 piece set isn’t about to back down. Come along as we take a deep dive into this highly-anticipated set!

The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.

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I was just in the neighborhood when...

When I reviewed the official LEGO Old Trafford- Manchester United set I had surmised (maybe wrongfully) that only non-American sports fans would be into it. What I like…scratch that…what I love more than being right about anything is when a LEGO set sparks the imagination of a new builder. Suwon’s Blue Star is one such builder. When I say new, I mean there isn’t a single photo in their Flickr stream older than February 11th. What we are witnessing, dear reader is a builder who has clearly been inspired by the recent Manchester United set and, like a sleeper agent suddenly brought to life, has found a profound purpose. Not only have they masterfully rendered a micro version of the famous stadium but its entire surrounding Old Trafford neighborhood as well.

Manchester United With Old Trafford (Micro Ver.)

Read on to see more of this builder’s micro stadiums

LEGO Creator Expert 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United on sale for VIP Members [News]

The latest LEGO Creator Expert Set, 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United, is now available for LEGO VIP members. For a limited period between 16th Jan the 31st Jan (or while stocks last), you will be eligible for a Gift with Purchase (GwP) of the United Trinity Statue featuring Minifigures of George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton on a pedestal. The GwP will only be available to VIP Members. If you’ve not signed up, a LEGO VIP membership is free of charge. Non VIP members will be able to purchase this set after the 20th of January 2020.

The Old Trafford is priced at US $299.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £249.99 on LEGO Stores online.


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LEGO reveals Creator Expert football stadium 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United [News]

LEGO has officially unveiled its newest Creator Expert set, 10272 Old Trafford – Manchester United, a massive 3,898-piece model based on the Old Trafford soccer stadium in Greater Manchester, England, which serves as the home of Manchester United F.C. The 1:600 replica model will be available directly from LEGO for US $299.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £249.99 starting January 16, 2020 — just in time for the stadium’s 110th anniversary this February. 

Such a stunning LEGO set is bound to be a hit with soccer fans and sportsmen all around the world, including the most prominent LEGO fan on the field, David Beckham. We are sure, it’s just a matter of time before David shares a couple of pictures of the latest addition to his LEGO collection on his Instagram page.

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German National Football Team Collectible Minifigures officially revealed [News]

In the run-up to the 2016 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Championship, which is to be held in France this Summer, LEGO has officially revealed the new series of collectible minifigures: the German national football team.

LEGO German Football Team Collectible Minifigures

Among 16 LEGO minifigures are the head coach Joachim Löw and the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The whole list is the following:

  • Manuel Neuer (1)
  • Shkodran Mustafi (2)
  • Mesut Özil (3)
  • Benedikt Höwedes (4)
  • Mats Hummels (5)
  • Sami Khedira (6)
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger (7)
  • André Schürrle (9)
  • Thomas Müller (13)
  • Jérôme Boateng (17)
  • Toni Kroos (18)
  • Mario Götze (19)
  • Christoph Kramer (20)
  • Marco Reus (21)
  • Max Kruse (23)
  • Joachim Löw (Trainer)

The series will be available beginning May 14 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only, for the retail price of 2.99 Euro.

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LEGO teams up with ESPN for College Football Playoffs [News]

LEGO just announced a partnership with ESPN to cross-promote the upcoming College Football Playoffs. LEGO has created brick-built helmets for each of the four playoff teams, as well as some smaller football-related models for which they’ve released instructions to build your own.

ESPN & LEGO

The LEGO® team and ESPN are teaming up to build even more excitement and family fun for this season’s College Football Playoff!
To help get you ready, check back for more exciting updates through January 11th to see:

Cool college football models – tiny and life-sized! – built using LEGO bricks
Awesome videos about the four semifinal teams and the LEGO
models that have been built to celebrate the playoff season
Mini-models that you can build to decorate your New Year’s Eve game viewing party
A chance to win the LEGO version of the National Championship
Trophy signed by the ESPN College GameDay crew to show off to your friends!

Click the helmets to watch a time-lapse video of them being constructed.
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ESPN & LEGO

Check out LEGO.com for more information.

Are you ready for some football?

Diamond Dave Shaddix hopes you are, and he’s ready to get you in the mood with this outstanding sculpture of an Arizona Cardinal’s helmet. Lucky Dave was commissioned by the NFL franchise to build both the helmet and a mosaic for the upcoming season. While it doesn’t quite match the cool-factor of Dave’s other high-vis commission from world-famous illusionist David Copperfield, it is impressive nonetheless.

Cardinals Helmet

Did I mention you can wear this bad boy?

Although the dome-protector won't save you from concussions, it is quite wearable. If you want to check out the helmet, sans Dave, it will be ensconced in the Arizona Cardinals HQ in Tempe.