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Silver Nail

Just to prove it is not just British pop culture that has been affected by Subbuteo, this is a ten minute Italian short film made about a character named Ted Argento. Watch the movie and then there's a translation of the ending comments beneath the movie.

Nel 1978 l'imbattuto campione italoamericano Ted Argento detto "Silver Nail" perse 5-1 la finalissima dei Mondiali di Subbuteo contro l'olandese Willy Fingermann.

Oggi Mr Ted Argento ha 49 anni. Vive a Tuscaloosa in Alabama. Ritiratosi nel 1981 e tutt'ora considerato il piu grande talento di tutti i tempi.

Ogni tanto gioca ancora...

In 1978, the Italian-American undefeated champion Ted Argento known as Silver Nail lost the World Subbuteo final 5-1 against the Netherlands' Willy Fingermann.

Today Mr. Ted Argento is 49 years old. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He retired in 1981 and is still considered the most talented of all time.

He still plays every now and then...