Soccer — Cardboard Police

September 05, 2026

Fanatics Extends Its UEFA Card Deal to 2033 — and Champions League Debut Patches Start This Season

UC3 and Fanatics Collectibles announced on September 2 a six-year extension of their trading card partnership covering UEFA's club competitions, running from 2027 through 2033. The deal's headline feature does not wait for it. The Debut Patch program...

Hobby Article Topps Fanatics Soccer

CASE #0308 Informational

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August 01, 2026

16-Year-Old Cavan Sullivan's 1/1 Rookie Card Sets MLS Auction Record at $90,158

One 1/1 autograph patch just reset the ceiling for Major League Soccer cards — and it belongs to a 16-year-old who hasn't set foot in Europe yet. Cavan Sullivan's 2025 Topps Chrome MLS "Rookie Arrival" Autograph Patch — the gold-parallel 1/1 — sold ...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Topps Rookie Card Soccer

CASE #0208 Informational

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July 12, 2026

World Cup 2026 Cards Are Here — The Soccer Market Explodes as North America Hosts the World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is happening right now across North America — and with it, something the American sports card hobby has never really seen before: a full-blown soccer card market operating at full throttle on home soil. From Panini's iconic Wo...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Hobby Trends Soccer

CASE #0161 Informational

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June 30, 2026

FIFA Ends Panini's 60-Year Sticker Era: Fanatics and Topps Take Over World Cup Rights From 2031

The sports collecting world is bracing for one of the most significant licensing shifts in history: FIFA has officially ended Panini's near-60-year partnership as the exclusive producer of World Cup stickers and trading cards, awarding the rights to ...

Hobby Article Topps Hobby Trends Fanatics Panini Soccer

CASE #0131 Felony

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June 28, 2026

Panini's World Cup Sticker Frenzy Meets the End of a 60-Year FIFA Era

The 2026 World Cup is being played on North American soil for the first time, and Panini's sticker phenomenon has reached a fever pitch that even the company didn't see coming. As collectors race to fill 980-spot albums during the group stage, packs ...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Hobby Trends Fanatics Panini Soccer

CASE #0127 Informational

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June 24, 2026

Panini Fights Back: EFL Deal Brings English Club Soccer Cards to US Retail for the First Time

Panini isn't going quietly. As Fanatics has racked up seven exclusive collectibles deals in 2026 alone — swallowing up the NFL, FIFA, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, CONMEBOL, and most recently Saudi Arabia — the Italian collectibles giant just fired back ...

Hobby Article Market Analysis Hobby Trends Panini Soccer

CASE #0117 Informational

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June 17, 2026

Card of the Day: 2004-05 Panini Megacracks Lionel Messi #71

He is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, and his first-ever sticker appears in a 2004-05 Italian sticker album that most collectors outside of Europe have never even heard of. Before Lionel Messi was lifting World Cups, breaki...

Card of the Day Hall of Fame Rookie Card Soccer

CASE #0095 Informational

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the cardboard chronicle

Tagged: Soccer

Fanatics Extends Its UEFA Card Deal to 2033 — and Champions League Debut Patches Start This Season

16-Year-Old Cavan Sullivan's 1/1 Rookie Card Sets MLS Auction Record at $90,158

World Cup 2026 Cards Are Here — The Soccer Market Explodes as North America Hosts the World Cup

FIFA Ends Panini's 60-Year Sticker Era: Fanatics and Topps Take Over World Cup Rights From 2031

Panini's World Cup Sticker Frenzy Meets the End of a 60-Year FIFA Era

Panini Fights Back: EFL Deal Brings English Club Soccer Cards to US Retail for the First Time

Card of the Day: 2004-05 Panini Megacracks Lionel Messi #71