Since its inception in 1970, the Panini World Cup sticker album has evolved from a simple collectors’ hobby inspired by one of the most famous sporting events, into a worldwide cultural and commercial ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 20, 2022. It is said the World Cup unofficially kicks off when the Italian collectable company "Panini" releases its sticker album for the ...

‘Football 82’ - the fifth Figurine Panini album dedicated to the English and Scottish game - showcases the era when, before Sky invented football, our top teams were made up of players called Colin, ...

It’s not just a sticker, it’s a collectible. Sports fans these days are passing up their trading cards, once a staple of American childhood, for collectible stickers. With the start of the ...

Panini, the football sticker firm behind the playground craze of the 1970s and 80s, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. How did it survive tabloid warfare, a thieving tycoon's clutches and ...

The guys at ExtraTime Radio are in the World Cup spirit, and that can only mean pasting hundreds of Panini stickers into a book in order to commemorate the tournament. With that in mind, we're giving ...

“This isn’t just a photo of Bukayo Saka. This is M&S Bukayo Saka.” Yes, football stickers used to come from the newsagent. But this spring, throughout the build-up to Euro 2024, you can also pick them ...

Even in the modern world with technology providing distractions galore and plenty to keep you occupied, sticker albums remain alive and kicking. The 2018 World Cup saw football fans of all ages ...

The official Premier League 2021 Panini sticker album is out now and the hunt is on to find every item in order to complete the collection. A popular hobby among football fans since the 1970s, Panini ...

Jonathan Ward, 56, was left surprised by the high level of interest his Mexico 1970 World Cup sticker album received despite missing six stickers A PANINI football sticker album has been sold for a ...

Topps have replaced Panini as the official producers of sticker albums for the European Championship. The Fanatics-owned American company announced on Wednesday that they had agreed a deal with Uefa ...

It’s 40 years old now, and unsurprisingly showing its age; a bit dog-eared, the staples are rusting, the centre pages have come loose. But it remains, four decades on, an evocative portal for football ...