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 ...

Panini, in partnership with WSL Football, has unveiled the Barclays Women’s Super League Official Sticker Collection 2026, marking a major milestone for women’s football. For the first time, the ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – When Landon Donovan was a kid, every Christmas he would get a box of Panini soccer stickers. He’d sort through the stickers, filling in gaps in his album and getting to see ...

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 ...

This is an excerpt from Greg Lansdowne’s chronicling of Panini’s World Cup Stickers: Panini Football Stickers – The Official Celebration. Lansdowne and Bloomsbury Press have graciously allowed us to ...

For some, the countdown to the World Cup started when Brazil was named as the host country seven years ago; for others, it started when Uruguay and Mexico became the last two teams to qualify. For me, ...

For decades, the World Cup sticker album has been part of the tournament experience for millions of fans. Long before the first match begins, collectors already have a different co ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...