Love Coke and Love Panini World Cup Stickers. Brilliant collaboration. I am really interested in the digital collection that combines with the physical.
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/03/18/panini-coca-cola-to-collab-on-world-cup-sticker-promotion/
I could not help but think of the Mad Men finale. Such a great ending to such a great series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxtZpFl3pPM

Knockout second legs for Champions League knock out stage. Been awhile, but Panini bringing back game Champions League predictions. Win a Select pack and maybe, just maybe, pull a debut rookie Yamal NFT. These are quite fun!
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Welcome to Champions League R16 (Leg 2) Pick-Ems, @everyone!

• Contest: Predict the winners of all the matches this upcoming week! (The games themselves, not the overall leg winners)

• Tiebreaker: Correctly predict the highest rated player of the Barcelona vs. Newcastle match!

• Prizes: Up to 10 winners - 1 Pack of 2023-2024 Select LaLiga per winner!!

If there are ties resulting in over 10 winners, then the final spots will be decided by randomizer.*

Best of luck! 🔥 🍀

Yesterday Panini rolled out the Best of NFL Inserts 2025. Even at $100 a pack, this drop sold out in 10 minutes. Packs now selling on secondary for about $150. I do love these Bo Jackson NFT's I saw on the marketplace. Raiders black jersey's are iconic! With Panini NFL license coming to a close, will this be the last time we see a Panini Bo Jackson NFT?

I have this Chocolates Torras Gerona card showing Benfica vs Real Madrid. Torras printed their sets between 1921 and 1923. Benfica did not play Real Madrid until 1940. Using a little AI sleuthing, I found out that Torras often created fictional match scenes with generic players and then added club names to make the card more exciting for children. Still love the card. Will have to do some more research on it with some other vintage collectors. Madrid and Benfica have a big clash today in the first leg of the Champions League knockout stage. Benfica barely got in with this crazy goal a couple of weeks ago during the group stages. One more chapter in the Mourinho/Real Madrid story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBO4s6Q6gvQ

Just received this email from Keepr. Bummed out. Always thought of Parkside as David vs Goliath. Wondering who will be the NFT partner if Parkside is keeping the physical. Keepr did a nice job with their NFT gamifcation using nfts to redeem physical cards. They have a loyal following. Don't have many NFT's on Keepr, but here are two of my favorites.
" With the NWSL trading card license transitioning away from Parkside after the 2025 season, we unfortunately cannot continue to sell NWSL digital products. We have made the difficult decision to discontinue the Keepr NFT platform. This wasn't an easy call as Keepr has been a passion project for us and it exists because of the community that believed in digital collectibles alongside us.

You will have until February 28, 2026 to save a copy of your card artwork to your phone or computer by clicking on the Share button. Your collectible proof of ownership will still safely secure through your Dapper Wallet and on the blockchain, just like any other NFT you own. While the Keepr platform itself will no longer be active, your assets remain yours.

If you have any unredeemed collectibles, you must submit them by February 28, 2026 or you forfeit your opportunity to redeem the collectible for a physical card.

We're incredibly grateful to you for being part of this journey over the past three years. Your support, enthusiasm, and belief in what we were building meant more to us than we can fully express.

If you'd like to continue exploring digital cards, you can visit parksidechecklist.com. And if physical trading cards are your thing, we'd love to see you at parksidecards.com 

Thank you for collecting with us, and for helping make Keepr something special.

-All of us at Keepr"