In honor of England playing tomorrow in the semis here is a Rooney PSA 10 I won at auction recently. I’ve got the Zlatan in this set too. I got another Rooney RC that I bought for a best offer that I will post once it gets in. Probably my favorite player growing up 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hello All

As you can see the my England shirt is well worn and still just about fits me. What a match coming up and what a player, Jude Bellingham is. This is pulled from Panini 2026 FIFA Adrenalyn XL - #573. Bought a few packs to rip whilst tournament going on. Have you been enjoying the World Cup? What players have caught your eye? Have you been ripping Football? (Soccer).

Positive comments please. As we all know about FIFA and corruption etc (that plentiful on the internet to find out about).

Want to shine a light on the amazing diversity, culture, humanity, joy on show. The impact is undeniable across the world a precious reach that can be used for so much good. Keep the ripples going and maybe pick up some Jude Bellingham. He is a generational talent. World Class in my opinion.

Come on England.

Cheers Alan

Acquired this card for what I consider “a steal”. The card is over 100 years old! It’s still in pretty good shape. I think the more fascinating thing than the card itself is the journey the card took to get to me! The card is of the Everton (England) “Football” (Soccer) Team from 1923, from a brand of Tobacco called Pluck. This was part of a weekly series of “football” club cards, that states the next card to be featured was to be the Hull City F.C. I may never know how the card got here, but to just ponder (pun intended-across the pond 😂) the possibilities is a fun diversion to simply enjoy the card and appreciate the fact that it got here! 😁

The show was dominated by Pokémon, and next to no US sports in the sports corner, but I did pick up the auto cards of three players I needed for my England National Team PC. Robson, 80’s midfield powerhouse, Neville, and Arsenal legend Ian Wright who was overlooked by multiple England managers. There was a Beckham /2 auto but didn’t pull the trigger on that.

*this is not my ticket - but this a true museum piece! A ticket to the coronation of King George III - “The Last King of America”. What a cool piece of history! I wonder if PSA would grade/slab it. Are there any tickets to historical events that predate this amazing piece?! My personal first ticket is from the 1912 Olympics…this one is 150 years before that!