2023/2024 Topps Merlin UEFA Club Competitions is here! With this much-anticipated release, get ready to take the next step in soccer collecting.

Chase Renaissance and other rare inserts. 2023/24 Topps Merlin UEFA Club Competitions features a new design that pays homage to Merlin’s long legacy, an incredible rookie class, and a deep checklist with a bevy of chase-worthy autographs.**** Get ready to go hunting!



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Hey all. New to mantel. Long time soccer collector - mostly stickers if pre modern greats like Gullit Cantona Zidane Henry and others (yes I'm a mid-late 30s that reminisces on his childhood through stickers and cards!). I also collect Maradona vintage items and on-card autos only. That's been my only real foray into modern Is oncard autos.

I also collect tickets - something that I love and only started collecting about 4 yrs ago. And of course I love kits - wouldn't call myself a kit collector but have amassed some of my favourite kits from different leagues.

Here's some of my PC - maradona on card autos (Nobility gold #/10 x 2; bronze #/20; orange #/30; National Treasures #/15; Immaculate #/10) and his 1978 Crack - probably my favourite stickers of all time.

Sharing one of my latest kit finds. PSG is a polarizing club, but no one can throw shade at their kits. I love the details on the kit and the packaging on this commemorative edition

Haven't been collecting soccer for long, but over the last few seasons I've picked up a bunch of RCs of my club's (then) best player, Michael Olise. He left Crystal Palace over the summer to play for Bayern Munich, and today he scored two goals in a CL match.

With NBA, MLB, NFL, there are so many people who are fans of the player more than the team (e.g. LeBron collectors who don't care if he's in Cavs, Heat or Lakers gear on the card).

But soccer is so tribal. Your allegiance generally aligns with your club more than any player.

So with that in mind, do you see interest in cards of soccer players wearing jerseys from their old club, or do you just wait and buy cards of him once he's in the right kit?

Debating liquidating my Olise collection, but I'm not sure how much Bayern Munich (or French national team) collectors want him in Palace gear...

https://youtu.be/Ww1Sxj_zQIg

I decided to keep the soccer and baseball topic going with a new pack opening video. Check it out!