Darüber hinaus gab es im Mai noch eine Charge, die aufgrund von Produktionsfehlern wieder eingestampft wurde, wenige Ausgaben davon sind in Umlauf. It's a little embarrassing, but now I can say to the kiosk owner the stickers are for my kids, and he believes me. While newer World Cup sticker singles are relatively easy to find, the older stickers can be tougher to track down, especially since many ended up in partially-finished albums.

For me it was a solemn moment, because there was a kind of respect that I had to show towards Gigi the child and to the dreams of Gigi the child. I have to say that I do not like that the stickers where not numbered,but this was a beginning project for the Panini brothers. Before Argentina won the World Cup last fall, before all manner of "Oles" and "Allezs" broke out across Qatar's stadiums, the soundtrack for soccer's premier event went like this: got, got, need. One of the greatest ever goalkeepers, at age 44, he's not only still playing, but, let's keep this between us, he's still collecting stickers, a hobby since childhood.Gianni Bellini (Translation): I also remember the first sticker that I got in a pack which was Sergio Carantini, a defender from Vicenza.

Francesco Furnari: This sensation, Jon, to get a pack, to rip it out, to smell it, to open it, and to find the players right here, there is no way you can replicate it in an electronic way. You might have baseball cards in your attic, he has half a million stickers spilling out of every drawer. Leading up to the 1970 World Cup, four brothers in Italy, the Paninis, began printing collectables featuring images of players from every country in the competition. Purtroppo per l'ennesima volta si è costretti a registrare una consegna in condizioni PENOSE, guarda caso sempre con lo stesso corriere, che non nomino per correttezza. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

There are also shiny foil or hologram cards that act as the closest thing to an insert found in the sets.