To find out whether women's football is finally going mainstream, Fifa could commission a focus group. Or it could pay for an opinion poll, phoning 1,000 people to see how many can name a female ...

One of the joys of any major soccer tournament is the collecting of Panini soccer stickers. The quest to get enough stickers to complete the entire sticker book collection seems simple enough. However ...

It’s not just a sticker, it’s a collectible. Sports fans these days are passing up their trading cards, once a staple of American childhood, for collectible stickers. With the start of the ...

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 ...

Ever since 1970 when they were first produced, the countdown to the World Cup has really started with the arrival of the Panini stickers: 638 players, teams, stadiums and badges to be collected and ...

‘Football 82’ - the fifth Figurine Panini album dedicated to the English and Scottish game - showcases the era when, before Sky invented football, our top teams were made up of players called Colin, ...

The following are two excerpts from Greg Lansdowne’s chronicling of Panini’s World Cup Stickers: Panini Football Stickers – The Official Celebration. Lansdowne and Bloomsbury Press have graciously ...

With the 2011-12 soccer seasons getting closer to the final lap, anticipation is building for Euro 2012. Part of the ritual of each major tournament is the collecting of Panini sticker albums. As we ...

Collecting Panini football stickers has been part of football culture for decades, and now there's the chance to pick up stickers of players from the second tier of the women's game. Charlton Athletic ...

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 ...

School playground trading, the joyous feeling of unpacking a 'shiny', and the rage-inducing cry of "not another one" after getting Lee Hendrie for what felt like the 20th time. For generations, ...

Italian sticker company Panini have made their first foray into women's club soccer after announcing their Spanish division, Panini Cromos will release a collection for the Spanish top flight, the ...