Panini Football Stickers: The Official Celebration (a Nostalgic Journey Through The World Of Panini)

By (author) Lansdowne, Greg
Description
''A heady mix of football history, nostalgia and modern-day action that collectors of all ages will cherish'' – When Saturday Comes ''Excellent... This book is like a journey through time, revealing some of the coolest-ever albums and stickers'' – Match ''Countless memories come flooding back...'' – The Sun ''Lovely book… One for your dad…'' TalkSPORT WELCOME TO THE GLORIOUS WORLD OF PANINI FOOTBALL STICKERS. Collecting Panini football stickers has always been a joy. Tearing open those packets and excitedly filling an album is a rite of passage for millions of kids – and adults. It’s so popular, it even has its own language – ‘swapsies’, ‘got, got, need’ and ‘shinies’. And now, for the first time, Panini have granted access to their archives for this superbly illustrated celebration of their iconic football sticker collections. Licensed by Panini and written by respected sticker authority Greg Lansdowne, this volume showcases Panini''s UK domestic football, FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship albums, as well as all the great players, from Pelé and Maradona to Marta, Ronaldo and Mbappé (via Frank Worthington, Chris Waddle, Gary Lineker, Eric Cantona, Ally McCoist and a few dodgy haircuts). A heady mix of football history, wonderful nostalgia and modern-day action that collectors of all ages will cherish, this book shows why, for the last 60 years, collecting Panini stickers has been – and remains – a global phenomenon. PANINI FOOTBALL STICKERS: A CELEBRATION includes: – More than 2,000 images of iconic PANINI stickers, album covers and sticker packet designs – Specially curated chapters on every UK-published collection (Football League/FIFA World Cup) – Breakout features on foils, haircuts styles and collecting etiquette
Table of contents
Introduction The Panini Story Panini World Cup 1970 The Joy of Collecting Panini – Buying Panini World Cup 1974 The Joy of Panini – Swapping Panini Football ''78 Panini World Cup 1978 How Albums are Made/How Stickers are Made Panini Football ''79 Panini Albums Around the World: Germany Panini Football ''80 Europa ''80 Panini Football ''81 Panini Football ''82 Panini Albums Around the World: France Panini World Cup 1982 Shinies/Foil badges – a Celebration Panini Football ''83 The Joy of collecting Panini – Sticking Panini Football ''84 Euro 84 Panini Football ''85 Players Turned Managers / Sartorial Managers Panini Football ''86 Panini World Cup 1986 Panini Around the World: Spain Panini Football ''87 Panini Football ''88 Euro 88 Panini Football ''89 Panini Football ''90 The Joy of collecting Panini – Collecting Panini World Cup 1990 Panini Around the World: Mexico Panini Football ''91 Amazing Hairstyles Panini Football ''92 Euro 92 Panini Football ''93 Panini adverts/ endorsements/ merchandising Copa America Albums Panini World Cup 1994 Panini Around the World: Brazil Euro 96 Panini World Cup 1998 Panini Around the World: Italy Euro 2000 Panini World Cup 2002 Cool Facial Hair Euro 2004 Football legends in Panini Panini World Cup 2006 Euro 2008 African Cup of Nations Albums Panini World Cup 2010 The Women’s World Cup Panini Album 2011 Euro 2012 Panini World Cup 2014 Women’s World Cup Panini Album 2015 Euro 2016 World Cup 2018 Women’s World Cup Panini Album 2019 Panini Football 2020 The Future of Panini 220 The Future of Panini Sign Off
Review quote
Countless memories come flooding back as you look through this new book celebrating 60 years of Panini.
Review quote
This book is like a journey through time, revealing some of the coolest-ever albums and stickers.
Review quote
A heady mix of football history, nostalgia and modern-day action that collectors of all ages will