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Edition 52 Sunday, September 6, 2026
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Topps club Collector Tins return, dated September 17

Topps Chelsea 2026/27 Collector Tin - Pre-Order
Topps Chelsea 2026/27 Collector Tin - Pre-OrderImage: sportscardsdirect

A UK retailer prices the Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United tins at GBP 24.99 apiece, on a day when every drop on the radar is soccer.

The Topps Collector Tin is back for 2026/27, listed as a pre-order at UK shop sportscardsdirect.co.uk for Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United, all three at GBP 24.99 and all three dated September 17. Each tin holds 35 cards including two sequentially numbered parallels, and lucky tins carry an autograph. New this season is a For The Badge subset, and the Gold Vault Limited Edition cards return for a second year. Read the date carefully: it is stated identically on all three club product pages at the same retailer, which is corroboration within one shop rather than an announcement from Topps.

Source: sportscardsdirect.co.uk
Insert lineup and pack odds newly detailed by Checklist Insider; the September 10 date is the same estimate the site carried on August 31, not a new confirmation.

Checklist Insider details the Match Attax UEFA 20th-anniversary inserts, with Mystical at 1:4,320 packs

Checklist Insider has filled in the insert lineup for 2026-27 Topps Match Attax UEFA Club Competitions, the game's 20th year. Three new tiers arrive in Attax Debutant, Attax Master, and Attax Supreme Master, alongside a nine-card holographic Infinity puzzle series. The chase cards are where the odds get steep: Whoosh at 1:540 packs, Enigma at 1:2,160, and Mystical at 1:4,320. The September 10 date is unchanged from our August 31 report, where Checklist Insider had it as an estimate rather than a confirmed date, so treat it the same way today.

Source: Checklist Insider
Box configuration, parallel tiers, and autograph lineup confirmed by Checklist Insider; the page lists the release date as TBA.

Checklist Insider confirms 2026 Panini Luminance Germany Soccer, one autograph per box, release date TBA

Panini is running Luminance back for the German national team, in a format Checklist Insider describes as virtually identical to the earlier England and France releases. A hobby box is 10 packs of six cards, carrying one autograph, four numbered parallels, and 15 inserts; a case holds 20 boxes. The base set splits into vertical and horizontal 20-card designs, parallels run from Magenta numbered to 85 up to a Platinum 1/1, and the autograph menu covers Base, Dynamic, and Montage plus Dual Autographs Gold numbered to 10. No release date is stated yet, so there is nothing to preorder and nothing to plan around beyond the configuration.

Source: Checklist Insider

A 1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Ken Griffey Jr., numbered to 100 in PSA 10, is bid to $8,550

$8,550
BID 路 AUCTION OPEN
245 watchers 路 checked September 6, 2026
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A 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant rookie in PSA 10 climbs from $12,600 to $15,000 in two days

$15,000
BID 路 AUCTION OPEN
240 watchers 路 checked September 6, 2026
Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay most-watched tracker)

A 1987-88 Fleer Michael Jordan #59 in PSA 10 is up to $32,000, from $30,000 a day ago

$32,000
BID 路 AUCTION OPEN
299 watchers 路 checked September 6, 2026
Source: Cardboard Connection (eBay most-watched tracker)
Posted August 29 by Footy Headlines on X.

Footy Headlines reports Adidas signing seven national team kit deals from 2026-27

Adidas Signs 7 Big National Team Deals From 2026-27 Despite losing the historic Germany contract to Nike and recently parting ways with Wales, Adidas is showing no signs of slowing down on the international stage... The most notable names joining the Adidas portfolio include European mainstays Croatia, Czech Republic, Turkey, and Poland, alongside African powerhouse Nigeria.

Adidas is lining up seven new national team deals from 2026-27 after losing Germany to Nike and parting ways with Wales, with Croatia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, and Nigeria named so far. For anyone collecting national team shirts, that is five federations due to change supplier, and two more Footy Headlines has not named yet.

Source: Footy Headlines (X) 路 Published August 29, 2026

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