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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

Our new post from Manny Hawks takes a look back to the 2010 World Cup.

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FIFA dodginess and insipid England aside Siphiwe Tshabalala got the party started in style. Get your vuvuzela out!

#SouthAfrica #BafanaBafana #WorldCup #football

216: Siphiwe Tshabalala, South Africa, Topps Match Attax Trading Card Game, England Collector Binder

Open wide for some soccer! Next year the FIFA World Cup will be held across sixteen venues in the USA, Canada and Mexico and, for no apparen...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 2d

Big game player.

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Bloody hell..."Buggin' Me" by Dane Bowers...

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216: Siphiwe Tshabalala, South Africa, Topps Match Attax Trading Card Game, England Collector Binder

Open wide for some soccer! Next year the FIFA World Cup will be held across sixteen venues in the USA, Canada and Mexico and, for no apparen...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

As well as their iconic black and white stripes they've had some beautiful away kits over the years.

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Missed out in a public vote but an honourable mention in our second anniversary post.

120: David Speedie, Liverpool, Merlin Shooting Stars 1991/92

Today marks the second anniversary of this particular corner of the internet. What started as a response to lockdown and boxes of unpacked s...

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That campaign was inspired in part by the form of the legendary Gianluca Vialli.

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A gentleman on and off the pitch.

#Juve #Juventus #ChelseaFC #football

205: Gianluca Vialli, Chelsea, Pro Match Soccer Series 2

Just over three years after his arrival at The New Den Mark McGhee departed Millwall in October 2003 citing his strained relationship with c...

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The 1994/95 campaign saw them win the Scudetto.

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The victory was dedicated to their late full back Andrea Fortunato who passed away aged just 23.

#Juve #Juventus #SerieA #Scudetto

90: Andrea Fortunato, Juventus, Upper Deck Juventus F.C. – Campioni d’Italia 94/95

When we reflect on significant moments in sporting history we are often transported back to the place we were and the people we were with. J...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

Throughout their history they've attracted some of the world's best players.

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Even a few from these sides.

#Juve #Juventus #SerieA #England #ThreeLions #WorldCup

47: David Platt, England, Panini England European Football Championship ’96

Richard Allinson transports us all the way back to three and a half weeks ago when Gareth Southgate ’s young charges came so close to bringi...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

The club didn't exactly endear itself to the world with its role in the European Super League farce.

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Sometimes things are best kept the way they are.

#UCL #UEL #ChampionsLeague

280B: The European Cup, The Trophy Cabinet, Merlin’s F.A. Premier League 2000, Millennium Edition Sticker Collection

A week is a long time in politics. It’s an even longer time in football. Last month the sport was rocked by the announcement of an agreement...

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Alessandro Del Piero spent most of his career with the Turin giants and holds the club's record for appearances and goals.

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One hell of a footballer.

#Juve #Juventus #SerieA #UCL #football #calcio

97: Alessandro Del Piero, Italia, Panini World Cup France 98

After nine consecutive seasons of seeing arch-rivals Celtic triumph in the Scottish Premier League Rangers have finally broken the Bhoys’ st...

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The late Salvatore Schillaci was at Juve when he made the Italy squad for the 1990 World Cup.

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The rest, as they say, is history.

#Juve #Juventus #Italy #WorldCup

185: Salvatore Schillaci, Juventus, Calciatori Panini 1989/90

Richard Allinson brings us the story of a World Cup that made so many fall in love with football and many more come back to the game after t...

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In 1996 the Old Lady won the Champions League thanks to a goal from Fabrizio Ravanelli.

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So of course he then moved to Middlesbrough.

#UCL #Juve #Juventus #Boro #PL

329: Fabrizio Ravanelli, Middlesbrough, Merlin’s Premier League 97 Official Sticker Collection

In the summer of 1996 football came home as England hosted the European Championships. The tournament will be remembered for a range of reas...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

Juventus were formed on this day in 1897 and we might have mentioned them once or twice over the years.

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Our second ever post on Roberto Baggio set the ball rolling.

#Juventus #Juve #SerieA #UCL #football #calcio

252: Roberto Baggio, Italy, Panini England European Football Championship '96

Campionato…di Calcio…ITALIANO! If your Saturday mornings didn’t feature these three words, an adorned cup of coffee and the Gaze...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Birthday to Mark Hughes - hope he has a good one!

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Rich Allinson on the prince of volleys.

#MUFC #Barca #BayernMunich #CFC #SaintsFC #EFC #BRFC #EFL #PL #LaLiga #Bundesliga #Wales #Cymru #football

5: Mark Hughes, Manchester United, Match 2000 Millennium Collection

Today Richard Aliinson brings us a tribute to one of the greatest arts in football and one of its most able exponents. The caption to go wit...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 4d

#ICYMI: Last push for Manny Hawks' look at Lars Elstrup.

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From European glory to a spiritual sect in the space of two years.

#Randers #Brondby #Feyenoord #OdenseBK #LTFC #DanishSuperliga #Eredivisie #EFL #Denmark #Euros #football

130: Lars Elstrup, Luton Town, Merlin Shooting Stars 1991/92

This post is for my colleague and friend Jonny Patrick and takes a look at a forward he describes as “a good player from the golden age of H...

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Happy Birthday to Denis Irwin - hope he's having a good one!

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Mat Jolin-Beech on the perfect man for a penalty.

#LUFC #OAFC #MUFC #WWFC #EFL #PL #UCL #Ireland #WorldCup #football

285: Denis Irwin, Manchester United, Merlin’s Premier League 97 Official Sticker Collection

Mat Jolin-Beech takes a look back at happier times at Old Trafford when the Manchester United faithful could rely on players to turn up for ...

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Happy Birthday to Marco van Basten - hope he's having a good one!

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Mat Jolin-Beech on lending your name to something.

#Ajax #Eredivisie #ACMilan #SerieA #UCL #Netherlands #Holland #Euros #WorldCup #football

N/A: Marco van Basten, Netherlands, Topps Match Attax Trading Card Game International Legends Collector Binder (Exclusive to Tesco)

This week Mat Jolin-Beech takes on a request post for Michael, the mastermind behind Twitter’s 80s&90s Football account, with a look at the...

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Happy Birthday to Marcus Rashford - hope he's having a good one!

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Manny Hawks on a young man transcending his sport.

#MUFC #AVFC #Barca #PL #LaLiga #England #ThreeLions #WorldCup #Euros #football

590: Marcus Rashford, England, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Panini Official Licensed Sticker Album

When Gareth Southgate orchestrated England’s run to the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia he achieved much more than matchin...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 5d

Are we entering the peak Delap era?

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Mikkel Ottesen Lønstrup🦁 @lonstrup.bsky.social · 6d

Jeg dykker nogle gange ned i det kaninhul, som @asw500.bsky.social er med fine små artikler med afsæt i fodboldklistermærker.

Senest denne om Lars Elstrup.

Han var fandme god. Trist at hans liv ramlede sammen midt i den største triumf.

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130: Lars Elstrup, Luton Town, Merlin Shooting Stars 1991/92

This post is for my colleague and friend Jonny Patrick and takes a look at a forward he describes as “a good player from the golden age of H...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Mikkel (and Google translate) - glad you enjoyed this one.

A very good player who just never believed how good he was.

A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Birthday to Glenn Hysen - hope has a good one!

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Manny Hawks on settling scores and setting the record straight.

#IFKGoteborg #PSV #Fiorentina #LiverpoolFC #GAIS #Allsvenskan #Eredivisie #SerieA #EFL #Sweden #WorldCup #football

123: Glenn Hysen, Liverpool, Merlin Shooting Stars 1991/92

We’re taking on a request post today for another football nostalgia fan in the form of ShootingStars ’ Rob. If you’re not already following ...

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Happy Birthday to Neil Shipperley - hope he has a good one!

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Manny Hawks on making a triumphant return.

#CFC #WatfordFC #SaintsFC #CPFC #NFFC #BarnsleyFC #AFCW #SUFC #BrentfordFC #EFL #PL #football

61: Neil Shipperley, Crystal Palace, Merlin’s Premier League Kick Off Sticker Collection, 1997

In the world of work the phrase “never go back” is often bandied about. After all, if you left a job (or got asked to leave a job), why woul...

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Happy Birthday to Marvin Johnson - hope he's having a good one!

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Manny Hawks constructs an all-time XI around the Hatters legend.

#LTFC #LutonTown #Hatters #EFL #football

130: Marvin Johnson, Luton Town, Panini Football League 96 Official Sticker Collection

This week we take on a request post from the good people at the My Best Eleven podcast which is about as close as we have come to a former ...

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 8d

Magician.

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A Sticker's Worth 500 Words @asw500.bsky.social · 8d

Happy Birthday to Alan Smith - hope he has a good one!

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Emlyn Shepherdson-Jones on making friends, losing friends and getting injured.

#LUFC #MUFC #NUFC #MKDons #NCFC #PL #EFL #England #ThreeLions #football

204: Alan Smith, Leeds United, Merlin’s F.A. Premier League 2000, Millennium Edition Sticker Collection

Emlyn Jones is at the helm for today’s post. A few weeks ago Emlyn’s post on David Hirst highlighted some of football’s funniest injuries a...

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