Description
Description
'Panini Legends, by the leading authority on the stickers, Greg Lansdowne, charts the changing appearances of football legends.' - Daily Mail
'I hope somebody gives me this for Christmas...' - Adrian Chiles, BBC Radio 5 Live 'A beautifully illustrated book' - talkSPORT PANINI'S GREATEST FOOTBALL STICKERS STAR IN ONE AMAZING BOOKPANINI LEGENDS showcases in sticker form 85 of the most-celebrated players in men's and women's football. Icons like Pelé, Diego Maradona, Franz Beckenbauer and Bobby Moore are present, of course, but they share the limelight with modern stars such as Lionel Messi, Marta, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexia Putellas. Written by respected sticker authority Greg Lansdowne, the book features stickers from a host of domestic leagues and all the major international tournaments, expertly selected from over 60 years' worth of albums. - Which players made the PANINI album but didn't play?
- Who never missed a season as a sticker?
- Whose rookie - a player's first sticker - is most sought after? Inside the book: - More than 900 iconic PANINI stickers from the domestic and international football competitions
- Extended career profiles of the greatest players to grace PANINI albums
- PANINI stickers showing kits of some of world's most famous football teams
About the Author
About the Author
Greg Lansdowne is a leading authority on PANINI sticker albums and the author of Stuck on You: The Rise and Fall...and Rise of Panini Stickers and Panini Football Stickers: The Official Celebration. @Panini_book
PANINI was founded in 1961 in Modena, Italy with the launch of its first Calciatori/Football Players collection. It now has subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America and the United States. In the run-up to a FIFA World Cup, PANINI produces millions of albums, selling them to over 150 territories.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"A gold mine for football fans and collectors." --Dan Keane, Sport Cards UK
"If you're a fan of classic football history and football stickers, get your hands on one." --Paolo Panini "A beautifully illustrated book." --talkSPORT "Soccer's greats as seen through their sticker selves... I did love perusing it." --Soccer America "...a great Christmas book... It is one of these books you could sit for hours flicking through." --Hawksbee and Jacobs, talkSPORT "If you could put joy, nostalgia, love, regret, humour and great knowledge into a book... a wonderful volume." --Paul Ross, talkSPORT "I hope somebody gives me this for Christmas..." --Adrian Chiles, BBC Radio 5 Live "Panini Legends, by the leading authority on the stickers, Greg Lansdowne, charts the changing appearances of football legends." --Daily Mail "Sticker book oracle Greg Lansdowne charts 85 career stories exclusively via their stickers, in one of the most satisfying routes it's possible to take down memory lane." --FourFourTwo "the world's foremost authority on Panini stickers" --Daily Record "Beautifully illustrated, Panini Legends is more helpful as a reference book, stocking stuffer, or collector's item for enthusiasts who collect Panini soccer stickers...visually appealing...It's the ideal coffee table book for diehard soccer fans." --World Soccer Talk
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Sport
Pub date:
2024-12-10
Length:
240 pages

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