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Aficionado Soccer 2017 Soccer Trading Cards PANINI AMERICA, INC. SOCCER AFICIONADO2017 SOCCER TRADING CARDS © 2017 Panini America, Inc. Printed in the USA. All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined. AFICIONADO SOCCER 2017 SOCCER TRADING CARDS BASE SET GLOBAL REACH BASE SET FIRST KICK Global Reach cards highlight players who Collect First Kick and Artist’s Proof parallels to The Aficionado base set features dominate the international game such as the Base Set. The Artist’s Proof Red, Bronze, and a unique design that includes both Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer, Gold parallels are sequentially numbered to 99, 49, a close-up photo and an action shot James Rodriguez, and Alexis Sanchez! and 1, respectively! First Kick parallels are a of each player. Look for Global Reach Artist’s Proof tough card to pull, averaging one-per-case! parallels numbered from 99 to 1! © 2017 Panini America, Inc. Printed in the USA. All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined. AFICIONADO SOCCER 2017 SOCCER TRADING CARDS ENDORSEMENTS ARTIST’S PROOF RED INTERNATIONAL INK FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARTIST’S PROOF GOLD Aficionado boasts a diverse autograph checklist. Find autograph cards of past soccer stars such as Pele and Diego Maradona, current greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kevin De Bruyne, and budding stars such as Renato Sanches and Dele Alli! All autograph cards are numbered from 149 to 1! © 2017 Panini America, Inc. Printed in the USA. All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined. AFICIONADO SOCCER 2017 SOCCER TRADING CARDS AUTHENTICS PRIME POWER SURGE ARTIST’S PROOF FORZA! Look for sequentially numbered memorabilia Power Surge highlights footballers who Collect 10 of the most lethal offensive cards of the world’s best players in Authentics play with intensity and power such as players in the game today in the very and Dual Authentics, as well as a Prime parallel Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arturo Vidal, special Forza! insert. This rare card falls edition of both. Featured players include Paul Pogba, and Sergio Aguero, among others. one-per-case, on average! Diego Costa, Lionel Messi, Arda Turan, Watch for Artist’s Proof parallel editions, Jamie Vardy, Clint Dempsey, and many more! some numbered to 99 (Red), 49 (Bronze), and 1 (Gold)! © 2017 Panini America, Inc. Printed in the USA. All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined. AFICIONADO SOCCER 2017 SOCCER TRADING CARDS HOBBY SELLING POINTS CONFIGURATION • Aficionado, one of Panini’s newest brands, comes to the soccer hobby with the release of 2016-17 Aficionado Soccer. The collection includes soccer’s best and • PER PACK 8 CARDS brightest stars shown in action with their club team and/or their national team. • 10 PACKS PER BOX • 12 BOXES PER CASE • Look for the best players in the game today in a variety of special inserts such as Magic Numbers, Power Surge, Craftwork, and Meteor! Also find notable soccer stars of the past in Heroes. BOX BREAK • Find autographs of your favorite current and retired footballers in Endorsements, International Ink, and First Impressions! 1 AUTOGRAPH CARD Featured players include Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Dele Alli, 1 MEMORABILIA CARD Renato Sanches, Pele, and Diego Maradona, among others! 5 INSERTS • Aficionado also offers memorabilia cards in Authentics and Dual Authentics. 10 PARALLELS Collect memorabilia cards of soccer stars such as Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata! • Chase unique hard-to-pull cards in Aficionado! The Forza! insert showcases goal celebration photography and falls one-per-case, on average! Also be on the hunt for the ultra-rare First Kick parallel of the base set! © 2017 Panini America, Inc. Printed in the USA. All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined..
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