Some Big Soccer Adds

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 I've not been updating my blog recently as I have been busy so I wanted to catch up on some recent additions I've made. 

The first is one of the greatest players of his generation, French and Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane. This auto is from the set Panini Obsidian and numbered /25. 


The second addition is another number auto, this time of Welsh player (as well as Tottenham, Real Madrid, and LAFC) Gareth Bale. This is from the Topps Merlin set and is also numbered, this one being to 50. 
Another Tottenham player, Korean forward Heung-Min Son is another auto I picked up. I got this card as a single from my local card shop that had it selling. I like finding autos of cool players while I'm in there. Son is huge in Korea and is one of the better players in the Premier League. 
The following card has a bit better of a story behind how it was acquired. My wife and I were out visiting my grandma in the Laughlin, NC and Bullhead, AZ area when I stopped by a local Walmart and found some discounted boxes of Topps Champions League 2021-22. I don't find product like this in SoCal as we sell out much faster. Much to my surprise, I pulled a numbered gold /50 auto of then RB Leipzig and current Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. I'm a Liverpool supporter so very happy about this one, as I was about the next card as well.

Lastly, I pulledd this card from a hobby box of 2024 Topps Chrome Euros. It's Italian forward (and current Liverpool player) Federico Chiesa. It is also numbered /50. Pulling two Liverpool autos from products over a couple week time frame is always fun.  


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