World Cup

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

For many, a FIFA tournament™ starts when the opening game is kicked-off. But for Panini-lovers, it all starts months earlier. Their eyes light up when seeing a shiny foil badge in a newly opened packet of stickers. For generations, football-lovers have been collecting the...

The 1984-85 season was one of change for Benfica with new manager Tomislav Ivic departing early in the campaign and being replaced by Pal Csernai. New signings Jorge Silva, Wando & Adelino Nunes arrived to replace the departing Fernando Chalana and Glenn Stromberg. These...

For many, a FIFA tournament™ starts when the opening game is kicked-off. But for Panini-lovers, it all starts months earlier. Their eyes light up when seeing a shiny foil badge in a newly opened packet of stickers. For generations, football-lovers have been collecting the...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

The 1960s was a decade when Scotland fans would declare their national side as unofficial World champions on the strength of a 3-2 victory in 1967 over the actual World Champions, England. Very much in keeping with its modern history, on good days Scotland...

The mid 1990s marked a strong resurgence for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the upper tier of German football. Under the intelligent guidance of Bernd Krauss, and strengthened by key signings such as Stefan Effenberg, Patrick Andersson, Martin Dahlin and Heiko Herrlich, Die Fohlen once again...

It was all change for the 1991-92 season as Internazionale bade farewell to Giovanni Trapattoni after half a decade in charge and appointed the relatively unknown Corrado Orrico as his successor. The squad was reshaped with the addition of new players like Stefano Desideri,...

The best decade in East Germany's modern football history is remembered for that famous World Cup group stage win over West Germany in 1974, but probably more should have been achieved. With many of the state's greatest players like Jürgen Sparwasser, Joachim Streich, Hans-Jürgen...

The 1982-83 season brought major change for Internazionale with the arrival of Rino Marchesi as coach and significant changes in the playing squad. World Cup winning defender Fulvio Collovati crossed over from neighbours Milan to complement the fast-emerging Bergomi, Ferri and Zenga, while two...

Special shirts deserve special teams to wear them and Bayern München's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winners from 1986 was a very special side. A high-calibre team featuring West German stars like Lothar Matthäus, Klaus Augenthaler, Hans Pflügler, Michael Rummenigge and the veteran Dieter Hoeneß stylishly...

Having endured a disappointing campaign by Milan's high standards the previous year, the 1995-96 season was an opportunity to bounce back and end Fabio Capello's spell as coach on a high note. The defence tightened up and the arrival of George Weah and Roberto...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

For many, a FIFA tournament™ starts when the opening game is kicked-off. But for Panini-lovers, it all starts months earlier. Their eyes light up when seeing a shiny foil badge in a newly opened packet of stickers. For generations, football-lovers have been collecting the...

Qualification for the 1986 World Cup was secured by Portugal in their final group match thanks to a Carlos Manuel winner against West Germany. This famous victory in Stuttgart ensured that the José Torres-led team edged out Sweden and would travel to Mexico the...

Two World Cups. A generation of players the world could not stop watching. A style of football that demanded attention. This France Legends T-shirt pays tribute to the players who made France the standard other nations measured themselves against, from unforgettable triumphs to a...

Two World Cups. A generation of players the world could not stop watching. A style of football that demanded attention. This France Legends Embroidered T-shirt pays tribute to the players who made France the standard other nations measured themselves against, from unforgettable triumphs to...

For many, a FIFA tournament™ starts when the opening game is kicked-off. But for Panini-lovers, it all starts months earlier. Their eyes light up when seeing a shiny foil badge in a newly opened packet of stickers. For generations, football-lovers have been collecting the...

1987 remains a seminal year in the long and storied history of CA Peñarol as it represents the most recent time that the club has been champions of South America. The Libertadores success was a thrilling one, especially the Final encounter against América de...

The 1994–95 season marked Carlo Mazzone’s second year in charge, and he began reshaping the squad to make it more competitive. Established names like Caniggia, Mihajlović, Häßler, and Rizzitelli departed, while new talents such as Thern, Fonseca, Moriero, and Abel Balbo arrived. All the...

The 1986 - 87 season is one of the most eventful seasons in the history of Pisa Sporting Club. Having been relegated to Serie B the previous season, the club’s aim was a rapid return to Serie A. Although successful in the end, many...

For many, a FIFA tournament™ starts when the opening game is kicked-off. But for Panini-lovers, it all starts months earlier. Their eyes light up when seeing a shiny foil badge in a newly opened packet of stickers. For generations, football-lovers have been collecting the...

1930 was a historic year in football with the introduction of the FIFA World Cup™, the competition which would officially decide the best footballing nation on earth. The first tournament was hosted in Uruguay with thirteen nations and has grown ever since in size...

France's focus this year was the qualifying campaign for the 1972 European Nations Cup which had started strongly with home and away wins over Norway and a draw in Budapest against Hungary. Things went off the rails in the autumn, however, thanks to a...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

For so long Australia's modern World Cup history was all about the near misses in qualification. The Aussies would habitually reach the last play-off stage only to fall at the final hurdle - as they would on six occasions between 1966 and 2002. So,...

The 1980 – 81 season was one of highs and lows for TSV 1860 München. In walked Rudi Völler, a young talent joining from Kickers Offenbach, who quickly looked at home at 1860. Völler hit double figures in the iconic Doppeldusch-sponsored shirt in his...

Under the stewardship of coach Paul Wolfisberg, Switzerland set out on their 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign eager to earn a place at an international tournament for the first time since 1966. Two of the most celebrated players in the nation´s history, midfielder Heinz...