Soccer Americana: Autograph

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Debbie Keller - USA

Debbie Keller

Team USA 1995-1995

Fortuna Hjorring (Denmark) - 1999

North Carolina Tar Heels 1993-1996

High School Parade All-American (x2)

Chicago Tribune Top-20 Scholar Athlete

Saturday, December 27, 2014

US Women's National Team cards

Brandi Chastain (signed)

Mia Hamm

Pick these cards up recently, do not know anything about them, still doing the research.....
The back have the Nike logo and a player bio. Size is 5x7. Issued 1999 or later based on the jersey being worn...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

2014 Topps MLS Chrome

2014 Topps Chrome wrapper

Conor Casey autograph (sticker)

Bill Hamid base card

Bill Hamid X-fractor

Purple variant

Eddie Johnson - orange (retail) variant # 21/75

Chris Wondolowski footballers mini

Chicharito - Mexican National Team

I was never a big fan of the Chrome variant Topps trading cards, but I picked up a retail box at the local store because it was there and I had to take a look. The standard set offers 10 cards per pack, the chrome cards offer 4 cards per pack. The chrome base set contains 95 cards, while the standrad set contains 200 base cards. The set includes autographs, color and refractor variants, mini cards, Mexican Nationals (not sure why the Mexican team is highlighted, but I like them and I pulled a Chicharito card so I can't complain). One-Two insert card (looks like it should be a relic card but is not, so which I don't understand its purpose)...

Bradley - Defoe

One-Two Insert card

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Justin Mapp - Montreal Impact

Justin Mapp

DC United - 2002

Chicago Fire - 2003-2010

Philadelphia Union - 2010-2011

Montreal Impact - 2011-

United States National Team - 2005-2007

Mailed out this photo I took of Justin Mapp in Montreal (Aug 17) and just received it back today. Not the best photo, but one of the better photos I was able to take that night. Mapp kindly signed it and returned it through the post.

Monday, September 2, 2013

2013 Topps Major League Soccer - update

Some recent additions to my collection:

AR-MF

Michael Farfan

Philadelphia Union 2011-

MA-JD 40/50

Jay DeMerit

Watford FC - England Champions League - 2004-2010

Vancouver Whitecaps - 2011-

Us National Team - 2007-2011

MA-VB 18/50

Victor Bernardez

CD Motagua - Honduras Liga Nacional 2004-2008

R.S.C. Anderlecht - Belgian Pro League 2009-2011

Lierse S. K. - Belgian Pro League 2011

Indios de Ciudad Juarez - Mexico Liga de Ascenso 2011

SanJose Earthquakes 2012 -

Monday, August 19, 2013

2013 Montreal Impact v DC United

2013.08.17 Montreal Impact v DC United, Stade Saputo, Montreal, Que, Canada

Impact defeat the United 2-1 on 2 goals from Marco Di Vaio, one of which was nominated as goal of the week. The DC goal was scored by Conor Doyle to tie the game in the 81st minute before a sellout crowd of 20, 801...

Impact Fans below the Olympic Tower

Stade Saputo as seen from the Olympic Tower

Montreal Impact Kia

Wandrille Levfevre - played in one game with the Impact, previously played for the Montreal Impact in the NASL.

Autograph book - As we left the stadium, there were two non-dressed players signing autographs outside the main entrance. The line had been closed after a set number of people, but we were told by the staff that often the players will continue to sign for anyone waiting. After the remaining fans received their autographs, Levfevre came over and continue to sign. The other player signed 2 more additional autographs and left. Staff were handing out the above autograph book, which measures 4 x 6 and features 2 players per page, with a brief bio and room for a signature.

Game Day lineup card with Felipe on the cover, a single fold 8.5 x 11 sheet.

A great experience, fan activities before the game and a very friendly staff.

I created this commemorative cover before I went to Montreal, dropped 2 similar envelopes in the mail, but then found out Canada Post does not work on Saturday. This cover received an Aug 19 postmark. In any case I am sending this out to Marco Di Vaio in hopes of obtaining an autograph. With any luck I will repost with good results.

Updated 2013.08.27

Friday, August 9, 2013

2013 Topps Archives - Pele

2013 Topps Archives Baseball (1975 throwback)

Pele autographed card

Odds: 1:41,000 packs

Came across information about this card while researching the new Topps MLS cards.

In one chat room there was a question of how come Pele gets put in a baseball set, but not the soccer set. I agree I would love to see the older NASL players autographs inserted into the MLS set.

However Topps' primary sets are baseball, and the 2013 Archive set not only includes Pele, but include heavy metal rock stars like Sebastian Bach, tommy Lee, Lita Ford and Dee Snider; actors Jack Palance, Ava Gardner as well as the usual baseball players. The set utilizes all throwback designs another popular trend from Topps

Thursday, August 8, 2013

2013 Topps Major League Soccer

Topps has put out a set of MLS trading cards for the 2013 season. I picked up several packs and pulled the following cards.....

Ramiro Corrales

San Jose Clash - 1996-1997

Miami Fusion - 1998

Metrostars - 1998-2000

San Jose Earthquakes - 2001-2004, 2008-

Hamarkameratene - Norwway 2005-2006

SK Brann - Norway 2007
US National team - 1996-2008

The autograph card, chrome background, with the Topps certified autograph sticker added.

Numbered 24/50.

Federico Higuain base card and purple back variant (numbered 52/99).

200 base cards in the set plus short prints and variations - Purple numbered to 99, blue numbered to 50, gold numbered to 25 and black numbered to 10

Rivalries insert - Chicago v Kansas City

This Is Soccer insert (TIS-#)

This card features Red Bulls' Fabian Espindola #9, hard to tell from the photo. The back of the card provides insight on Espindola - attacks the channels of the field for the full 90 minutes.....

Kyle Beckerman front and back- 1978 throwback

1978 Topps English design featuring players of the MLS.

I like the throwback design, typical of recent Topps products...

Mini insert - Thierry Henry

Relic - the set includes multiple variations with and without autographs

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

2013 Cosmos v Strikers

Diomar Diaz

Deportivo Petare - (Venezuela)

Mineros de Guayana - (Venezuela)

Kyle Reynish

Real Salt Lake 2007-2012

Chris Rodd

Bryne FK (Norway) 2007-2010

David Diosa

Dane Murphy

DC United - MLS 2008

VFL Osnabruck - Germany 2009-

Henry Lopez

Noroeste - Brazil 2011-2012

Satoru Kashiwase

Shimizu S-Pulse - Japan

Ft Lauderdale Strikers arriving for the game

Manny Gonzalez - Strikers

Unknown Cosmos - as a group of players came out of the building, it was difficult to keep track. Without a number next to the name it can be difficult to figure out who the player is...

There was one player who outright refused to sign any autographs for the crowd, all of the other players were very gracious...