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Topps The Premier League and Fanatics Collectibles have today announced a landmark multi-year trading-card partnership.
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- The Premier League and Fanatics Collectibles have today announced a landmark multi-year trading-card partnership.
- Fanatics Collectibles will become the exclusive provider of Premier League trading cards, trading card games and stickers from June 2025.
- Fans of the Premier League, the world’s most watched football league, will be able to collect trading cards and stickers from all 20 Premier League clubs, offering them the chance to connect with their favourite stars and clubs in the League.
- Premier League Chief Commercial Officer, Will Brass said: “We are delighted to welcome Fanatics as the official sticker and trading card licensee of the Premier League from season 2025/26.
Today at its Topps Industry Conference in Atlanta – attended by nearly 500 collectible-industry leaders from across the country – Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan told the audience: “It is important to confirm for collectors that the process of packaging and distributing our cards is truly random.”
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- Today at its Topps Industry Conference in Atlanta – attended by nearly 500 collectible-industry leaders from across the country – Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan told the audience: “It is important to confirm for collectors that the process of packaging and distributing our cards is truly random.”
To that, Mahan announced that Fanatics Collectibles engaged KPMG LLP, independent accountants, to perform an examination, which the company believes to be the first-ever of its kind in the trading card industry.
- Mahan noted “…we believe that the results of the examination will provide collectors with confidence that the process of packaging and distributing our cards is random and management and our employees are unable to direct high-value cards to specific customers.” According to Mahan, Fanatics Collectibles plans on having an examination performed annually.
- Fanatics Collectibles detailed the key areas of the packaging and distribution process, which include controls over governance, physical security, job configuration and review, packing line operation and quality control audits.
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Sport Today, UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and Fanatics Collectibles announced an exclusive multi-year trading card partnership that sees Topps make an exciting return to the sport.
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- Today, UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization and part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and Fanatics Collectibles announced an exclusive multi-year trading card partnership that sees Topps make an exciting return to the sport.
- View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240131933028/en/
Topps was a UFC partner from 2009-2020, creating UFC’s first-ever trading cards.
- The highly anticipated new product will be 2024 Topps Chrome UFC, which hits retail and hobby shops on Feb. 28.
- This deal builds on an existing e-commerce and live-event partnership between UFC and Fanatics Commerce.
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Fanaticism NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles division of Fanatics, and Topps, its cornerstone sports trading card brand, unveiled MLB Debut Patches, the first-ever memorabilia made in partnership with a professional sports league specifically for inclusion on trading cards. Created in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and MLB Players Inc., the business arm of the Major League Baseball Players Association, all players making their MLB debut this season will have the Debut Patch worn on their jersey. After appearing in their first game, the patch will be authenticated under the auspices of the MLB Authentication Program and then placed directly onto their rookie card in a future Topps set.
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- NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles division of Fanatics, and Topps, its cornerstone sports trading card brand, unveiled MLB Debut Patches, the first-ever memorabilia made in partnership with a professional sports league specifically for inclusion on trading cards.
- Created in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and MLB Players Inc., the business arm of the Major League Baseball Players Association, all players making their MLB debut this season will have the Debut Patch worn on their jersey.
- With MLB Debut Patches, fans will be able to collect and connect with the most important moments in players' careers.
- The first-ever MLB Debut Patches will make an appearance on baseball fields around the country on Opening Day, and throughout the entire MLB season as players make their debuts.
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Video game WASHINGTON, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners Alliance, the for-profit affiliate of the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), has partnered with Fanatics Collectibles to provide professional women's and men's tennis players the opportunity to be included in a broad-scale group trading card set program through the company's cornerstone brand, Topps. This is the first group licensing agreement in the history of professional tennis.
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- As part of the groundbreaking deal, Winners Alliance grants Fanatics Collectibles the right to use the name, image and likenesses of professional women's and men's players who opt into the group licensing agreement.
- Fanatics Collectibles will produce an annual set of player cards every year of the partnership.
- Fanatics Collectibles has committed to creating an annual series of player trading cards for the next two decades.
- Among its first initiatives, Winners Alliance will establish a sustainable group licensing program for video games, trading cards, collectibles, and related opportunities.
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Finance NEW YORK, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics' trading cards and collectibles business, announced the appointment of Ken Turner as its first Chief Marketing Officer.
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- NEW YORK, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics' trading cards and collectibles business, announced the appointment of Ken Turner as its first Chief Marketing Officer.
- Turner will report directly to Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan.
- Before joining Fanatics Collectibles, Turner held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Red Bull North America where he was responsible for directing innovative programming to create premium experiences for consumers, spectators, and audiences.
- "I couldn't be more excited to join Fanatics Collectibles during a time of incredible growth and opportunity in the collectibles category," said Turner.
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Fanaticism NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles division of Fanatics, and Topps, its cornerstone sports trading card brand, unveiled "The J-Rod Show", the first-ever athlete cover campaign starring the 2022 American League Rookie of the Year Julio Rodríguez. The campaign celebrates the highly anticipated 2023 Topps Baseball Series 1 Collection that is available online at Topps.com and in local hobby shops and nationwide retailers starting February 15th, marking the start of another exciting year for baseball and card collectors worldwide.
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- The campaign will start on Wednesday, February 15 and runs through MLB Opening Day.
- "It's an honor to be the cover athlete for the 2023 Topps Baseball Series 1 Collection," said Rodríguez.
- "Coming from a small town in the Dominican Republic, it's surreal to see this all come together.
- For more information on Topps collectibles and offerings, please visit Topps.com and @Topps across social media.
