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venerdì 23 ottobre 2026

Panini Football 83

Football 83 is Panini's sticker album dedicated to English and Scottish football for the 1982/83 season. It belongs to a series that began with Football 78 and brings together the English First and Second Divisions and the Scottish Premier Division in one large collection of 527 stickers. One of its most distinctive features is the unusual shape of the stickers, narrow and tall.

The album opens with a contents page and four introductory stickers. These are all shiny and feature the logos of the English and Scottish football leagues and the respective players' associations. After this short introduction, the collection moves directly to the English First Division, with the clubs presented in alphabetical order.

Each First Division team occupies two pages and is represented by 16 stickers. The team photo and shiny club badge are displayed horizontally, while the coach and 13 players are shown in individual full-body portraits arranged vertically. Eeach player's description is printed directly beneath the corresponding space in the album, providing information alongside the portraits.

The English Second Division follows immediately afterwards, but with a much more concise presentation. All 22 clubs are included, each represented by just two stickers: a team photo and a half-size shiny club badge.

The Scottish Premier Division comes next, with its clubs also arranged alphabetically. Each team has a team photo, a shiny club badge, a half-size manager sticker and 13 player portraits (also half-size stickers).

The final section is entitled “Laws of the Game” and it explains the main rules of football through 48 stickers featuring illustrations and drawings. Rather than simply presenting players and clubs, this section takes an educational approach, using visual examples to explain aspects of the sport.

From a sporting perspective, Liverpool won the English First Division in 1982/83 with 82 points, while Luther Blissett of Watford finished as the division's top scorer with 27 goals. In Scotland, Dundee United won the Scottish Premier Division, and Charlie Nicholas of Celtic was the league's leading scorer with 29 goals.

Back cover of the album

A young Mark Hateley, who played for AC Milan from 1984 to 1987, and Luther Blisset, top scorer of the championship with 27 goals

Liverpool stars Ian Rush (24 goals in the championship) and Graeme Souness

Album details:

Full name: Football 83

Publisher: Panini

League: English (First Division, Second Division) and Scottish (Premier Division)

Season: 1982/1983

Number of clubs and stickers per club:

English First Division (22 clubs, 16 stickers)
English Second Division (22 clubs, 1.5 stickers)
Scottish Premier Division (10 clubs, 9 stickes)

Other sections:

Introduction (4 stickers)
Laws of the game (48 stickers)

Update: No

Extra: No

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 527

martedì 13 ottobre 2026

Panini Calciatori 2002

The Calciatori 2001–2002 album, published by Panini, offers a comprehensive overview of Italian football for the season 2001/2002. Covering all four professional divisions — Serie A, Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2 — the collection is a straightforward but complete guide to the Italian league system. Rather than including special sections, the album focuses entirely on the clubs and their players.

The album begins with an introductory section containing information about Italian football and lists of winners from various competitions. These pages do not include any stickers, and the collection moves quickly to its main content: the 18 Serie A clubs, presented in alphabetical order.

Each Serie A team occupies three pages and is represented by 24 stickers. The section includes a shiny club badge, a team photo composed of two stickers, the coach and 20 individual player portraits. Each player's career information is printed alongside his portrait, adding a useful biographical element to the collection. The third page also includes spaces for up to six update stickers, which were released separately in a dedicated set in spring 2002. This update set contains 84 stickers featuring new Serie A players, making it an important addition for collectors who wanted to complete the album with the latest squad changes.

After Serie A, the album continues with the 20 Serie B clubs, also arranged alphabetically. Each team is presented on a single page with nine stickers: a shiny club badge, a team photo and seven player stickers, each featuring two players.

The final sections are dedicated to Serie C1 and Serie C2. Serie C1 features two groups of 18 clubs, with each team represented by a team photo sticker and a shiny club badge occupying half a sticker space. Serie C2 follows with three groups of 18 clubs, but coverage is more limited: each club is represented only by its shiny badge (half a sticker).

There are no further sticker sections or additional thematic pages at the end of the album. Instead, the collection maintains its consistent focus on the clubs competing throughout the Italian professional leagues.