giovedì 16 novembre 2023

Panini Closer to the Red Devils - 2022 (Belgium)

 

For the World Cup 2022, Panini produced a sticker album of the Belgian Red Devils distributed in the Carrefour supermarkets. The same initiative was taken for the two previous World Cups (2014 and 2018). This time, however, the album focuses less on the Belgian squad and more on the life and interests of the football players. In fact, the sections of the album describe various aspects of the players, like education, family, hobbies and fun facts. On the plus side, the hardcover album is stylish with good quality paper and also the women's players are included this time. On the other side, the structure of the album is confusing and there are many unrelevant stickers, some with just a QR code to discover new contents.

The album features a total of 132 stickers. After an introductory page with the logo stickers of the Belgian Red Devils (men) and Red Flames (women), the sections describing life aspects of the players are shown one after the other. The stickers are portraits or in action, with different styles and backgrounds. The only exception is given by the "Cook off" section, in which the players are taken in action in the kitchen, and the last page of the album ("If Belgium wins"), which includes the caricature stickers of five players (Praet, Dendoncker, Mignolet, Lukaku, E. Hazard). There are no updates or extra cards associated with this collection. In the following we show the photos of all pages, whereas a complete checklist of this album is not available. 



















Back cover of the album

Kevin de Bruyne stickers

Thibaut Courtois stickers


Album details:
Full name: Closer to the Red Devils
Publisher: Panini/Carrefour
Year: 2022
Team: Belgium National Team (Men/Women)
Sections with stickers:
  • Introduction 
  • Jeunesse et éducation 
  • Amour et famille
  • Fier de ses racines
  • Hobbies et talents cachés
  • Amusement et style de vie
  • Curiosités
  • Cook off
  • Alimentation et bien-etre
  • Inspirations et modèles
  • Faits divers
  • Le chocolat préféré des belges
  • Si la Belgique gagne
Hardover album: Yes
Updates: No

Total number of stickers: 132





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