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Joleon Lescott drops into Manchester pop-up store as Topps launches Manchester City and Liverpool collectibles set

Topps, the premier trading card brand of Fanatics Collectibles, has unveiled the 2025/26 Collector Tin for Liverpool FC, as well as the 2025/26 Team Set for Manchester City FC, which was launched with a live podcast recording featuring City’s former defender Joleon Lescott at the brand’s Manchester Arndale pop-up store.

Topps has also recently launched Collector Tins for Arsenal, Manchester United, and Celtic in September.

City fans and collectors alike can collect cards from some of Man City’s brightest current stars and legends, with a guaranteed player autograph in every other box, one static foil parallel per box, two sequentially numbered parallels per box, and three halo parallels per box – including club icons like Erling Haaland, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero.

The top chase cards here are the highly sought-after autograph cards, include the likes of Rodri, Pep Guardiola and Sergio Aguero. Alongside these, card designs such as Rainbow Flick Inserts, and base card designs including Collector’s Corner, Pitch Pursuits, 1894, Bona Fide Baller and First Team are also available. Fans can also chase a one-of-a-kind, ‘Why Always Me?’ variation of the Bona Fide Baller card featuring Mario Balotelli.

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Liverpool fans, meanwhile, can collect cards of some of the club’s biggest current stars and legends, with every box having two guaranteed sequentially numbered parallel cards, and lucky tins featuring Base Card Autographs – including club icons and modern stars such as Fernando Torres, Rio Ngumoha and Sadio Mane.

Top chases here include the ultra-rare Steven Gerrard 1/1 Gold Foilfractor Autograph Card, as well as the dazzling new Gold Vault Limited Edition cards (three guaranteed per box! Can you collect all 10?), showcasing elite players with premium gold-foil finishes. Fans can also discover the ‘Name in Lights’ subset, celebrating club legends and present-day icons in a stunning new design.

Founded in 1938, Topps is the premier trading card brand of Fanatics Collectibles, a physical and digital trading cards company that was launched in 2021 and is a subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. Through Topps, Fanatics Collectibles entertains consumers with a diversified, engaging, multi-platform product portfolio that includes physical and digital collectables, trading cards, trading card games, sticker and album collections, memorabilia and curated experiential events. Trading card properties operated by Fanatics Collectibles include UEFA Champions League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Bundesliga, National Hockey League, Formula 1, Star Wars, Garbage Pail Kids®, and more.

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