By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor
Topps is expanding its soccer product to the English Premier League.
In mid-December, Topps is scheduled to release a high-end soccer product with 2013-14 Topps Premier Gold. The hit-per-pack product will contain 10 packs with five cards in each pack – meaning every box will have 10 hits: five autographs and five memorabilia cards.
The EPL set will include past and present players.
The autographs will feature several subsets including Star Players, Matchwinners, Future Stars and International Icon Autographs. There will also be Gold, Orange, Platinum and Printing Plate parallels. In addition, there will be dual, triple and quad autographs.
Relics will come in Single and Jumbo form with Gold, Copper and Platinum parallels. Collectors can also find Dual, Triple and Quad Relics.
Topps will combine the two to offer Autographed Relic cards.
The base set will feature 100 cards of the top stars in the EPL. The base set also will have Green (numbered to 99), Orange (#’d to 11), Platinum (1-of-1), Premier Gold (1-of-1) and Printing Plate (1-of-1) parallels.
Collectors will be able to find several types of inserts:
- Hot Shot: the top goal scorers in the EPL
- Midfield Maestros
- Shot-Stoppers: top goal keepers in the league
- Touch Tacklers: top defenders
- Future Stars: best young talent
Update: Topps confirmed this will be a global release.
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