In the heat of the World Cup and the Europa League, old-school fans always have a "traditional activity" - collecting atlases. Since 1970, this task has been undertaken by Panini. But this year, the American company Topps took over the baton, but therefore made a joke due to copyright.
Although Topps was granted the right to publish the official albums, Panini still retains the rights to some of the likenesses of the stars of England, Germany, France and Italy. For example, England's two biggest stars, Phil Cotton and Stones, could not be featured in the Topps album. So Topps cleverly added Lister City's Rauki Thomas to the map of England by "filling in the numbers". The 22 year old, who was not selected for the England national team, was unexpectedly the center of attention in the album.
This year, Topps has invited celebrity manager Molenu to be the face of the set atlas, but it has sparked a lot of criticism from fans. They accused UEFA of joining forces with Topps to ruin the collecting experience for atlas fans. Phil Cotton himself has admitted to being an avid collector of soccer atlases, but this year, while attending the UEFA Cup, he was left with an empty atlas in his hands, making him look particularly miserable.
