ON tenterhooks, collector Liam Benton watched as the live streamer plucked a pristine football card from a freshly opened box ...

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Over the past two months, the prices for Lionel Messi’s rookie card have surged at an unprecedented rate. His 2004 Panini Sports Mega Cracks PSA 10 (population of 20) had never sold publicly for more ...

All the headlines regarding Major League Soccer since 2023 have been dominated by Lionel Messi’s presence at Inter Miami CF and the card market has followed suit in capitalizing on the Argentine ...

(CNN) — Getting an autograph from just one of sports’ “GOATs” is a challenge. Now imagine securing signatures from Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky and Lionel Messi – and to make it ...

Lionel Messi is the biggest name in the soccer card landscape even to this day. While Lamine Yamal is hot on his heels, Messi is still king in these parts of the hobby. While his Inter Miami cards ...