Upper Deck - 2010 World of Sports

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24CpNk_Ljdtmyig113PbGX1C_c01e8kFSetj1y7AmmSk4j7d-iPrdplfpTR9vUj1VEOTghOmJIIaKXHooOaSWWl86TD4a64Dt8FIS3P8eImHSRmMaikzFGCfpckqgFCILmWeNnEj6sjnC/s1600/76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24CpNk_Ljdtmyig113PbGX1C_c01e8kFSetj1y7AmmSk4j7d-iPrdplfpTR9vUj1VEOTghOmJIIaKXHooOaSWWl86TD4a64Dt8FIS3P8eImHSRmMaikzFGCfpckqgFCILmWeNnEj6sjnC/s400/76.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2010</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>World of Sports</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Upper Deck</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>350 base set</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You'll might know I have a bit of an obsession with picking out 'other players' on football cards. The Thierry Henry card shown above (no. 76) has a partial image of another player. It took me a little while to find out who he is:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdZ9Y3L3-3ordCYvSeWucj_mZ-0Ybu4A1uPk2IVc9JNcjXemCioy8nrvOkL1MAb0Ejjb9uAcPkPtxxgNo2aD_LfgEvAzMlVwQ0fUp5YOG1EBk2pAYCTri0Vo2N160KvmKhkHUth4gnxnH/s1600/Image1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdZ9Y3L3-3ordCYvSeWucj_mZ-0Ybu4A1uPk2IVc9JNcjXemCioy8nrvOkL1MAb0Ejjb9uAcPkPtxxgNo2aD_LfgEvAzMlVwQ0fUp5YOG1EBk2pAYCTri0Vo2N160KvmKhkHUth4gnxnH/s1600/Image1a.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thierry Henry #14 of the New York Red Bulls out stretches Jamison Olave #4 of Real Salt Lake at Red Bull Arena on October 9, 2010 in Harrison, New Jersey.</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(October 8, 2010 - Source: Chris Trotman/Getty Images North America)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>If you've got information on cards showing 'other players', please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you.<br /><br /><br />

Upper Deck - 2010 World of Sports

2010 World of Sports Upper Deck 350 base set You'll might know I have a bit of an obsession with picking out 'other players' on ...

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Upper Deck - 2012 Goodwin Champions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXLaNosnAn8IJofTnD6pPKxwnaMizBNjRhRS3r7NIqYR0uWNvfJjROFVUkziRhl6JjIiZwO6GxU-zt9fFs6ej7ENY5DWOkbslygRLfB75V5uKNK0UJ-p7i2IUvs5lMkPVTPJuDIk47Xk/s1600/$(KGrHqF,!okFI!pSUmURBSC,Wtflcw~~60_57a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXLaNosnAn8IJofTnD6pPKxwnaMizBNjRhRS3r7NIqYR0uWNvfJjROFVUkziRhl6JjIiZwO6GxU-zt9fFs6ej7ENY5DWOkbslygRLfB75V5uKNK0UJ-p7i2IUvs5lMkPVTPJuDIk47Xk/s400/$(KGrHqF,!okFI!pSUmURBSC,Wtflcw~~60_57a.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2012</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2012 Goodwin Champions</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Upper Deck</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>USA</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fergus Suter card</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fergus Suter was one of the first professional footballers, at a time when professional football was still illegal in the United Kingdom. This is probably what Americans call a 'rookie' card, as it's unlikely that Suter ever featured on a card during his career. The odds of finding this card would be 1 in 240 hobby packs. During his time with the club Blackburn Rovers won a hat-trick of F.A. Cup Finals, in 1883-84, 1884-85 and 1885-86, having lost the 1881-82 final. The club also won the Lancashire Senior Cup four seasons in a row - 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84 and 1884-85.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2012 Goodwin Champions - SSP - Super Short Print</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">203.  Fergus Suter</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is what Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has to say about Fergus Suter....</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fergus Suter (or Fergie Suter) (born Glasgow, 1858. Died Blackpool, 1916) was a former stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.C. before moving to England to play for Darwen F.C. and Blackburn Rovers.</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">His first moves below the border into English football were with Partick Thistle, and on 1 January 1878 he played for them against Darwen F.C. at Barley Bank, and against Blackburn Rovers at Alexandra Meadows the following day. That same year he began to play for the Lancashire club Darwen.</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Although the game was officially amateur at the time, Suter's move to England to play for Darwen in 1879 was shortly followed by him giving up his job as a stonemason, claiming that English stone was far too difficult to work, and fuelling criticism that he was being paid to play. During the summer of 1880 he caused still more controversy by moving to Blackburn Rovers, a local rival of Darwen. The move again stirred up accusations of professionalism amid claims that Blackburn had offered him improved terms. Suter's move inflamed an already testy local rivalry, and bitter games and crowd trouble dogged future Darwen/Blackburn matches for years.</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">His career was all but over by the time the Football League formed in 1888. He made only one appearance for Blackburn Rovers in that competition, on 22 December 1888 against West Bromwich Albion as a replacement for the goalkeeper Herbie Arthur. He appeared in a total of four FA Cup finals, and collected three winner's medals. According to the 1891 census, Fergus, now 33, had returned to playing rugby. In later life he ran the Millstone Hotel in Darwen, and died in Blackpool in 1916.</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fergus Suter, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fergus_Suter&oldid=487395383 (last visited Aug. 13, 2013).</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>

Upper Deck - 2012 Goodwin Champions

2012 2012 Goodwin Champions Upper Deck USA Fergus Suter card Fergus Suter was one of the first professional footballers, at a time when prof...

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Upper Deck - 2013 Goodwin Champions (2)

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Upper Deck - 2013 Goodwin Champions (2)

2013 2013 Goodwin Champions Upper Deck USA 150 Further illustrations - all the Memorabilia cards that are available and the one base card ho...

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Upper Deck - 2013 Goodwin Champions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ8XEferprPh0TfodKlJlXBwORjPrKCjpRvfHOJeX6RYNP96TmfPWzruHLH5VjTziZkWtAf2LJ9iDGIUPdog6ciQI_pdQdkjbXFB02cuR82SI-GUfSiovBsMLQKC51PderSrMNUBskfY/s1600/2013+UD+-+2013+Goodwin+Champions+-+Base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ8XEferprPh0TfodKlJlXBwORjPrKCjpRvfHOJeX6RYNP96TmfPWzruHLH5VjTziZkWtAf2LJ9iDGIUPdog6ciQI_pdQdkjbXFB02cuR82SI-GUfSiovBsMLQKC51PderSrMNUBskfY/s400/2013+UD+-+2013+Goodwin+Champions+-+Base.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDScCsphWW82NUwIsVncPs2c8ayaTDrJTlI2bOGgOs3ztPqK_uh7pFa1zRy7rETQV0M38i2dzb7V5tlrB26imL8Epm-zlYW9_dEwXtZleQ2gVEa4Qwo4wQ1WOObjsAcPphAmkSQOleCNo/s1600/2013+UD+-+2013+Goodwin+Champions+-+Auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDScCsphWW82NUwIsVncPs2c8ayaTDrJTlI2bOGgOs3ztPqK_uh7pFa1zRy7rETQV0M38i2dzb7V5tlrB26imL8Epm-zlYW9_dEwXtZleQ2gVEa4Qwo4wQ1WOObjsAcPphAmkSQOleCNo/s400/2013+UD+-+2013+Goodwin+Champions+-+Auto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions</b></span><br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Upper Deck</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>USA</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>150</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again, not really what I intended to feature in this blog. Just out in the United States is this years Goodwin Champions collection, a multi-sport set that also includes a diverse subject matter - art, cosmos, animal kingdom. These are the football (soccer) cards in the collection. The base set of 150 cards is also available as mini cards, and there are another eight variations of mini cards, including printing plates. I'll include illustrations of some of the memorabilia and mini cards later.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Base set</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Base set - Mini cards</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Green w/ Lady Luck Back</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Canvas - Ltd.Ed. 99</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Red Foil w/ Magician Back</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Printing Plate - Black - 1/1 </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Printing Plate - Cyan - 1/1</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Printing Plate - Magenta - 1/1</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Printing Plate - Yellow - 1/1</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Parallel Minis - Gold Rainbow w/ Presidential Back - 1/1</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">21.  Landon Donovan</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">38.  Eric Wynalda</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">50.  Clint Dempsey</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">63.  Cobi Jones</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">74.  Tony Meola</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">129.  Tim Howard</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Horizontal Variations</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">74.  Tony Meola</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Autographs</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A-CJ.  Cobi Jones</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A-EW.  Eric Wynalda</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A-TM.  Tony Meola</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2013 Goodwin Champions - Memorabilia</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">M-CD.  Clint Dempsey</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">M-CJ.  Cobi Jones</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">M-LD.  Landon Donovan</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">M-TH.  Tim Howard</span><br /><br /><br />

Upper Deck - 2013 Goodwin Champions

2013 2013 Goodwin Champions Upper Deck USA 150 Again, not really what I intended to feature in this blog. Just out in the United States is t...

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