Panini World Cup stickers are almost synonymous with the biggest tournament in sport.
And with football fever hitting Dubai, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 starting in Qatar, the demand for collectables has surged.
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A quick look at dubizzle, one of Dubai’s biggest buy-and-sell websites, shows that football fans are keen for memorabilia to remember their favourite players.
Sets of stickers for the tournament that starts later this month are selling at Dhs50 a go.
And collectables from previous incarnations of the football extravaganza are proving more lucrative.
Panini’s offering for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA is featured on dubizzle – with the seller claiming it is completed in-full and in perfect condition.
Described as a must-have for any collector, it features iconic players from the era such as Italy’s Roberto Baggio and Brazil legend Romario.
In the stickers for this year’s tournament, Argentina and PSG talisman Lionel Messi is one of the poster boys.
Manchester City and Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne also features alongside Wales hero Gareth Bale, Tottenham and South Korea forward Son Heung-Min and Uruguay veteran Luis Suarez.
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