Welcome back to the Cards on the Table Podcast – your home for football trading cards.

Kieran, Pete, Jack and Ryan are back to chat new releases, hobby news, and how breakers navigate quiet weeks in the calendar. We dig into Topps’ latest, the Whatnot outage, and a stacked end to the year.

In this episode we cover:

• Topps FugenZ – exclusive India release, only ~40 cases worldwide, 21 UCC teams, two numbered per box, autos roughly 1 in 2 boxes, price around £150, and big triple autos like Bellingham–Vini Jr–Rodrygo and Kane–Musiala–Gnabry. Do you prefer guaranteed autos or the lucky box chase?

• Topps Summer Signings – 6 packs per box, 6 cards per pack, one guaranteed auto, two numbered, around £100. First cards of stars in new kits plus tasty dual autos.

• End-of-year Topps lineup – Deco, Merlin, Museum and Inception potentially landing before Christmas, with Dynasty mentioned too. We debate collectability vs break value: Inception eye-candy vs Merlin and Deco for volume, and where Museum fits.

• Panini watch – Noir checklist out and Flawless teased for the World Cup cycle.

• Industry news – Whatnot’s outage and what it meant for breakers, shows, payouts and buyers on the night.

• Lamine Yamal autos – limiting signatures to official products only. What that means for values, fan engagement, and why legends’ autos still matter.

• Breakers Corner – strategies during a release lull: revisiting sleeper products like Merlin 22/23, managing stock and pricing, and whether to dabble in Disney, Marvel, darts or F1 when football is quiet.

Hits of the Week

• Futera gold frame 1/1 Lamine Yamal

• Futera Peace Unique 1/1 Diego Maradona match-worn boot piece (1986)

• Immaculate 1/1 Christian Pulisic boot piece and Kylian Mbappé patch auto /3 in the same case

• Immaculate 1/1 tri-auto Messi–Suárez–Neymar

• Early FugenZ monsters including Bellingham–Vini Jr–Rodrygo and Kane–Musiala–Gnabry triple autos

Whether you are breaking every week or just getting started, this episode digs into real product choices, timing, and where the value is right now.

👉 Subscribe so you do not miss guest collectors, product deep dives and weekly hit recaps.

👀 Find us

Tiktok: @cardsonthetable_podcast

Instagram: @cardsonthetable_podcast

YouTube: @CardsOnTheTablePod

Welcome back to the Cards on the Table Podcast – your home for all things football trading cards.

In this episode, hosts Kieran, Pete, Jack and Ryan break down the latest releases and hobby trends shaking up the football card world. From Futera’s stunning new drop to the Argentina Focus set and IAX’s upcoming 125th Anniversary release, there’s plenty to unpack. We cover:

• The impact of Futera’s latest release on the market

• Insights into the Argentina Focus and IAX Anniversary sets

• Breaking strategies and the importance of release timing

• The ongoing repack debate and Whatnot’s new transparency rules

• How giveaways and community engagement shape the streaming scene

• Notable hits of the week and what’s coming next in the hobby

Whether you’re a passionate collector or just getting started, this episode dives deep into the trends, challenges and excitement that define the modern football card community.

👉 Subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes featuring guest collectors, product reviews and fresh insights from the world of football cards.

👀 Find us

Tiktok: @cardsonthetable_podcast

Instagram: @cardsonthetable_podcast

Youtube: @CardsOnTheTablePod