FORMULA 1 · ROOKIES
The card that matters.
A debut, an RC shield or a first win? Seven drivers show why those can be three different cards.
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TOPPS NOW · PANINI INSTANTStories, cards and print runs.
THE COVER STORY · SHOHEI OHTANI
50/50.The day behind #722.
Six hits. Three home runs. Two stolen bases. The day that made history, and the Topps NOW card that kept it.
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The original English base edition. Published print run: 653,737.
01 / THE ICX SELECTION
Stories worth keeping.
TENNIS · ROLAND-GARROS
Five hours. 29 minutes.
Three match points saved. The final Alcaraz refused to lose, and the TCA1 card that kept it.
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BASKETBALL · PARIS 2024
Seventeen threes. Two nights.
Curry’s Olympic finish, the Night Night photograph and the difference between the base card and the SP.
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FORMULA 1 · MONACO & MONZA
Leclerc’s two homes.
Monaco for the place that raised him. Monza for Ferrari. Two victories, two very different cards.
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Four cards. Four reasons.
Chosen for the moment, the photograph and the documentation. Editorial selection is not a recommendation to buy.
2019 · #7
Lionel Messi + Cristiano Ronaldo
UEFA Champions League Topps NOW · Raw base
Two rivals sharing a photograph. An unusually small published run for two of football’s biggest names.
Published print run153
2020 · #9
Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 Topps NOW · Raw base
Win number 92. The card from the day Hamilton passed Schumacher’s Grand Prix record.
Published print run3,184
2025 · #TCA1
Carlos Alcaraz
Tennis Topps NOW · Raw base
The 2025 Roland-Garros comeback. Check TCA1: other Alcaraz title cards mark different finals.
Published print run5,704
2024 · #27
Stephen Curry
Olympic Games Topps NOW · Raw base
Night Night, in the ordinary base edition. A memorable photograph with a large, published print run.
Published print run89,838
03 / BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
Know the exact edition.
Print runs, variants and checklists for your next question.
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Beyond the cover.
Every story, study and guide is in the journal, with its dates and sources.
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