MIAMI — The first sign that the 2022 World Cup is nearly upon us is the Panini display on the Walgreens counter near the cash register. And no, we’re not talking about the flat toasted sandwich.
When soccer aficionados hear the word Panini, they think of the World Cup sticker-trading ritual that has been going on for five decades all over the world — especially in melting pot cities like Miami.
Every four years since the 1970 World Cup, Italy-based publisher Panini releases World Cup souvenir sticker albums and 670 stickers featuring the players expected to participate in the upcoming tournament as well as elusive foil stickers of the mascot, stadiums, trophy, ball, and team shields.
