Topps' first Flagship Football since regaining the NFL license opens preorders at noon ET, leading a day thick with new kits and six-figure auction results.
Adidas dropped Arsenal's 2026-27 away shirt today, and the design nods to the club's famous 'Bruised Banana' kit era, still one of the most loved looks the club has ever worn. Footy Headlines has the release confirmed. If you missed that shirt the first time around, this is the closest the club has come back to it.
Newcastle's 2026-27 Adidas away shirt is out from late July: a 'Night Navy' base with 'Vista Blue' accents and a 'Brickwork' pattern the brand ties to St James' Park's architecture. It is a quiet, clever nod for anyone who has walked up to the ground on a matchday. Footy Headlines has the full breakdown.
Norwich's 2026-27 third kit from Joma went on sale today. Detail beyond the release is thin so far, but the on-sale date is confirmed. One for Canaries collectors keeping the season's set complete.
Preorders for 2026 Topps Flagship Football open today at noon ET on Topps' site, the brand's first Flagship Football product since it got the NFL license back in April. Boxes run from a $24.99 Value Box up to the $119.99 Hobby and $269.99 Jumbo, with a $49.99 Mega in between. No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza is the cover athlete. Retail release follows on Friday, August 21.
A collector posted a numbered Nike 'R9' jersey from the 2004 release, one of 5,000 made, and it has been sitting among r/SoccerJerseys' top posts of the month. The title and numbering line up with Nike's Ronaldo Total 90 Brazil run from that era, a limited edition kit collectors know well. The thread is photo-led with no extra detail, but eBay shows these numbered pieces still trade, so it is a recognized collectible rather than a one-off.
A MeiGray-authenticated Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers road jersey from a February 27, 2006 game sold at Sotheby's for $192,000 this week. Provenance and authentication are what carry a number like that, and Iverson game-worn pieces have a devoted following. The result came out via an Infinite Auctions release.
A one-of-one PSA 8 2023 Panini Crown Royale Green Kaboom! Yao Ming sold for $112,500, the first solo Yao Ming card to clear six figures. The same card went for $58,890 last September, so it roughly doubled in ten months. SI Collectibles ties the jump to surging demand for high-end Kaboom inserts, the same tier where Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Doncic have posted six-figure sales.
Cardboard Connection's live most-watched eBay tracker has a 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan rookie in PSA 9 leading the board today: a $45,100 current bid with 371 watchers and 61 bids. This is an in-progress auction, not a settled sale, so read the number as where the bidding stands right now. The Jordan rookie stays the benchmark card of the vintage basketball market.
On the same Cardboard Connection tracker, a 2000 Bowman Chrome #236 Tom Brady rookie in PSA 10 is drawing a $30,100 current bid with 321 watchers and 76 bids, one of the day's hottest listings alongside a stack of Jordan rookies. As with the Jordan, this is a live auction, so the figure is the current bid, not a final price. Brady's flagship rookie in a 10 does not surface often.