Criticism rains down on the new Panini album for its quantity, value, quality, and other aspects
Some collectors and specialists have expressed their discontent on social media about the new Panini album. One of the most notable changes for this edition is the jump in the total number of stickers: 980, well above the 600 that previously made up previous collections. This increase responds to the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, which naturally requires more content. And it is that the quantity, added to the price of each sticker, makes us think that completing the album could cost around $690,000, not counting repeated stickers, an inevitable factor in this type of collection and which makes the task even more complicated. The pack with 7 stickers costs $5,000, a price that Panini has defended by arguing that its pricing policy has been relatively low compared to other World Cups. Other users mention that the quality of the stickers is not the best; moreover, when requesting the purchase, they have been told that it will arrive at the end of May, a date that many consider too late to complete the album. Some fans from countries like Mexico, for example, mention that the album has images of players who will not be part of the squad, such as the goalkeeper Luis Ángel Malagón, who was left out of the World Cup due to a serious injury. But in addition to the presence of players who have not been part of the processes with some teams, there have also been reports of cases of player data appearing in clubs where they have not played, or no longer play. The album also has a digital component and two types of quality with different prices so that collectors have the 48 teams that will compete in the North American World Cup 2026. Criticism of the album has come from countries like Spain and Mexico.
