First look: 2011 SP Game-Used Soccer

tolentinotown — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:36:08 +0000

By Andrew Tolentino | BSCM Editor

Upper Deck is taking its familiar SP Game-Used brand name to a different kind of football next month.

Yesterday the company leaked a few images and product information about its 2011 SP Game-Used Soccer line, which is scheduled for a November arrival. This comes as big news for fans whose card options are typically limited to the major manufacturer’s once-a-year release.

Living up to the brand legacy and the stated hit-heavy box breakdown, SP Game-Used is a GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL that soccer collectors have been waiting for.

Upper Deck’s other other football line offers an earlier opportunity to collect the cardboard debuts of Charlie Davis, Pavel Pardo and Benny Feilhaber. Now with another opportunity to capture player allure, SP Game-Used Soccer will also feature the first Rookie Cards from fresh-faced Juan Agudelo and Alex Morgan.

The six-pack box break offers a new level of hits for soccer collectors with By The Letter Game Used Nameplate cards, Career Legacy Dual and Triple memorabilia cards and Supreme Fabrics over-sized patch cards. While these might be familiar elements in other sports cards, their inclusion in 2011 SP Game-Used is an undeniable upgrade for the ironically overlooked world sport.

Here’s the all-important skinny on box breakdown and beyond:

The break, by the numbers

Three cards per pack
Six packs per box
One autograph or memorabilia card per pack (Six of either per box, on average)
Three numbered Rookie Cards per box

Set details

60 Regular (base) cards
16 Authentic Newcomers numbered to 499
Eight Authentic Newcomers numbered to 99

Stay tuned to Beckett.com as more information on Upper Deck’s latest soccer line becomes available.

Chris Wondolowski on an Inked Fabrics mock-up

A preview of one of Alex Morgan's first autographed Rookie Cards

Bruin featured on one of the set's numbered Authentic Newcomers cards

The 'B' in Beckham headlines SP Game-Used Soccer's By The Letter nameplate cards.

Landon Donovan, Chad Barrett and Donovan Ricketts showcased on a Triple Significance find.

Box Busters: 2011 Upper Deck MLS Soccer cards

chrisolds — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:08:53 +0000

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Join Beckett Media’s Dave Sliepka, Andrew Tolentino and Brian Fleischer as they rip into a pair of 2011 Upper Deck Soccer boxes in this latest edition of Box Busters.

What will they find inside?

Watch and find out …

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