First Buzz: 2017-18 Panini Nobility soccer cards

What: 2017-18 Panini Nobility soccer cards
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: Two autographs in every box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A new high-end brand arrives first on the pitch with an autograph in every pack and a focus on past stars of the game -- but there's a limited roster of current greats included, too.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

The Basics: There will be four base set short-prints, four inserts, four parallels (/199 or less) and two autographs per 40-card box here with a number of retired greats mixed into the action and just eight current players in the mix -- Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Clint Dempsey, Christian Pulisic, Rafael Marquez, Gianluigi Buffon and Manuel Neuer. ... Pele cards will be found one per case and all 10 cards in the set will include a piece of a match-worn Santos jersey. Autographs will be found on the last five cards in the set. ... There will be on-card autos from Pele, Michael Ballack, Alan Shearer, Eric Cantona, Luis Figo, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Gabriel Batistuta, Miroslav Klose, Steven Gerrard, Andriy Shevchenko, Raul, Peter Schmeichel and Patrick Vieira to name a few. ... Boxes carry a suggested retail price of $220.

Update: Some additional information since first published ... The base set will include 80 cards from the past with six parallels  -- Red (/199), Blue (/99), Orange (/49), Bronze (/20), Gold (/10) and 1/1 Black. The short-prints will be card Nos. 81-100 with the same parallels. ... Crescent Signatures will include Orange, Bronze, Gold and Platinum parallels. On the insert side there will be For Club ... And For Country inserts that show players with both types of teams. They'll have Gold (/10) and 1/1 Platinum parallels. ... Iconic Signatures will have Orange,  Bronze, Gold and Platinum parallels and Marquee Moments will have the same parallels. There will be 22 first-time signers with Thierry Henry and the first on-card autos for Luis Figo and Diego Maradona. A rundown of autographs and memorabilia is below.