First Buzz: 2018 Panini Eminence World Cup soccer cards

What: 2018 Panini Eminence World Cup soccer cards
Arrives: July 18
Box basics: At least nine autographs per 10-card box (one box per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Panini takes the World Cup ultra high-end with this release, which will include at least one autographed booklet card or two extra autos per box as well as the first on-card autographs for 11 soccer legends.

Keep reading for more info as well as a gallery of early images.

The Basics: It's not just ink to be found here as there will be "enormous patches, certified diamonds, and precious metals such as silver, gold and platinum" in the mix as well as cut autos from a number of soccer legends. This one will be included in a "specially constructed wooden box while all cards are printed on thick premium cardstock and sealed in one-touch cases." This one will include autographs from Ballon d’Or winners as well as Champions League legends and "heroes whose World Cup moments will live on for eternity." ... There are four 1/1 auto sets to be found here -- Transcendent Talents, Double Diamond Autographs, Quad Diamond Autographs and One of a Kind -- while all other auto sets will have 1/1 Platinum parallels. ... A first here will be autographed cards with pieces of match-used cleats -- Stud Signatures will include for Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane among others. ... Autographed booklets will make their debut here, too, with Passing the Torch and Team Tandems cards as well as Octet Signature Booklets that will have eight autographs. The confirmed signers list is stout and can be seen at the end of the gallery below.

Update: Every box will include at least one autograph from each of the following groups:
-- Group A: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo (Brazil)
-- Group B: Neymar Jr, Pele, Ronaldinho, Diego Maradona, Roberto Baggio
-- Group C: Christian Pulisic, Javier Hernandez, Philippe Coutinho, Eric Cantona, Gabriel Batistuta, Zico

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