What: 2022-23 Topps Finest Flashbacks UEFA Club Competition soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 4 (via 582 Montgomery Club)
Box basics: One autograph per case (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (coming soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This one gets a second run on the pitch with a modestly sized set packed with stars, some parallels regularly appearing and then autographs at the case level.

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What: 2023 Leaf GOAL Soccer soccer cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: One autographed card and one game-used jersey card per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers up nothing but the hits in this one with a release "loaded with value" but "at an entry-level price."

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What: 2022-23 Topps Finest UEFA Club Competitions soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: Two autos per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Finest offers up the stars of Champions League and Europa League competition in this one with the familiar mini-box format yielding ink in both halves of each box and plenty more every time.

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What: 2023 Leaf Art of Sport trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 26, 2024
Box basics: Four "premium hits" per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings some artistic flair to collectors once again with a follow-up to its debut art release -- and this time it "expands on that artistic endeavor with new and exciting athletes, artwork and designs" in a release that "is truly a work of art."

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What: 2023 Super Break Supercharged Series 3
Arrives: Sept. 18
Box basics: Three items per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break offers up a third version of a memorabilia vault type of offering this year with some of the biggest names in the game (all sports) and other notables from pop culture and elsewhere all possible -- "GOATs, GOATs and more GOATs," according to the company.

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What: 2022-23 Topps Merlin Chrome soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 16
Box basics: One autograph per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Merlin gets another run on the pitch with a third edition in this popular line that has nods to the past cards and stickers under the mystical name while showcasing stars from UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Lionel Messi, The National, MLB chatter and pulls, new finds and more in today's edition.

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What: 2022-23 Topps UEFA Champions League Museum Collection soccer cards
Arrives: July 12
Box basics: One autograph, one auto Relic and one Relic per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Museum Collection arrives for Champions League soccer fans once again with some monster finds like the booklet above among the possibilities.

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What: 2022-23 Topps UEFA Champions League Club Competitions soccer cards
Arrives: June 27
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); 16 packs per Lite box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The biggest stars of the soccer world hit Chrome once again with this one including a pair of formats both with some exclusive finds.

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What: 2022 Leaf Ultimate Soccer cards
Arrives: Sept. 29, 2023
Box basics: At least five autographs per six-card box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings Ultimate to soccer fans with a mix of hits being the only cards found inside its boxes with some of the biggest stars in the world, too.

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What: 2023 Leaf Soccer blaster boxes
Arrives: July
Box basics: One autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A affordable way to dabble with soccer cards arrives in July with a small set and an autographed card guaranteed in every box.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

No. 1 GOES FIRST HERE, TOO ...
The Card: Bryce Young 2021 Onyx Vintage College Football Autographs
The Reason Graded: I collect Alabama guys but on the cheap so when a top talent arrives on NFL cardboard odds are I already found them ... if they had stuff. Generally, I try to have auto of all new big names and in the most-recent years thanks to NIL deals where active players can sign autograph deals that's been easier to do -- for both big names and guys who won't be top picks. In the case of this new Carolina Panthers QB, I pulled this one -- something I also did with Tua Tagovailoa -- so I don't have to chase new stuff after he was taken No. 1 in this year's NFL Draft. (But I will if I somehow find bargains.) This one is nice as it's on-card, has a clean retro design (I like that) and has a design/photo that doesn't showcase the fact that there are a couple small missing logos here that would come with full licensing. Atop that, his autograph on this card -- and the card itself -- is super clean and many of his autos are absolutely not clean in recent years. (In fact, I'd say that his auto is bad way more often than it's good ... and it's not that good visually to start with.) When I saw this one, I knew I needed to slab it for those reasons.
The Grade: CSG 9.5

Reality Check: I was a little worried about the surface here as the retro stock is definitely no-frills -- it doesn't even have a light gloss -- but it checked in with a grade I don't mind. I was happy with this and you'll probably see more of Young here in this series -- or at least Buzz Buys -- more once new NFL stuff starts popping up and the college colors fade away for some. Those colors won't fade away for me -- I like them a lot more than anything Carolina -- and he's always going to be the first Heisman-winning Alabama QB.

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What: 2022-23 Topps UEFA Champions League Club Competitions soccer cards
Arrives: April 26
Box basics: 24 packs per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The stars of the soccer world get another new release with a lot to chase on the parallel and insert fronts.

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What: 2022-23 Panini Obsidian soccer cards
Arrives: May 24
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian hits the pitch for a fourth time with some of the biggest stars in the world in play on cards that are both shadowy and colorful. It's a look summed up by Panini as "formed in intense heat in nature, Obsidian represents the intensity and vigor of the game."

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What: 2022-23 Panini Select FIFA soccer cards
Arrives: March 8
Box basics: Three autos or mem cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Some of soccer's biggest stars will arrive in this one as part of a colorful and parallel-packed ensemble celebrating the global game.

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What: 2022 Leaf Vivid soccer cards
Arrives: April 28
Box basics: Four autographs per hobby box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new brand in the Leaf lineup arrives for soccer fans with stars from the past and present and plenty of color and flash ... and nothing but autographs.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: It's time for a World Cup winner, MLB pulls and chatter, Dansby Swanson, Aaron Judge, Frank Gore Jr. and more in this Sunday edition.

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What: 2022-23 Donruss soccer cards
Arrives: Jan. 25, 2023
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Football fans of the international form get another dose of Donruss soon with a release that includes a mix of base, Optichrome and more with stars from around the world all in one spot.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021-22 Topps Merlin Chrome soccer cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021-22 Topps UEFA Stadium Club Chrome soccer cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2022 Panini Prizm World Cup soccer cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: One autograph per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm takes on the World Cup with boxes that will be loaded with parallels and color for the global game's biggest stars on its biggest stage

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What: 2022 Leaf Autographed Soccer Jersey Edition
Arrives: Oct. 28
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (six boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new member of the Leaf autograph lineup focuses its attention on the stars of the global game -- both the past and present -- with nothing but signed jerseys in play.

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What: 2022 Panini National Treasures FIFA Road to World Cup soccer cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Eight autographs 0r memorabilia cards (and sometimes nine) per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the pitch once again with the stars of the global game all in one spot as they work toward the World Cup later this year.

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What: 2022 Leaf Decadence sports cards
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: Three framed autographed cards per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's meshes chromium-stock autographs with a framed presentation for legends from all around the sports world in a high-end autographs-only release that it calls "one of our greatest items ever."

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Paris Saint-Germain soccer cards
Arrives: Aug. 12
Hobby box basics: 20 on-card autographs per 40-card set
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This legendary franchise's loaded lineup gets a focused look in this high-end Chrome release with ink guaranteed every time for three top stars -- Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappé -- each time. And, yes, Superfractors are in the mix.

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