Panini Group

Panini S.p.A. is an Italian company that produces books, comics, magazines, stickers, trading cards and other items through its collectibles and publishing subsidiaries. It is headquartered in Modena and named after the Panini brothers, who founded it in 1961. Panini distributes its own products and products of third party providers. Panini maintains a Licensing Division to buy and resell licences and provide agency for individuals and newspapers seeking to purchase rights and comic licences. Through Panini Digital, the company uses voice-activated software to capture football statistics, which is then sold to agents, teams, media outlets and video game manufactures. New Media operates Panini's online applications and generates income through content and data sales. Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, Panini published its first FIFA World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup. Since then, collecting and trading stickers and cards has become part of the World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation. In 2017, a 1970 World Cup Panini sticker album signed by Pelé sold for a record £10,450. Panini produced stickers and trading cards for the UEFA Champions League until 2022, when it was replaced by Topps. As of 2025, Panini had licence rights of football international competitions such as the FIFA World Cup and Copa América, as well as domestic leagues including the EFL (EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two) from the 2025–26 season, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, and Argentine Primera División among others.