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Edition 28 Thursday, August 13, 2026

Cooper Flagg's 1-of-1 Debut Patch Draws a $3.6 Million Bid

No Mover today, so the edition opens on the drops calendar, while Cooper Flagg's rookie 1/1 pulls a real $3.6 million auction bid and the feed carries a record Lakers sale.

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Confirmed for August 13 by Footy Headlines.

Adidas Launches Vancouver Whitecaps Archive Collection Third Kit Today, August 13

Adidas launches the Vancouver Whitecaps' third kit today, August 13, as part of its eight-club MLS Archive Collection. It runs a deep navy base with yellow and red on the Three Stripes and logo, and swaps the Telus sponsor for a stylized 'Vancouver' wordmark set in a yellow banner ringed with red floral motifs. We flagged the collection's August 13 date on August 9; this is the first look at what Vancouver's colorway actually is, which is the part a fan deciding whether to buy needs.

The Footy Headlines writeup
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Source: Footy Headlines
Release date August 21, pre-orders open since July 24; box pricing from Beckett citing Topps.

Topps Flagship Football Returns August 21 With the 2026 Draft Class's First Rookie Cards

Topps Flagship Football is back for the first time since 2015, out August 21 with pre-orders open since July 24. The 400-card base set covers the current class (Mahomes, Allen, Lamar Jackson, Burrow) and carries the first flagship rookie cards of the 2026 draft class, including Fernando Mendoza, Jeremiyah Love, and Ty Simpson. Hobby boxes run $119.99, Jumbo Hobby $269.99, Mega $49.99, and Value $24.99. We noted the set's revival on July 31; this fills in the box pricing and the fuller rookie list.

The Beckett writeup
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Source: Beckett News
NYC exclusive August 5, wide online August 19, per Beckett and the official Topps store.

Topps Chrome Logofractor Baseball Hits the Topps Store Online August 19

2026 Topps Chrome Logofractor Baseball, a repeating-MLB-logo spin on Topps Chrome, launched as an in-person exclusive at the MLB Retail Store in New York on August 5 and goes wide online through the official Topps store on August 19. Each box holds six packs of five cards. If you missed the NYC drop, the 19th is when the rest of us can get at it.

The Beckett writeup
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Source: Beckett News

Live Heat

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Posted August 12 by @ramonashelburne on X; attributed in-post to multiple ESPN sources.

Ramona Shelburne Reports the Lakers Are Being Sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for Over $12 Billion

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record breaking price over $12 billion, multiple sources told ESPN. Kushner and Iger were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but a stunning turn, they pivoted to make an aggressive offer to buy the Lakers from Mark Walter, who had purchased a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family last year.

ESPN's Ramona Shelburne reports the Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record price over $12 billion, a pivot from the pair's earlier Las Vegas expansion effort. It is the kind of headline-ownership shift that reshapes how one of the sport's biggest fan bases sees its team, well beyond the merch shelf.

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Source: Ramona Shelburne (X) 路 Published August 12, 2026
Posted August 11 by @goalsside on X; attributed in-post to L'Equipe.

Goals Side Reports Dembele Is Treating the Super Cup and Trophee des Champions as Must-Win in His Ballon d'Or Push

NEW: Ousmane Dembele is treating this week's UEFA Super Cup and Trophee des Champions as MUST WIN in his Ballon d'Or pursuit. Dembele has told those around him he is taking both fixtures extremely seriously.

Goals Side, citing L'Equipe, says Ousmane Dembele is taking this week's UEFA Super Cup and Trophee des Champions extremely seriously as he chases the Ballon d'Or. For PSG collectors, a Ballon d'Or run is exactly the kind of narrative that keeps a player's shirts and cards in demand.

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Source: Goals Side (X) 路 Published August 11, 2026
Posted August 11 by @MadridXtra on X, reposting Netflix's own promo material.

Madrid Xtra Says Jose Mourinho's Netflix Documentary Series Is Now Out

OFFICIAL: Jose Mourinho's NETFLIX series is now out.

Madrid Xtra flags that Jose Mourinho's Netflix series is now streaming, reposting Netflix's own key-art promo. A high-profile football doc is the sort of thing that sends fans back to the kits and memorabilia of the eras it covers.

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Source: Madrid Xtra (X) 路 Published August 11, 2026
Posted August 12 by @PartedBeard on X.

Parted Beard Charts the Best-Paid Players in the Turkish Super Lig, Salah on Top

Best paid players in the Turkish League (salary + bonuses). Note these are net (clubs absorb the tax). The Turkish League are the new destination replacing Saudi League...

Parted Beard shares a net salary-plus-bonuses table for the Turkish Super Lig, led by Mohamed Salah at 23.13 million euros, framing the league as the new high-wage destination stepping in for Saudi. Where the marquee names sign next is a fair leading indicator of which league's shirts start showing up in collectors' hunts.

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Source: Parted Beard (X) 路 Published August 12, 2026

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