There is something about Neymar that I simply cannot reconcile with the memorabilia market. Watching the 2026 World Cup, you can already feel that Brazil has entered another era. Vinícius Júnior has become the player around whom expectations revolve, younger players are taking over and Neymar suddenly looks like a veteran trying to squeeze one … Read more
George Best is one of those players where I am never completely sure whether the memorabilia market is still buying the footballer or the whole damaged legend around him. Of course he was brilliant. Manchester United, 1968 European Cup, Ballon d’Or, the kind of player people still describe as if they saw something slightly impossible. … Read more
Eusébio is one of those names where I always wonder how much of the market is still active memory and how much is inherited football history. Most collectors today never saw him play. They know the outlines: Benfica, Portugal, the 1966 World Cup, the Ballon d’Or in 1965, the easy “Pelé of Portugal” comparison. I … Read more
I have been looking at Pelé signatures again today. Mostly the later ones. Not just from photos. Actual pieces in hand. That matters. Some late Pelé signatures are not pretty in the way people expect. The shape is still there, the name still reads right, but the line can look heavy. Slow. Tired, almost. That is the part I … Read more