Articles from Fanatics

Today Topps announced it has extended its partnership with Brazilian football legend Neymar Jr., making Topps his exclusive partner for trading cards, stickers, and trading-card games.

In a landmark agreement expanding their already successful wide-ranging commercial relationship, FIFA and Fanatics have signed a long-term, exclusive collectibles licensing deal that features trading cards, stickers, and trading card games. The agreement, which will begin in full in 2031, covers both physical and digital collectibles.

Add to the fourth subheadline of the press release dated December 3, 2024, "with a second Exclusive pre-sale window for customers checking out with PayPal beginning on December 10."

Today, U.S.-based Fanatics Live, the live commerce division within global digital sports platform Fanatics, announced the acquisition of the assets of Voggt, a leading European live-commerce platform headquartered in France specializing in live shopping for collectibles.

The National Hockey League (NHL) and Fanatics today officially debuted the Fanatics Authentic Pro NHL on-ice uniforms, the first Fanatics-branded and designed NHL player uniforms that will be worn during the upcoming 2024-25 season. Today’s unveiling builds anticipation for the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 28-29 at Sphere in Las Vegas, where the League’s next generation of players will receive the official Fanatics jersey of their new team after their name is called on stage.

Today, Fanatics and Sotheby’s announced a groundbreaking partnership set to redefine the trading card industry. The collaboration will provide collectors and enthusiasts access to purchase the rarest and most covetable trading cards across all sports on the market, valued at $100,000 and above.

Today, digital sports platform Fanatics and NBA superstar LeBron James announced a new, exclusive multi-year trading card partnership that will see James join Fanatics Collectibles, the company’s trading card and collectibles division.

Today, Fanatics, a global digital sports platform, announced the appointment of highly regarded executive Orlando Ashford to the newly created role of Chief People Officer (CPO) at Fanatics Holdings. In this position, Orlando will work closely with the company’s three distinct businesses – Commerce, Collectibles and Betting & Gaming, while managing global human resources for the company.

Today, Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, announced the appointment of Mike Mahan as CEO of Fanatics Collectibles, the company’s trading cards and collectibles business. In this newly created role, Mike will develop the overall vision and corporate strategy for Fanatics Collectibles and oversee its full portfolio of physical and digital collectibles brands, which includes Topps, the preeminent trading cards brand; Candy Digital, a next-gen digital collectibles company; and zerocool, a trading cards brand solely focused on pop culture, art and entertainment. Mahan, a long-time collector himself, will report directly to Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin.

Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, today announced the appointment of preeminent fintech, e-commerce and marketing executives Lydia Jett and Jonathan Mildenhall to its board of directors. Jett, Managing Partner and Head of Global eCommerce and US Consumer Internet Sector Investments at SoftBank Investment Advisers (SBIA), and Mildenhall, co-founder and Executive Chairman of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand and former CMO of Airbnb, bring decades of experience advising and building some of the world’s most influential tech companies and consumer brands.

Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, has completed the acquisition of Topps trading cards, the preeminent licensed trading card brand that has serviced collectors, fans, and retailers for more than 70 years. The acquisition of Topps’ sports & entertainment division includes all parts of its iconic worldwide trading cards and collectibles business - both the physical and digital divisions - which sells in more than 100 countries and has physical operations in 10 countries, including the UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy and Japan.