{"id":132037,"date":"2025-09-18T09:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=132037"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:02:57","slug":"uefa-living-set-whats-coming-up-with-the-start-of-the-25-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/uefa-living-set-whats-coming-up-with-the-start-of-the-25-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA LIVING SET\u00a0– What\u2019s coming up with the start of the 25\/26 season\u2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UCC Living Set<\/strong> returns for another season \u2014 and for the first time in five years, collectors can look forward to cards featuring some of the biggest legends in football history<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each card in the Living Set is a hand-painted illustration by renowned artists Louise Cobbold<\/strong> or Stephen Gardner<\/strong>, capturing the game\u2019s top rookies, current stars and iconic figures from UEFA Club Competitions. Each week, their incredible canvas artwork transforms into a classic trading card design, bringing football\u2019s most memorable names to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Living Set explained<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two new Living Set cards are released every Thursday, with artists alternating week-by-week. Each card is printed on an untreated card stock for a lovely retro feel and is available exclusively at Topps.com for a seven-day sales window<\/strong>. The Living Set is a product which does not break for each season, it launches EVERY week. This is a print on demand product, after ordering, cards will be shipped direct to your door.  
 
Each player will only ever have one card, unless transferring to a new team. The set comprises of all UEFA Club competitions, UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League and UEFA international tournaments. This is a set for the collectors!   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legends Are Back<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From 18th September 2025<\/strong>, the Living Set will begin introducing illustrated cards of legendary players. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each legend will appear on a date tied to a defining moment in their career<\/strong> \u2014 whether it\u2019s a famous debut, a record-breaking goal, or an unforgettable UEFA Champions League performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season\u2019s legends include some of the most celebrated names in football: Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Naz\u00e1rio, Andr\u00e9s Iniesta, Ra\u00fal, Zin\u00e9dine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107, Wayne Rooney<\/strong>, and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first two legends to launch are Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107<\/strong> and Faustino Asprilla<\/strong>, whose cards go live on Thursday 18 September<\/strong>. Both players enjoyed dream UEFA Champions League debuts on this date \u2014 Ibrahimovi\u0107 scoring twice against Olympique Lyonnais, and Asprilla hitting a hat-trick against FC Barcelona. These releases mark the first Living Set legends since 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top Rookies for 2025\/26<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Living Set isn\u2019t just about history \u2014 it also captures the stars of the future. This season will feature rookie cards for some of the game\u2019s most exciting young players, including Est\u00eav\u00e3o, Franco Mastantuano, Rio Ngumoha, Claudio Echeverri, Kendry P\u00e1ez<\/strong>, and many more. Each will be illustrated in striking detail, giving collectors the chance to secure their earliest UEFA Club Competitions cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collect the UCC LIVING SET Now!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With legends returning and rookies making their debuts, the 2025\/26 UCC Living Set offers a unique blend of football\u2019s greatest moments and its brightest future stars. Every Thursday brings something new. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the latest UCC Living Set releases, visit <\/em>Topps.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and search <\/em>\u2018Living Set\u2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UCC Living Set returns for another season \u2014 and for the first time in five years, collectors can look forward to cards featuring some of the biggest legends in football history.  Each card in the Living Set is a hand-painted illustration by renowned artists Louise Cobbold or Stephen Gardner, capturing the game\u2019s top rookies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":132054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8827,9230,9229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-uk","category-football-3","category-new-releases"],"acf":{"color_theme":"rgba(255,80,119,1)"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}