Need, need, got: EFL launches Panini sticker album

Happy shiny people: The EFL's 72 clubs are now immortalised in sticker form

The first-ever sticker collection to feature players from all 72 clubs across the Championship, League One and League Two has been launched.

The album - the first collaboration between the English Football League and Panini in more than 20 years - was unveiled at the National Football Museum in Manchester.

Current players, including Doncaster striker Billy Sharp, Chesterfield forward and former Northern Ireland international Will Grigg and Blackburn skipper Todd Cantwell, along with EFL icons such as Curtis Davies, Clinton Morrison and Adebayo Akinfenwa joined representatives of EFL clubs as the new sticker album was put on display.

The collection contains 788 stickers featuring stats and facts on each team, rare Elite and Key Player stickers, fabric kits, and, of course, the iconic 'shinies' - depicting club badges and team captains.

It will be stocked in more than 8,000 retailers around the country including major supermarkets and independent stores close to EFL stadiums.

Katie Gritt, head of sport marketing at Panini, said: "Including players from all 72 clubs for the first time, for many fans this will be the first time they can collect stickers of players from the clubs they love.

"The collection celebrates the incredible talent across the EFL as well as legends of the game."

Ben Wright, chief commercial officer at the EFL, added: "Football is all about passion, memories and moments that bring fans together.

"This first-ever sticker album featuring all 72 clubs is special. It celebrates the legends who shaped our game and the current players and managers who make the Championship, League One and League Two so exciting today."

(L-R) Clinton Morrison, Billy Sharp, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Curtis Davies, Todd Cantwell and Will Grigg helped launch the new EFL sticker collection

The EFL sticker album was projected onto the National Football Museum