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Sporting Witness: The first Women's World Cup sticker album

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The first Women's World Cup sticker album

22/07/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The first Women's World Cup sticker album

How Panini made their first football World Cup sticker album for the women's tournament.

In 2011 Panini made their first sticker album purely for the Women's World Cup. Only available in Germany, they sold more than 4.5 million packets of stickers in two weeks.

Panini have been making World Cup sticker albums since 1970, but in 2011 they decided to make the first one for the women's tournament being held in Germany. Only available in the host country, they sold more than 4.5 million packets of stickers in two weeks. They had to print a million more stickers to keep up with demand. Roxanne König from Panini in Germany speaks to Uma Doraiswamy about how the album was created and its popularity.

(Photo: Panini stickers for the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011. Credit: Getty Images)

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