‘Holy Grails’ auction mixes sports with high society as trading cards reach the upper echelon

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was surveying a pack of baseball cards. He looked bemused. To his left stood his friend Michael Rubin, the founder and CEO of Fanatics. To his right was a media member who was attempting to engage Kraft in the modern tradition of opening baseball cards on camera. “You got…

From Drake in pink to ‘Blokecore’: How football shirts became fashionable

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Football shirts were once an item of clothing for a) players to wear at work, and b) fans to sport on the terraces in solidarity with the lads out on the pitch. Now, what must seem abruptly to the uninitiated, they have become the uniform for British music festivals and a source of inspiration for…

Premier League partner Sorare to appear in court over UK Gambling Commission charge

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Sorare, an official partner of the Premier League, has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission with allegedly “providing unlicensed gambling facilities to consumers in Britain”. The company will appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on October 4 to face the charge. In January 2023, the Premier League announced a four-year license with Sorare “to release…