Legends of Association Football Rookie Series Group 1- Billy Bassett, Charlie Athersmith and John Devey Well, where is the best place to start with the rookie cards of legends of association football league? How about the beginning? We will begin with “the big three”, arguably the three of the most important players in association football […]

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Now, let’s start by making something perfectly clear: my original first love is hockey.  Two of my cousins played at a professional level, and it always in my blood to love the sport and I still do.  However, I also played a lot of soccer growing up and have a love for that game as […]

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Definition from Wikipedia – A rookie card is a trading card that is the first to feature an athlete after that athlete has participated in the highest level of competition within his or her sport.  For North American collectors, the most sought-after cards have almost always been the infamous “rookie card”.  Think of the iconic Mickey […]

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The greatest pre WW1 goalie Okay, I have always been a bit envious of guys that can play mulitiple sports at a high level. It’s no wonder that for me one name stand above the rest when I am looking at the unsung heros of the past: John Bower “Bouse” Hutton. Throughout the late 1800s […]

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