SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Fanatics Signs David Beckham, Launching a New Era of Soccer Collectibles

David Beckham is one of the rare athletes whose playing resume, global celebrity, and post-career influence all line up in a way that makes a new collectibles partnership genuinely meaningful. That’s why Fanatics Collectibles’ newly announced exclusive deal with Beckham—covering trading cards, trading card games, stickers, autographs, and memorabilia—feels less like a routine signing and more like a statement about how aggressively Fanatics is leaning into soccer’s past, present, and future.

As David Leiner, President of Trading Cards for Fanatics Collectibles, put it, “We’re looking to grow the business on a global scale and to delight fans and collectors. We want to put the best players we possibly can in the products—and David Beckham transcends the world of football.”