This product is a full set of 20 vintage 1998 PG Tips Tea Cards featuring International Soccer Stars. Issued by Brooke Bond in the United Kingdom, these original tea cards showcase football players in plastic sleeves. The tea cards are from the post-Second World War era and are a sought-after collectable for fans of sport memorabilia. A classic piece of nostalgia for collectors of tea cards and football enthusiasts alike.


The PG Tips International Soccer Stars (also referred to as Brooke Bond) is a 20-card set released in 1998 to coincide with the FIFA World Cup. These are large-format cards, notably larger than the standard PG Tips tea cards.


Notable Card Checklist

The set features iconic international players from the late 90s. Known card numbers include:

1: Teddy Sheringham (England)

2: Romario (Brazil)

3: Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)

4: Imnar Mazinho (Brazil)

5: Brian Laudrup (Denmark) — Note: A rare variant exists with red shorts, valued higher (approx. £30) than the standard white shorts version.

6: Faustino April last (Columbia)

7: Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)

8: Colin Hendry (Scotland)

9: Juninho (Brazil)

10: Bebeto (Brazil)

12: Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)

14: Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands)

15: Youri Djorkaeff (France)

17: David Beckham (England)

19: Davor Suker (Croatia)

20: Zinedine Zidane (France)