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What's Buzzing: Some huge soccer pulls, 2021 Bowman heat, Jo Adell, Black Gold, Project70 and more ...

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With all of the high-end releases from Panini America this week, it's this one that might have the most global appeal -- with a lower price, too.

It's 2016-17 Panini Black Gold soccer, and it's a brand that includes stars from around the world inside its boxes, which arrives in hobby shops beginning today.

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What: 2016 Black Gold football cards
Arrives: Jan. 25
Box basics: At least four autographs per two-pack box (eight boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Black Gold is back packing four hits, potentially two more atop that between autos, mem and metal cards along with two shadowbox base cards and two more shadowbox inserts per box.

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What: 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Two or three autographs and two memorabilia cards per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The revamping of Black Gold Collegiate from a multi-sport brand to single sports continues here with the stars of the hardwood getting their due in this basketball-only release.

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What: 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate sports cards
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: Four autographs or memorabilia cards per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This brand arrives on the college level for the first time with four cards per pack and the familiar look that we've seen in other sports with baseball, football and basketball cards in this release.

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What: 2015 Panini Black Gold football cards
Arrives: Jan. 20, 2016
Hobby box basics: Five cards per pack (two packs per box, eight boxes per case) with one autograph or autographed memorabilia card, one additional hit or gold disc, one metal logo, one base card and one shadowbox insert in each one.

What's buzz-worthy: Black Gold returns for a sophomore season of high-end acetate- and metal-enhanced fun. This high-end brand will showcase premium memorabilia pieces with, according to the company "even more on-card autograph content" than in its rookie year.

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