Phil Foden and John Stones have both been reportedly snubbed from England’s Euro 2024 sticker album by Topps.
The American trading card company won the rights to take over from Panini as UEFA’s exclusive sticker parnter for the tournament in Germany back in 2022.
Topps, who were acquired by memorabilia giant Fanatics for almost $500million (£382million) in 2022, is already the official partner of the Champions league and other UEFA club competitions.
Topps have also brought in legendary manager Jose Mourinho to promote the collectables book who has taken over the trading card companies office.
But surprisingly, the company have left out two key England stars out of the team, according to SPORTbible.
Jose Mourinho has been promoting Topp’s sticker book for the 2024 European Championships
![Stones came off the field with an injury during England's 2-2 draw against Belgium](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/04/17/83244179-13272707-image-m-17_1712247101155.jpg)
![Foden has been enjoying a stand-out season and scored a hat-trick on Wednesday night for Man City](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/04/17/83244187-13272707-image-a-18_1712247109999.jpg)
John Stones (left) and Phil Foden (right) have reportedly been omitted from the sticker book
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That comes as a massive suprise considering Foden’s excellent performances this season, that have put him in contention to be nominated as player of the season.
The 23-year-old once again showcased his brilliance on Wednesday night – three times over – as he scored a hat-trick of goals during Man City’s 4-1 win against Aston Villa.
Stones, meanwhile, came off during England’s game against Belgium during the international break after just 10 minutes. He was included on the bench for Pep Guardiola’s side’s two previous games against Villa and Arsenal but did not feature in either.
Despite that, Leicester full-back Luke Thomas, who is on loan at Middlesbrough has surprisingly been included on England’s sticker pages.
Thomas, 22, who has 15 caps for the England U21s side, had spent the first half of the season on loan with Sheffield United.
He returned to the Foxes in January before going out on loan again to Middlesbrough where he has subsequently made 12 appearances this season.
![Leicester full-back Luke Thomas, who is on loan at Middlesbrough has been included](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/04/17/83244755-13272707-image-a-20_1712247261489.jpg)
Leicester full-back Luke Thomas, who is on loan at Middlesbrough has been included
![Foden, meanwhile, is well-known to be a fan of sticker books, with his girlfriend saying: 'he's obsessed'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/04/17/83244671-13272707-image-a-16_1712247048329.jpg)
Foden, meanwhile, is well-known to be a fan of sticker books, with his girlfriend saying: ‘he’s obsessed’
![Gareth Southgate will name his England squad to travel to Germany for this summer's Euros on May](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/04/17/83244683-13272707-image-a-15_1712247046477.jpg)
Gareth Southgate will name his England squad to travel to Germany for this summer’s Euros on May
Foden, perhaps will be disappointed by the omission, having been known to be a lover of football stickers in the past.
Speaking on the 2021 panani Premier League sticker book album, The Telegraph in 2021, his girlfriend said: ‘He’s obsessed with these stickers at the moment.
‘We’d been to the zoo this week and I popped into Morrison’s on the way home and had to ring him because I saw they had a big box of stickers there.
‘We’ll be driving along and he’s like, “Stop, they sell stickers there. Go on Bec, can you nip into that shop and get me every pack they’ve got. I don’t want them to know it’s me”.’