Throughout the 2024 season certain MLS players will take to the field with a special ‘rookie’ badge on their jersey.
William GittinsWillGittUpdate: Feb 21st, 2024 16:34 EST0
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Every season is different in MLS, with new star players and title contenders emerging every single year. This season has another new introduction, MLS Debut Patches.
Eagle-eyed viewers will see them make their first appearance in the 2024 season opener on Wednesday evening. Any Inter Miami or Real Salt Lake players making their MLS debut – their first appearance in the competition – will be wearing the Debut Patch on their jersey.
They could be new signings to the league or homegrown players who have risen through the ranks; either way, their first MLS appearance will be marked with this new addition.
Any player making their MLS debut will wear an MLS Debut Patch on their jerseys and then placed on an autographed 1/1 collectable trading card after the match.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) February 21, 2024
How to collect MLS Debut Patch Autograph cards
The new initiative by the league is a collaboration with iconic trading card manufacturers Topps. The patches will be sent to each MLS team and applied before the start of each game.
The match-worn patches will be removed after the game and added to a ‘one-of-on’ Topps trading card. The new range is entitled Topps MLS Debut Patch Autograph cards and the products will go live before the end of the season.
Players who make their debuts before April 1, 2024 will be involved in the first batch of products. Debutants after that point will feature in the following year’s offering.
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