2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer Checklist, Team Sets and Details
2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer is set to deliver another Chrome-style release built around a 200-card base set, hobby-exclusive Rookie Debut Patch Autographs, new insert ideas, and a mix of current stars, rookies, and MLS legends. Collectors can expect two autographs per hobby box when the product arrives on September 10, 2026.
The checklist also includes several notable first-time MLS appearances, led by Antoine Griezmann and Robert Lewandowski, along with a wide range of Refractor parallels across the base set and autograph lineup. As with previous Chrome MLS releases, the product blends modern league talent with international names and retired icons who helped shape the league’s history.
2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer at a glance
- Cards per pack: Hobby 4; Value TBA; Mania TBA
- Packs per box: Hobby 20; Value TBA; Mania TBA
- Boxes per case: Hobby 12; Value TBA; Mania TBA
- Set size: 200 cards
- Release date: September 10, 2026
- Autographs per hobby box: 2
Base set overview
The base set spans 200 cards and includes top MLS stars, rising rookies, and past legends from league history. The checklist features a broad mix of clubs and eras, with rookies marked RC throughout the set.
Among the most notable inclusions is Antoine Griezmann, who gets his first MLS card after joining Orlando City for the 2026 season. The base checklist also features Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul, Son Heung-Min, Thomas Müller, Luis Suárez, Marco Reus, David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Wayne Rooney, Kaká, Thierry Henry, and many more familiar names from MLS and global soccer.
Collectors should also expect a wide range of Refractor parallels. The source confirms that some parallels will be exclusive to certain box types, while 1/1 Superfractors remain among the toughest hits in the product. Print runs for non-serial-numbered cards have not been announced.
Autographs headline the chase
Autographs remain the main attraction in 2026 Topps Chrome MLS Soccer, especially with hobby-exclusive Rookie Debut Patch Autographs returning for a third straight year. This year’s Rookie Debut Patch Autograph checklist includes 37 players and is again positioned as one of the product’s biggest chases.
Chrome Autographs make up the bulk of the signature lineup and include the first MLS autograph of Robert Lewandowski, who joined the Chicago Fire for the 2026 season. The autograph checklist also includes Lionel Messi, Son Heung-Min, Thomas Müller, Antoine Griezmann, David Beckham, Marco Reus, Hany Mukhtar, Hugo Lloris, Josh Sargent, Evander, and other current and former standouts.
Additional autograph subsets include Dual Autographs, National Pairings Dual Autographs, Summer Clash Autographs, MLS Renaissance Autographs, MLS All-Timers Autographs, and Mania Autographs. The source notes that Mania-exclusive autograph checklists have not been announced beyond the listed names.
Chrome Autographs
The 81-card Chrome Autographs checklist covers a wide range of players and includes both current MLS contributors and international stars. Among the names listed are Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Son Heung-Min, Thomas Müller, Antoine Griezmann, David Beckham, Marco Reus, Hany Mukhtar, Hugo Lloris, Josh Sargent, Evander, Denis Bouanga, Carles Gil, Cristian Roldan, Diego Luna, Diego Rossi, Facundo Torres, James Rodríguez, and Zack Steffen.
Several rookies and younger players also appear in the autograph set, including Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall, Mateo Silvetti, Hennadii Synchuk, Rayan Elloumi, Olger Escobar, Lucas Herrington, Tanner Rosborough, and others.
Summer Clash Autographs
Summer Clash Autographs is a 17-card hobby-exclusive autograph set. The checklist includes Aníbal Godoy, Cristian Roldan, Derrick Etienne Jr., Dayne St. Clair, Jonathan Osorio, James Rodríguez, Louicius Deedson, Lucas Herrington, Lionel Messi, Miguel Almirón, Marco Pašalić, Miles Robinson, Matt Turner, Petar Musa, Rayan Elloumi, Son Heung-Min, and Tim Ream.
MLS All-Timers Autographs
The 19-card MLS All-Timers Autographs set is Mania exclusive and focuses on established MLS names and league icons. The checklist includes Alexi Lalas, Andrea Pirlo, DaMarcus Beasley, Brian McBride, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Clint Dempsey, Cobi Jones, Carlos Valderrama, David Villa, Gareth Bale, Giorgio Chiellini, Thierry Henry, Kaká, Lothar Matthäus, Marcelo Balboa, Nani, Rafael Márquez, Steven Gerrard, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Mania Autographs
The Mania Autographs subset is a four-card Mania exclusive and features David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
MLS Renaissance Autographs
MLS Renaissance Autographs is a 24-card lineup that blends current stars and MLS names across multiple eras. The checklist includes Adri Mehmeti, Andrea Pirlo, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bryan Zamblé, David Beckham, David Villa, Frank Lampard, Facundo Torres, Gareth Bale, Steven Gerrard, Hennadii Synchuk, Jordi Alba, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Marco Reus, Mateo Silvetti, Kaká, Sebastian Berhalter, Sergio Busquets, Samuel Sarver, Thierry Henry, Timo Werner, Wayne Rooney, and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
MLS Debut Patch Autographs
The 37-card Rookie Debut Patch Autographs checklist is hobby exclusive and includes one-of-one cards. The source lists the following players in the set: Wessam Abou Ali, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Cayman Togashi, Enea Mihaj, Steven Alzate, Álvaro Augusto, Ayoub Jabbari, Anisse Saidi, Michael Collodi, Christian Cappis, Mateja Djordjevic, Dor Turgeman, Ender Echenique, Samuel Gidi, Gavin Turner, Aiden Hezarkhani, Hugo Picard, Hennadii Synchuk, Justin Ellis, Jayden Hibbert, Josh Torquato, Kaick, Luca Bombino, Louicius Deedson, Olger Escobar, Owen Graham-Roache, Allan Oyirwoth, Rayan Elloumi, Rafael Mosquera, Cooper Sanchez, Mateo Silvetti, Seymour Reid, Samuel Sarver, Tristan Brown, Thomas Gillier, Tate Johnson, and Will Reilly.
The source identifies several of these cards as /1, including the Rookie Debut Patch Autographs checklist entries. Print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.
Dual Autographs and National Pairings
Chrome Dual Autographs includes 10 cards. The checklist features Jeff Agoos and Eddie Pope, Alphonso Davies and Thomas Müller, Kevin Denkey and Evander, Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Thierry Henry, Zavier Gozo and Diego Luna, Cristian Espinoza and Hany Mukhtar, Adri Mehmeti and Julian Hall, David Villa and Andrea Pirlo, and Diego Rossi and Wessam Abou Ali.
National Pairings Dual Autographs is a four-card hobby-exclusive set featuring Tyler Adams and Sebastian Berhalter, Alphonso Davies and Jonathan Osorio, Malik Tillman and Cristian Roldan, and Kim Min-Jae and Son Heung-Min.
Insert lineup brings several new concepts
The 2026 insert lineup has a different feel from previous Chrome MLS releases. Only Pearlers and Helix return from last year, while several new insert themes join the checklist for 2026.
Wonderkids, a concept that has appeared in Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions products for several years, makes its MLS debut. Other new inserts include Rhythm Of The Game, Patriotic Passion, Tide Turner, and Shadow Etch.
Rhythm Of The Game
Rhythm Of The Game is a 30-card insert set featuring Kevin Kelsy, Son Heung-Min, Miguel Almirón, Hany Mukhtar, Diego Luna, James Rodríguez, Facundo Torres, Bryan Zamblé, Cristian Espinoza, Lionel Messi, Amahl Pellegrino, Marcel Hartel, Carles Gil, Pep Biel, Emil Forsberg, Thomas Müller, Maxi Moralez, Antoine Griezmann, Aiden Hezarkhani, Wilfried Zaha, Adri Mehmeti, Evander, André Gomes, Martín Ojeda, Jack McGlynn, Sebastian Berhalter, Mateo Silvetti, Cavan Sullivan, Marco Reus, and Denis Bouanga.
Wonderkids
Wonderkids is another 30-card insert and leans into younger talent. The checklist includes Adri Mehmeti, Owen Graham-Roache, Aiden Hezarkhani, Hennadii Synchuk, Rafael Mosquera, Julian Hall, Malik Jakupovic, Matthew Dos Santos, Mateo Silvetti, Olger Escobar, Matthew Arana, Tanner Rosborough, Cavan Sullivan, Daniel Pinter, Rubén Ramos Jr., Justin Ellis, Rayan Elloumi, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Warren Madrigal, Peyton Miller, Cooper Sanchez, Lucas Herrmann, Bryan Zamblé, Jude Terry, Zavier Gozo, Ender Echenique, Máximo Carrizo, Eric Izoita, David Martínez, and Beau Leroux.
Patriotic Passion
Patriotic Passion is a 10-card insert featuring Diego Luna, Sebastian Berhalter, Tim Ream, Matt Freese, Miles Robinson, Matt Turner, Max Arfsten, Josh Sargent, Cristian Roldan, and Cavan Sullivan.
Tide Turner
Tide Turner is a 30-card insert that includes Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thomas Müller, Kaká, Diego Rossi, Andrea Pirlo, Timo Werner, Mateo Silvetti, Jordan Morris, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Anders Dreyer, Carles Gil, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Evander, Brian White, Adri Mehmeti, Didier Drogba, Josh Sargent, Son Heung-Min, Wayne Rooney, Denis Bouanga, Hany Mukhtar, Luis Suárez, Antoine Griezmann, Wilfried Zaha, Carlos Valderrama, Bryan Zamblé, Marco Reus, David Da Costa, and Clint Dempsey.
Pearlers
Pearlers returns as a 20-card short-printed insert. The checklist includes Rodrigo De Paul, Diego Luna, Wessam Abou Ali, Adri Mehmeti, James Rodríguez, Hugo Cuypers, Son Heung-Min, Emil Forsberg, Sebastian Berhalter, Lionel Messi, Marco Reus, Lucas Herrmann, Josh Sargent, Maxi Moralez, Antoine Griezmann, Germán Berterame, Timo Werner, Jude Terry, Petar Musa, and Anders Dreyer.
Shadow Etch
Shadow Etch is a 20-card insert set featuring Wilfried Zaha, Aiden Hezarkhani, David Beckham, Jonathan Bamba, Mateo Silvetti, Cavan Sullivan, Son Heung-Min, Hany Mukhtar, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Marcel Hartel, Hennadii Synchuk, Clint Dempsey, Thomas Müller, Carles Gil, Hugo Sánchez, Marco Reus, Hugo Lloris, Dejan Joveljić, and Facundo Torres.
Helix
Helix is a five-card insert and includes Lionel Messi, Diego Luna, Thomas Müller, Wayne Rooney, and Kaká.
MLS Trophy and The Grail
The checklist also includes a one-card MLS Trophy insert and a one-card The Grail card. The MLS Trophy card is MLS-1 MLS Trophy, while The Grail is G-8 Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy.
Team set checklist notes
Topps also released team set breakdowns for 2026 Topps Chrome MLS, giving collectors an easier way to track cards by club. The team lists do not include parallels, which remain part of the main checklist.
Some of the team set highlights include Atlanta United FC with Cooper Sanchez, Miguel Almirón, Saba Lobjanidze, Alexey Miranchuk, and Emmanuel Latte Lath; Charlotte FC with Liel Abada, Pep Biel, Luca De La Torre, Tim Ream, Wilfried Zaha, and Idan Toklomati; and Inter Miami CF with Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul, Mateo Silvetti, Telasco Segovia, Tadeo Allende, Sergio Reguilon, Germán Berterame, Yannick Bright, Dayne St. Clair, Daniel Pinter, and Luis Suárez.
Other team set pages call out club-specific autograph and insert appearances for teams such as CF Montréal, Chicago Fire FC, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Cincinnati, FC Dallas, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, LAFC, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Real Salt Lake, San Diego FC, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and more.
The source also notes that a customizable spreadsheet version of the checklist is available as an XLSX file. Print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced, and checklist details for Mania-exclusive autographs have not been announced beyond the names listed.
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