"Charlton Athletic's Katie Bradley and Jodie Hutton are among the first players from the Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2) to be depicted on the football stickers. Bradley told BBC London: "I used to collect stickers when I was younger but it was just the men's stickers then. It's good just to see now that they've got the women's and the second league as well.""
"Asked if her younger football sticker-collecting self would have believed that one day she was going to be on one of them, Hutton said: "No. I think I would have turned around and been like, I won't. "But like I say, it's nice to just be recognised as women's football and again show the growth and the direction that football is going in.""
"Bradley said: "Our main goal is to win the league and get promoted that way, but I think it's just exciting for the league as well, like to have second place and maybe third place play-off as well, that it might go right down to the wire for second and third places. "It'll be really exciting and it'll just bring more attention to the league as"
Panini has expanded its football sticker range to include players from the Women's Super League 2, marking further recognition of the women's game beyond the top tier. Charlton Athletic players Katie Bradley and Jodie Hutton are among the initial WSL 2 figures featured. Panini released its first sticker album in 1970 and introduced women's football stickers covering the WSL in 2023. There are currently 66 WSL 2 stickers, with more planned for future editions. Charlton sit top of the WSL 2 table and aim for automatic promotion while increased promotion spots raise competition.
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