The biggest Panini World Cup sticker album ever has arrived and there are some big changes

"Got, got, need" is officially back and it's bigger than ever.

This week, Panini announced it will release the biggest FIFA World Cup sticker album in history ahead of this summer's 48-team tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

With just two months to go until the showpiece event, millions of young fans (and fully grown adults, let's be honest) are planning on purchasing their first pack of stickers to celebrate.

Inevitably, you will end up spending your hard-earned money on multiple packs a day, compiling a massive pile of swaps that will inevitably go to waste. However, the nostalgia will keep you coming back for more.

So what do you get for your money? This year, the album will include 980 stickers across 112 pages, with each pack containing seven stickers instead of the traditional five to reflect the increase in teams involved.

All 48 teams are set to have their own page with 20 stickers, including 18 player stickers, one team photo and one FA badge.

You can pre-order a starter pack that contains four packs and the sticker album for £4.99, while a box of 100 stickers will set you back £125.00.

A multipack that includes six packets and no album, meanwhile, is priced at £7.50 on the Panini website, meaning each individual pack works out at £1.25, but an official price per pack has yet to be released.

As mentioned above, there will be almost 1,000 stickers to collect to complete this year's album. For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, there were 670 stickers and four years previously, fans needed 682.

Panini's official X account dropped a promotional video on Wednesday, with a number of well-known faces featuring, including legendary referee Pierluigi Collina and former Italy striker Roberto Baggio.

"The wait is over," Panini wrote. "The biggest Panini FIFA World Cup™ sticker album ever has arrived. The cover. The packets. The stickers."

Will you be collecting this time around? Let us know in the comments.