W ith this summer’s World Cup already mired in controversy over politicisation , potential travel bans and rows over ticket prices , fans were dealt another piece of sad news this week: the tournament’s much-loved Panini sticker album will be discontinued after 2030. Guardian writers recall their Panini memories from years gone by. ‘I feared sticking it in the album would bring bad luck’ Lorenzo Tondo International correspondent The last time the World Cup was held in the US it was the sunny summer of 1994 and the tournament sparkled with stars of the global game: the Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov, the Brazilians Romário and Bebeto, the “Maradona of the Carpathians” Gheorghe Hagi, and even the real Diego Maradona – albeit at the end of his career.…