Unknown issuer (China) - Footballers as Chinese Warriors (Playing cards)

2010
Footballers as Chinese Warriors
Unknown issuer
China
54 playing cards

Paul Jaggo has sent in scans of a pack of playing cards issued in China in 2010 where all the footballers are depicted as ancient Chinese warriors - very unusual.

Front of packet - David Beckham (England)
Back of packet - Steve Gerrard (England)
Back of card

Diamonds

Philipp Lahm (Germany)
Obafemi Martins (Nigeria)
Humberto Suazo (Chile)
Alberto Gilardino (Italy)
Martin Caceres (Uruguay)
Lee Dong Gook (South Korea)
Jong Tae-Se (North Korea)
Luis Jimenez - Chile)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
John Terry (England)
Nelson Valdez (Paraguay)
Pedro Leon (Spain)

Clubs

Milivoje Novakevic (Slovenia)
Mark Paston (New Zealand)
Tim Cahill /Australia)
Mark Bresciano (Australia)
Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Gareth Barry (England)
Karim Ziani (Algeria)
Marcio Senna (Brazil)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)
Robin Van Persie - Netherlands)
Per Mertesacker (Germany)
Fabio Canavaro (Italy)
Carlos Tevez - Argentina)

Hearts

Seydou Keita (Mali)
Marek Mintal (Slovakia)
Rio Ferdinand (England)
Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia)
Sulley Muntari (Ghana)
Giorgos Karagounis (Greece)
Philippe Senderos (Switzerland)
Daniel Carvalho (Brazil)
Angelos Charisteas (Greece)
Marek Hamsik (Slovakia)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands)
David Silva (Spain)
Park Ji-Sung (South Korea)

Spades

Shaun Wright-Phillips (England)
Felipe Melo (Brazil)
Marco Borriello (Italy)
Angel De Maria (Argentina)
Gerard Pique (Spain)
Sergio Ramos (Spain)
Nani (Portugal)
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy)
Ashley Cole (England)
Robinho (Brazil)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
Daniele De Rossi (Italy)
David Villa (Spain)

Jokers

Cristian Ronaldo (Portugal)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)