The back-to-work bell for managers has rung! 🎒
So, how's the start of the new school year going? Rock'n'roll 🧑🎤 or rodeo 🤠?
Summer flew by, and with everything going on, we didn't even have time to give you an update. PSG's Champions League victory certainly played a big part, we have to say. So many of you rushed to buy our magazines, t-shirts, photo frames, and posters. We couldn't be happier.
So much so that we haven't had time to do anything other than respond to your orders and emails. And therefore, to offer you new photographs of Roland-Garros, the Tour de France, or even just football.
The damage is remedied with our new selection of 100% football photos, which you can discover below. We've also included some tennis photos of Nadal and some cycling shots. Here's a preview.
We didn't tell you this, but thanks to you, we sold out of the special Paris Saint-Germain edition, so we reprinted 2,000 copies! We actually only have 1,000 left, so if you don't already have it on your coffee table, in your bookcase, or by your bed, you know what to do: just click the yellow button below 👇
August 1963. That summer, the Bundesliga was born. The German club FC Saarbrücken inaugurated it by hosting the competition's founding match against FC Cologne on their home turf. A West German club, they had managed, in just a few years, to establish themselves at the forefront of the Oberliga championship. For their first match in this new competition, played in a renovated stadium equipped (a first!) with floodlights, the club quickly realized that one project remained: the roof. On August 4th, a relentless, typically summery rain fell on the city of Saarbrücken, disrupting the inauguration. That day evoked a sense of bygone days, recalling both Sunday neighborhood matches and the magic of memories in stadiums in December. Captured by the magic of a camera, we present this magnificent photograph, which could just as easily have been titled "The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper."
A golden team, a blend of experience and young talent. A mix that perfectly reflected OL in the 2000s. During the 2004/2005 season, OL won the Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup) as well as the French league title (Ligue 1 Orange). That same season, they were knocked out on penalties by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, even though... there was a clear penalty on Nilmar. A traumatic experience, given how impressive this team was both on paper and on the pitch. Just look at the evidence.
Led by their captain Claudio Caçapa, by the greatest free-kick taker in history, Juninho, by club legend Cris, faithful to his post for 310 matches, it had only legends with Grégory Coupet, Éric Abidal, Mahamadou Diarra, Michaël Essien, Anthony Réveillère, Florent Malouda, Sidney Govou and Sylvain Wiltord.
So yes, in the end there were "only" two trophies, but what an era and what a team…
Some images don't just tell the story of a match; they tell the story of an era. This image of David Beckham, fists clenched, face turned towards the sky, is one of those that transcends football. More than a goal, more than a victory: raw emotion, a liberation, a moment frozen in collective memory.
That day, Beckham became even more of an icon. How? Thanks to a free kick in the 93rd minute. Before: England were losing 1-2 at home to Greece and were virtually eliminated from the race for the 2002 World Cup. They needed at least one point to qualify directly. The free kick was taken 25 meters out on the wing. David curled it with his right foot, into the top corner. He rushed towards the Old Trafford fans and then froze, arms outstretched.
This photograph captures the essence of that magical moment: the rage, the determination, the visceral attachment to the jersey he wore. It symbolizes that moment when football transcends the mere sport to become a story of emotions – a personal destiny becoming a national one – shared by millions of fans.
A teenager with braces who grew into a man with a trophy in his hands. That's how Marquinhos grew up in Paris, in the Parc des Princes, in the hearts of the fans.
It hasn't always been easy: the criticism, the subpar performances, the lost battles. But looking at this photo of the Parisian centre-back bringing the trophy to his teammates – after the magnificent Champions League final against Inter (5-0) – in a sky of golden glitter, his jaw-dropping smile on his face, these memories become all the more beautiful, more joyful, more pleasant, more powerful.
Marquinhos, the most Parisian of Brazilians, will forever be the first to have touched it. The first to know what it means to all Parisian supporters. "Oh captain, my captain… finally you bring it to us, finally you come back with it."
Summer flew by so fast that, to be honest, we completely missed the Tour de France at boutique.so. Good news! We were out of stock of the annual Pédale magazine—our best magazine, let's be real—but we managed to get our hands on 100 or so unsold copies from the newsstands. So we were able to give some to the teams to enjoy during the Indian-themed evenings this September. And we suggest you do the same, if you missed out on this 100-page gem. Here's a brief summary.
No time to add new cycling photos before the 2025 Tour de France? Every cloud has a silver lining, so we took advantage of the delay to add some pictures... of this year's stages. Or rather, of the final stage between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris. Legendary even before it was run.
Following the success of the Montmartre climb during the Olympic Games, the Tour de France organizers copied Paris 2024. And they weren't wrong, given the success once again in terms of the dramatic finish (with Pogacar's attack on the final climb of Rue Lepic), the scenery, but above all, the crowds and atmosphere. 500,000 people lined the entire Parisian route, 180,000 of them on the Montmartre hill itself; tens of thousands thronged the small, cobbled, and steep street in Paris's 18th arrondissement, according to city hall figures. And this is clearly visible in the superb photograph offered here exclusively for you in only a few hundred copies. So go for it like Tadej!
No cycling clichés, nor any tennis clichés for Roland-Garros before the summer. So, once again, we were keen to make up for it, and in style. Roland-Garros means Nadal. That means 14 titles, or 112 victories. And only 4 defeats, never in the final. The Spaniard won at Porte d'Auteuil in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. And he finished all those tournaments collapsed, sprawled on the ochre clay. Like here in 2019 after his four-set victory against Dominic Thiem. Iconic.
Finally, the best for last. The most beautiful photo in this selection (in our opinion). A black and white shot. Pure aesthetics. The result of a Marca photoshoot with the Majorcan in 2014. With a close-up of his primary tool: his hands. His fingers (hiding his eyes). Some of which have clearly suffered from hard work. Our favorite.
All these photographs are limited edition.
From 11 to 30 copies maximum depending on size and medium.