What happens to the loyal wearers of a boot when a brand discontinues the range? That was the case when Nike replaced T90 range with the Hypervenom, leaving their sponsored players with a few options on what boots to wear. Obviously Nike had some say in what the players switched …
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Adidas F50 adiZero – Electricity/Hero Ink
If you spotted Gareth Bale’s historic unveiling at the Bernabeu earlier this week, you would have seen him debut the latest Adidas F50 adiZero colorway. It was a case of marketing at his best, with a pair of personalized boots ready and waiting for the moment Bale put pen to …
Read More »The Boot Report – Gareth Bale Unveiled, Plus Unveils!
This week would have to be called the “Gareth Bale week“, but more importantly the weekend began with some teams in Champions League qualification, to the first “Super Sunday” of the year and two massive derbies in the Premiership, and it was all capped off with the closing of the …
Read More »Battle of the Sexes – Are Women’s Cleats Interchangeable With Men’s?
Despite the endless options of colorways, styles, fits and brands, some girls still want to know: “can I wear men’s and women’s cleats?” After speaking to what I consider to be the top 3 cleat manufacturers – Nike, Adidas and PUMA – they have answered the most important and historic …
Read More »Pele Sports Lifestyle Collection on Huge Sale
I was browsing some Amazon listings, when I came across the Pele Sports store earlier today. In that, there were several pairs of fantastic sneakers and lifestyle shoes listed at ridiculous prices! Since we have featured a ton of Pele Sports lifestyle shoes over the past few months, it only …
Read More »Abby Wambach Custom Nike Vapor IX “159 Goals” Edition
Those of you that tuned into the USWNT game versus Mexico last night might have noticed that Abby Wambach was sporting a rather unusual pair of boots. They were a personalized pair of Mercurial Vapor IX that Nike created just for Wambach, in recognition of her record breaking goal scoring …
Read More »Diadora Cambio PU – Important Update
Over the past 2 weeks, I have been trying extremely hard to test and review the all-new Diadora Cambio PU. It has not been a successful process! In fact, I’ve got to the stage where trying to piece together a review would be pretty useless as I’d simply bash the heck …
Read More »Adidas Predator LZ – Pride Blue/Orange
Adidas are back with yet another fresh, new colorway in the Predator LZ series and this one offers a familiar look to boots we have seen before. on this one, I am not referring to the initial Predator LZ release colorway, instead they have a very similar look to the …
Read More »Gareth Bale, Real Madrid and New F50 adiZero Colorway
Gareth Bale was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player today at the Bernabeu, and it was pretty much a Hollywood style entrance. With the lower level of the stadium packed and journalist hovering like vultures, Bale gave us a glimpse of how he will look wearing the fabled Madrid …
Read More »SoccerSavings Labor Day Sale – 15% Off Storewide
If you are on the lookout for a new pair of boots this weekend, makes sure to check out what SoccerSavings has on offer….then take advantage of their Labor Day 15% Off storewide sale. Every little helps, and 15% off a new pair of boots goes a long way. See …
Read More »Nike Mercurial Miracle III – Boot Review
As far as mid-tier boots go, you can’t get much better quality than the Nike Miracle III. In fact, I wouldn’t really consider them mid-tier because they can probably out perform not only past Miracles but a lot of Vapors too! They weigh in at a light 8.2oz, which is impressive …
Read More »Battle of the Brands – Gareth Bale Joins Real Madrid
It has been on the cards for a few weeks now, but things in Spain have just got a whole lot more interesting and the battle of Nike vs Adidas has seriously intensified. Real Madrid just announced that they have signed Gareth Bale from Spurs for a world record £86million, or …
Read More »Nike Bomba Finale II – The Review
After a long stint as the top turf boot on the market the Bomba Finale finally got a successor. The Nike Bomba Finale II is unrecognizable from the previous Bomba finale, it seems to more closely resemble the Hypervenom as they both utilize NikeSkin in the upper. There has been …
Read More »Gaël Clichy and His PUMA evoSPEED – Exclusive Q&A
Having the opportunity to hear the opinions and thoughts of top players gives us a quick snapshot of what it is like to be a professional player. Puma offered us some insight via a Q&A session with French international and current Man City left back, Gaël Clichy. Clichy is currently a …
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