Since I moved to Japan earlier this year I have learned a lot more about the Japanese football market. Before my move, I knew some of the boots big brands made specifically for the Japanese market. But since then I have found out about a lot more boots that are …

A brand we don’t get to feature on here very much these days is Hummel. And there is a story behind why. As part of our Cleatology series, we take a look back at the Hummel Professional, a boot that came out way back in early 2004 as part of Hummel’s …

The Mizuno Basara has caused a small stir since it was released in the market back in June of last year. With its headline player Shinji Okazaki currently slamming in goals with them in the Bundesliga (and for Japan!) I managed to get a hold of a pair and have …

Anyone who has listened to me talk about football boots knows I have a preference for three things, small brands, all leather and classic style. In this case these brilliant RetroStar Classics tick all of the boxes. When I first pulled these boots out of the box when they arrived …

We are always looking to find out about and share stories on interesting boots and brands from around the world. So, when our friend Andrew Lockhart got in touch with a images of Adler boots he picked up in Japan, we immediately wanted the scoop. Andrew was kind enough to …