The Nike World Cup Elite Football Boots have arrived!

The Nike Elite Series football boots includes the following: the Nike Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II, Nike CTR360 Maestri, Nike Total90 Laser III and Nike Tiempo Legend III.

The boots main advantages are that they are lightweight and have enhanced on-field visibility. They have been developed as research showed that players need lightweight boots to help them retain energy for the final minutes in a football game. These boots claim to give the edge when you need more energy. They are super strong and have carbon fiber plates meaning great rigidity.

The high vis colours (Metallic Mach Purple and Total Orange) will not be everyones cup of tea, the orange might appeal to the Dutch….

Apparently the design helps to increase visual performance enabling them to quickly spot their teammates and execute a game-changing pass.

They are on sale now from £214.99

The ADIDAS Pure boot is a classically styled boot due to launch in time for the start of the new Premier League season on 16th of August. The styling inherits many of the traditional values from the plethora of iconic boots that helped build the adidas brand.

The entire upper is made from breathable, light weight K-Leather including the 3 stripe branding, which is stitched and embedded for that handcrafted feel that a Pure boot should provide. The boot will appeal to the more traditional player in fact it will be worn by Kaka (Milan & Brazil), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal & Holland), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool & Spain) and Frank Lampard (Chelsea & England). The latter of the stars Frank Lampard said “Pure to me is the finished article in football boots, clean, classic and does everything a modern day boot should do, while staying traditional to football values”

Firm Ground RRP £95 / Soft Ground RRP £95

Its hard to believe that it has been 13 years since the original ADIDAS Predator entered the footballing stage at the World Cup in the USA. The brain child of South African born former Liverpool and Austrailia midfielder Craig Johnson, has evolved through 9 revisions over the years. ADIDAS believe that the latest Predator boot is their most powerful to date.

One of the new features is the new 2.5mm thick Predator SMART foam on the strike zone, which gives the player 3% more force, and 8% more swerve, this no doubt will have goalkeepers quaking in their boots at the start of the new season. The new foam adapts to the kicking techniques of the player to provide maximum velocity or deft control. The new compound provides superior grip in both wet and dry environments.

There are two insoles with each pair of boots a light weight insole and a new dynamic PowerPulse™ insole which boasts 40g of tungsten powder. That helps transfer the weight to help provide more power upon impact with the ball.

The new boot still has some of the traditional features like the X-Traxion quick change stud system, that gives ultimate grip of the ground and improved weight distrbution, reducing pressure form the studs. Off-centre A-symmetrical loop lacing, to give the player a larger striking surface for shooting and passing with, and K Leather to help with fit and ball feeling.

The new ADIDAS Predator Swerve are available at the following prices:

Firm Ground RRP £120 / Soft Ground RRP £130

Having watched Eusebio score 9 goals during the 1966 World Cup in England, the designers at PUMA decided that he should be the man to help them develop a signature football boot. The process took two years to complete and in 1968 the PUMA King was born. The boot over time would become just as big a legend as the player selling in millions and becoming synonymous with success in top flight football.

The fortieth anniversary will be marked with Ruby coloured boots and accessories with gold trim, in keeping with traditions of celebrating a 40 year or Ruby anniversary of a marriage. Again staying with tradition the PUMA King XL, that is XL for Forty in Roman Numerals rather than Extra Large, will have conical studs and will feature the date of the anniversary also in Roman numerals in the sole plate with toe overlay and lateral stability inspired by the Eusebio original.

This year the boot will be worn in the Premier League by Michael Carrick and Dean Ashton.

Update: May 2010

These boots have now been out for 2 years, the colours/range have changed and the price has reduced.

Lovells Offering for Adidas F50 TUNiT

Kitbags Offering for Adidas F50 TUNiT

The ADIDAS TUNiT F50.8 are the latest version of the revolutionary TUNiT boot. When it was originally launched the TUNiT range was the worlds first modular football boot. Allowing you to customise your boots to suit your style of play or the conditions. The boots modular nature would lend itself to Mecchano fans as they can tinker with the type of upper, sock liners and studs providing a mind blowing 18 different combinations.

The TUNiT F50.8 has a new synthetic upper called adiDot the surface is dimpled to provide the player with improved touch and control. The adiDot material is water repellent so they will not become saturated and heavier on wet evenings in the middle of winter, in fact the new boots are lighter than the old ones which should allow you to get down the wing nearly as fast as Olympic hopeful Tyson Gay. The boots can also be customised to have your squad number so as you show the defenders a clean pair of heels they will have a constant of who you are.

The F50 TUNiT is the choice of a number of Premier League players Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Philips (Chelsea) and Ashley Young (Aston Villa) to name just a few. The new F50.8 TUNiT provides the player with additional support the sockliner is now separate from the chassis which lets the player insert their own orthopaedic sockliner if required.

The new TUNiT new flagship range is a available in three different packs:

The Start Pack:
One pair of synthetic uppers, one pair of sockliners, chassis and three sets of studs (firm, hard and soft ground). The Start pack gives you three ways to assemble your shoe depending on the pitch conditions. RRP £120

The Colour Pack:
Two pairs of uppers (one synthetic and one ClimaCool), one pair of sockliners, chassis and three sets of studs (firm, hard and soft ground). This offers six ways to build your boot. RRP £180

The Premium Pack:
Three different pairs of uppers (two synthetic and one ClimaCool), two pairs of chassis and sockliners (comfort and lightweight) and three sets of studs (firm, hard and soft ground). This offers 18 different configuration options. The Premium Pack retails at RRP £270

Update: May 2010

These boots have now been out for 2 years, the colours have changed and the price has dramatically reduced.

Lovells Offering for Nike Total Laser II 2

Kitbags Offering for Nike Total Laser II 2

The latest boot from Nike which boasts increased accuracy for strikers, and more control over the ball for deadball specialists. The original Laser boot was launched at the beginning of the season and they have been adopted as the boot of choice by amateurs and pros alike.

The new boot builds on the foundations of the original. It uses the eVent membrane which keeps feet dry and lets them breath helping to keep the players feet at the right temperature. The accuracy rings too have been kept on the new boots to help players control the ball better.

The new boots have V-twin offset lacing system, an evolution that provides the players with a larger striking area, giving them more feel and control of the ball.

The heel counter technology employed in Nike 5 training shoes has been incorporated in the new boot, to provide players with increased protection and greater stability.

Nike have used learning’s from other sports about the sweet spots and the dynamics of striking balls and put them in to the new boot. The increased sweetspot gives players increased accuracy in passing and shooting. The rings provide greater traction on the ball giving more control of spin, swerve and trajectory.

The boots will be worn by a number of Nike sponsored stars like Rooney, Gattuso, Torres and the like however if you mere mortals would like to wear them you will have to pay in the region of £120.

Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Football Boots are the latest creation from the Nike football boot team. The Nike Mercurial range has been around for 10 years now and this boot has been created to celebrate its success.

The likes of Nani, Ronaldo, Drogba and Walcott have all been seen sporting these boots, which Nike have developed to be very lightweight (230g), allowing players to be the fastest to the ball. They have a unique vapor traction system and heel pods provide strength and protection.