Adidas Predator boots were first launched by Craig Johnston, an ex-Liverpool and Australia ace, who believed that the presence of rubber patches would increase the amount of power, accuracy and swerve when the ball hit the sweetspot. And it wasn’t a bad idea, was it? Launched in 1994, German manufacturers adidas have produced a new model every two years ever since to coincide with the FIFA World Cup and European Championships.
Predator Boots
However, the Predator range isn’t made up of boots just for practicality, like during early football; also, it isn’t …

We have photos of the new Mercurial Vapor Superfly after Nike launched the boot prior to us getitng our first glimpse of the boot in action on March 11th in the Champions League as we told you previously.
We’ve told you the specs before, but here are some of the highlights again; the boots are Nike’s lightest and fastest football ever 9they weight just 185g) and that is why you will see the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Franck Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Theo Walcott, Dani Alves wearing them.
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On Wednesday March 11th 2009, Inter Milan play Manchester United at Old Trafford, in their second leg Champions League round of sixteen clash. On show for the first time will be Nike’s Mercurial Vapor Superfly boots, as worn by stars of both sides.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United and Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Inter Milan will both be wearing the new Superfly boots for the first time, they will have the Mercurial Vapor new Max Orange/Abyss/Silver colourway.
Fans won’t be able to buy these boots until April 1st and will cost £224.99, first …

When the Nike Mercurial Vapors were released for the first time in 2002, Thierry Henry was one of the first superstars to pounce on a boot deal with Nike to wear the model. They suited him perfectly, as they were built for speed. And Henry was at the forefront of Nike’s advertising campaign, and almost became an ambassador for the boots when he modeled the latest colours in matches. The Vapors were built for speed, so the design was kept simple and the boots were kept light.
Henry’s first boot deal
In …

Shocking? It might be for some, but Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery is proudly (is he?) wearing on Nike’s new pinky Mercurial boots. The advert displays him as Pink Panther. I like the boots but not the colour. Matter of opinion maybe?
Well here’s a clip showing Frank Ribery modelling the new boots…
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The Portuguese star currently wears Nike Mercurial Vapors IV, however he is expected to be seen wearing the new Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly boots. The boot uses new flywire technology and, interestingly, does not come with a lace over. This has been a regular on Vapors in the past however it seems this revolutionary new boot will not sport one. The flywire technology is based on a sprint spike concept which was introduced at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.