An absurd proposition If there is one thing that a lot of us boot heads have been wanting for a while now is for brands to go crazy with their high-end products. For a while, it has felt like brands have been playing it too safe. Car manufacturers often have “Halo” models which are less […]
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Half-baked Mizuno has had a banger summer so far, not only releasing the brilliant Mizuno Morelia II Japan, but finally offering AG soleplates on a majority of their high-end boots. I gave a lot of praise to the Mizuno Morelia Proto but still felt it needed an FG plate, even though the AG plate is […]
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ASICS’ banger year continues The Japanese brand has recently been doing a lot of work towards increasing its reputation not just in Japan but gradually overseas as well. This has been helped by the excellent boots that ASICS has put out year after year. However, ASICS has not rested on its laurels and seems to […]
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Seriously Impressive If there is one thing people can say about this blog, it is that I have not reviewed enough New Balance boots over the years. It is not like I have anything against the brand – far from it – they just always seem to fall to the wayside when it comes to […]
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Almost the Perfect Improvement When adidas brought the F50 back last year, it seemed more like an updated X rather than a whole new boot. While I personally enjoyed the F50, well specifically the launch colourway, adidas gave us something excellent with the Messi model. They accomplished this by releasing something very similar to what […]
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The Best Phantom, mostly Nike’s Phantom series has a long and storied history at this point. There have been some massive highs, like the recent Hypervenom Phantom 1 Remake, and terrible lows, like the Hypervenom Phantom 2. The hit rate has been decent enough to the point that there always seems to be a Phantom […]
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Almost the perfect leather boot If there is one thing that we can always count on, it is that Mizuno always makes a superb kangaroo leather boot. The Morelia II Japan has been the gold standard for years and while various trends come and go, the Morelia is seemingly eternal. It is one of those […]
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Better than the OG but… The original Hypervenom Phantom is easily one of the most iconic boots in history. It was a unique concept, with interesting materials and the timing of getting Neymar into the boots right before his much-vaunted move to Barcelona meant there was great and immediate attention given to the boots. His […]
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Nailing lockdown, but nothing else If you have read this blog long enough then you will know how much I appreciate laceless boots. From the original Zhero Gravity, to the adidas Speedflow+, and the adidas Copa 20+, there have been a lot of laceless boots that have had a special place for me over the […]
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Better than the Original We are currently experiencing a consistent wave of remakes in the past several years to the point where most major brands are bringing back various models from their past catalogues. While some brands have had their own excellent remakes, especially Mizuno with their Wave Cup and Wave Ignitus remakes, most people […]
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