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Stud Layouts and You

There’s several Points to Make There are a lot of good guides out there explaining which stud layouts are best for which surfaces. They all follow the rules that FG is for firm ground and some softer ground, SG is for the muddiest playing surfaces, HG is for some of the hardest ground and AG […]

Nostalgia and Football Boots

Looking back while moving forward In recent years we’ve seen a rise in the amount of small online stores popping up that sell a lot of classic football boots. With this, as well as the popularity of boot collectors on Instagram, there’s been increasing interest with boots from the past 20-odd years. For many of […]

Hype and Exposure

Hype is good…and bad The modern football boot market seems to be centered around hype these days. If you go onto to Instagram and follow a few boot influencers, you will be inundated with pictures and ads for the latest release. Much of the time, these spaces are dominated by the big three and as […]

Boot of the Month: Puma V1.06 K

The Best of the V-Series When Puma originally released the V-Speed series before the 2006 World Cup, one could argue that it started two things: the slimming down of speed boots and trying to find the limits of how thin an upper material can before completely losing any durability. Along with the Mercurial Vapor 3, […]

Requiem for Morelia Easy Order System

Mizuno takes the axe to custom orders Mizuno’s Easy Order System for the Morelia II has always been the pinnacle of getting a Morelia. The ability to not only have your name on your boots but to also get a cross-stitch pattern or a short tongue or even your favourite number put on the heel […]

The Fall and (Hopeful) Return of Power Boots

Power boots can and should rise again For some years in the past, boots under the power category dominated the market. The adidas Predator is an obvious example of this past dominance, as is Nike’s T90 Laser series. This spread throughout other brands in the industry as well, such as Mizuno’s Wave Ignitus series. As […]

Where smaller brands succeed

It isn’t always go big or go home Note: This article will be focusing on some of the more artisan, handcrafted boot brands. So, under this definition brands like Mizuno, Asics, Concave and the like are considered “medium-sized” brands. The same goes for Pantofola D’Oro, who are well-known enough to be considered a medium-sized brand […]

Pantofola D’Oro Lazzarini SL Review

A classic boot is updated When the Pantofola D’Oro Lazzarini’s were revealed to be getting an update using the new soleplate found on the recently released Superleggera’s, I was one of quite a few people who were excited that Pantofola D’Oro was adding a modern soleplate onto one of its most popular and iconic boots. […]

When to replace your boots

One of the most difficult questions to answer is when to replace your boots. There won’t always be an obvious tear or the upper splitting from the soleplate. It can be more subtle at times and its important to check from less obvious signs that your boots and wearing out and need to be replaced. […]

Ways to make your boots last longer

No matter how much boots change over the years, there is some advice that will almost always ring true. So here we will look at tricks that will help your boots last longer. Probably the first and most basic thing is don’t run or walk on concrete with your boots on. Almost everybody knows this, […]