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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, […]

Top 5 Synthetic Boots All time

Opinions Below! It’s becoming increasingly popular these days to have a “best boots” of all-time list, or a top 5 boots right now. Another popular list is top leather boot list or top 5 boot modern boot list. I haven’t seen many top 5 synthetic boots of all time lists so here is mine. A […]

Mizuno Rebula 3 Made in Japan Review

The Best Modern Leather Boot When the first Rebula released there was good level of excitement around the boot. Mizuno are the masters of leather and the Made in Japan product has always been the highest quality a boot can get in the market so there were reasons behind the excitement. Although they were quite […]

Too Many Boots Pt. 2

More and more One could say that instead of arguing for less product it seems I have been arguing the opposite point. And when it comes to smaller brands I am. I don’t think smaller brands are to blame for the glut of product available as I think that’s almost completely the fault of the […]

Too Many Boots Pt. 1

Too many boots, too few customers. At a glance it seems as if we are living in one of the best points in time when it comes to football boot releases. There are so many models and options on the market it seems as if anyone can find a boot for themselves with even the […]

Hard Ground Boots

One soleplate to rule them all. Or why HG soleplates should be ubiquitous. With the rise of the popularity of the mixed SG/FG stud patterns over the years a recent problem has occurred as many players, in order to be the same as the heroes they idolise, they have begun to buy more boots with […]