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A true Mercurial For years now, many of us in the boot community have been wanting Nike to separate the Superfly and Vapor models by making the Superfly truly “super” again. Finally, Nike has not only listened to these demands but took even further by making something that is uniquely Superfly. This is a boot […]

Foundational The Swoosh had a lot of work to win customers back after the Tiempo Legend 10 failed so badly. While some people certainly found reasons to enjoy the boots, the change to the synthetic Nike Skin meant that the Legend 10 had an uphill battle. It can be understood why Nike decided to change […]

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 […]

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 […]

Frustrating Nike has a very long and much vaunted history with its Mercurial Series and almost every single release has its own diehard fans (for the most part) and still continues to be one of, if not the top selling football boot lines in the world. They are everywhere, on every pitch, at every pick […]

The original Phantom GX boots were one of the most popular boots for Nike (aside from the Mercurial) over the past several years. They sold out constantly and seemingly almost everyone in the boot space has tried them. So, when the Nike Phantom GX 2 Elite was announced, people were quite negative. After all, Nike […]

On of the best Tiempos ever Ever since its introduction in 2005 (and even back to the introduction of the series in 1984), the Tiempo Legend has been one of the most versatile kangaroo leather boots on the market. To a certain subset of players, choosing Tiempo Legend when looking for new boots is one […]

So close Nike’s long-established Phantom silo has had plenty of hits, as well as a few misses, over the years. While the recent Phantom GT series was plenty popular in it’s own right, the recently-released Phantom GX has hit a level of hype not seen from a Phantom boot since the Hypervenom Phantom III. Nike […]