Good, but not enough One thing I really appreciate is that adidas has continued to release leather Predators over the past several years. While I selfishly would prefer they be a standard release instead of a limited-edition release, I appreciate that we are still getting them despite the massive push toward synthetics/knits over the past […]
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Darkhorse Thanks to New Balance for supplying me with the boots There has been an absurd number of speed boots released this year, with some of them easily being in contention for Boot of the Year awards, like the F50 Hyperfast or the Mercurial Superfly 11. The market for speed boots has never been more […]
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The professional choice Having reviewed both the EVO and the 90°, we now move on to the most popular boot in Akuna’s line up, the Akuna Cinquestelle Colibri. Akuna specifically mentioned in our podcast with them (go check that out here) that the Colibri is the main choice for any professional player who wears their […]
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Back on solid footing Puma has struggled with its boots over the past several years, aside from the excellent King Mirai series, which is sadly gone. With the launch of the King 20 Ultimate, it seemed like things started to turn a corner. The Puma Ultra 7 Ultimate continues this trend by giving us a […]
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Intriguing Thanks to Prevolve for making and sending the boots to me Many brands are out on the market, and many have their own proprietary technology. Over the past few years, we’ve started seeing more brands working on 3D-printed boots. While some of the bigger brands in the space are making noise about incorporating 3D […]
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Italian Standard Thanks to Akuna Cinquestelle for sending me the boots. The football market continues to evolve and change as time goes on. New tech comes and goes, with little to no reason for the change beyond marketing. Despite this, some companies consistently offer the same great boots, or the same style of boots, year […]
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My wish granted There have been a ton of brilliant releases this year, and 2026 is shaping up to be the best ever year for boots. The Three Stripes have played their part in this (let’s ignore the Predator 26) with the release of the excellent F50 Hyperfast, which could be argued to be adi’s […]
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Softness Thanks to Akuna Cinquestelle for sending me the boots. In the 90’s Italian football was dominant; all the best players in the world seemed to gravitate towards Serie A, and Italian football boots were considered the highest quality you could buy. Sadly, that time has passed, and boots made in Japan like the Mizuno […]
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Classic Excellence While internationally, Hummel hasn’t had a proper football boot for years, Hummel Japan (licensed by SSK) has been consistently producing quality boots for some time. While it would be wrong to say their boots are groundbreaking, it’d be even more wrong to assume that their boots aren’t excellent. While the Vorart series has […]
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Thank you to Senda for sending me the boots Unfinished While Senda has been making their own futsal shoes for years, the release of the Mendoza and the Rosario boots marks their first foray into the boot world. Most notably, the Senda Mendoza Elite were the boots that Cabo Verde goalkeeper Vizinha wore during his […]
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