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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Avoid Every time a new generation of Mercurial is released, there’s a massive amount of hype that follows. This generation in particular feels even more so than usual. And that’s for a good reason, as the new Mercurial Superfly 11 is packed with a lot of new tech that makes it stand out from the […]
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Par Excellence We’re only just over half through the year, and there have been a ton of excellent releases on the market. Almost every single brand seems to have been working in the background for several years to make 2026 arguably one of the best years for boot releases. There are so many excellent options […]
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Easy recommendation It seems wild to say that the Morelia Neo series is now in its fifteenth year. While it was once feared by some that it would replace the Mizuno Morelia II, the Neo is now a boot that complements Mizuno’s lineup. It has become the paradigm of modern leather boots. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the […]
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The alternative choice Update 7/10/2026: Added some clarifying language for the fit, upper feel ASICS has been gaining prominence within the wider boot community this decade. While the brand has long had a small but loyal community of advocates among the international boot community, its stature continues to grow year over year. One of the […]
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Improved, but at a cost For a brand that used to have only a cult following, Mizuno has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade in the football boots space. The Runbird rarely misses, and even among those, some people will swear by those boots. One of the reasons Mizuno continues to far […]
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Immediate Boot of The Year Contender Thanks to Sokito for providing the boots. A running change is when a brand updates a model without releasing an entirely new one. We have seen many brands take this approach before, like Nike with the Hypervenom to the Hypervenom 2.5. Many brands will also make changes to their […]
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Improvements Thanks to Sokito for providing me with the boots. There is always extra pressure on smaller brands when they go to update their most popular products. Unlike Nike, adidas, or even Puma, brands like Sokito cannot afford to have many misses. At the same time, given the popularity of the original Scudetta, Sokito could […]
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