Mostly Improved The Japanese market is a struggle for many brands because of the fierce competition here. Many foreign brands have tried and often failed to achieve any kind of lasting impression. Obviously, Japanese brands have a natural understanding of their market. This leads to brands like Athleta trying to make updates for their boots […]
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The AG Boot for All ASICS’ DS Light Pro series has long sat in the shadow of its siblings, the X Fly Pro 3 and the X Fly 6. However, one of the things that the DS Light Pro lineup has offered that is not found elsewhere is ASICS’ lineup is an AG outsole option. […]
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Clean Alternative Thanks to Sokito for providing the boots. Sokito has quickly made a name for itself over the past few years because of the successful launch of its headline Scudetta boots. They have further capitilised on this accomplishment with the release of the Scudetta with an AG outsole, which has become my favourite AG […]
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A Solid Package Lotto has solid history when it comes to football boots and even celebrated their 50th anniversary a few years ago, however in terms of new boots the brand has been treading water for the past several years. It is surprising then to not only see Lotto release a new version of their […]
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A New Challenger Approaches Special thanks to PingLe for sending me the boots. You can find more info here: pl-sports.com Note: In this review I am using the given English name for the boots rather than the Chinese name, which is JIAN DAN QIN XIN. While many of the larger brands in the football boot […]
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More of this, please One of the more frustrating aspects of the modern market is that there has not been enough value for money boots. However, the past few years have seen the rise of brands like Sokito and the release of boots like the adidas Icon II. While Nike has often stood above its […]
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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 […]
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Comfort over all There has always been something unique with Puma’s Japan only models, especially in regard to their touch silos. Puma has often offered hard ground specific models with softer uppers or even made in Japan models in order to make space for themselves in the Japanese market. While not as successful as years […]
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High Value Something that I have not done enough over the years is reviewing the non-Japan Elite models of Mizuno boots. There are some exceptions, like the Monarcida Elites, but for the most part I have stayed away. Part of this is financial, but also because we often do not have the Elite models on […]
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So close but… Mizuno’s Alpha series has cemented itself as one of the best alternative speed boots on the market, with the One and the Two both having their fans. While the Alpha 2 Japan won a lot of praise from boot heads overseas, in Japan the boot struggled from being too over the top […]
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