Adidas Copa Icon II Review

Design makes the difference There has recently been a rise in boots that perform at an elite level but for prices closer to what we expect from non-elite level models. This is a much needed change as a lot of the elite models continue to rise in price and put them out of the reach […]

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Mizuno Alpha 2 Japan Review

Two steps forwards, one big step backwards Thanks to Tokyo Football Singapore for providing me with the boots to review! Socks are also the TF Grip socks AIR. Over the past couple of years, the Mizuno Alpha has been recognized among many boot enthusiasts as one of, if not the, best speed boot on the […]

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Lanzera Professionale Review

The following review is written by @properbootz (Hunter Sellen), thank you for your review and input. – Andrew Hello wonderful readers of Lockhart Boot Blog, My name is Hunter Sellen and you could potentially recognize the account(s) I run under “ProperBootz”. Andrew has been kind enough to reach out to me and ask that I […]

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New Balance 442 Elite Review

Great performance, good price Special Thanks to The Soccer Corner for providing me with the boots for review! We have seen over the past ten years or so that New Balance has continued to invest and improve upon their football boot line up. From some rough early models, the brand has done a good job […]

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ASICS DS Light X Fly Pro 3 Review

Astonishingly brilliant ASICS has had a seemingly meteoric rise over the past few years with their continued push with new tech for their boots as well as the fact that support and performance tech remains at the core of their football collection. For the most part though, many people have seemed to gravitate towards the […]

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Lockhart Boot Blog 2024 Boot of the Year Awards

So much stuff! Another great year has come and gone in the football boot world. There have been some truly standout boots, some absolute duds and of course far, far, far too many colourways. At least it gave us something to talk about though. Naturally, this means there has been an explosion of stuff to […]

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Adidas Predator Elite FT Review (2025)

Even better Adidas put the boot world on notice when it released Predator with a fold over tongue towards the end of 2023. Over the following year adidas put out a whole range (too many, in fact) of colourways to suit just about every taste. Add in the beloved Roteiro and Beckham Pred releases and […]

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ASICS DS Light Acros Pro 3 Review

Rainy Day Monster When the original Acros Pro released, it was an interesting boot and had a lot of ideas that were ultimately let down by the execution of the boot. The upper was far too slick, meaning that in anything but perfect conditions it was difficult to control the ball. ASICS upgraded the boot […]

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Adler Yatagarashu Long Term Review

The definition of balance A lot can happen in two years. Especially in the football boot market. Just think about what models were available two years ago versus now. Boots seem like they were released forever ago, and we have seen leather disappear from major brands as well as some huge market shake ups. Heck, […]

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Mizuno Wave Cup SS Japan Review

Not the best of all time, but probably the Top 1 It can be argued that we are in one of the best ever periods of time when it comes to football boots. There are boots for pretty much everyone and all sorts of types of boots to suit almost any playstyle. What is even […]

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