Close to fulfilling potential It felt like adidas was fulfilling people’s wishes when they released (several times) the X 99.1 Speedportal Leather. Getting rid of the awful upper of the Speedportal, adidas then slapped a soft leather forefoot along with a much more pliable midfoot on the boot and it seemed like adidas created an […]
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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 […]
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I can’t believe its synthetic! While ASICS is mostly known for their mainline X Fly numbered series, a few years ago they came out with the X Fly Pro. The X Fly Pro has a more aggressive soleplate and an internal heel counter as well as a kangaroo leather foot. While well received, there has […]
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A Superb Eco-friendly Alternative Thanks to Sokito for providing the boots. Check them out here: Sokito.com In the past few years, the Big Brands have finally decided that they should invest in and create eco-friendly products. It has taken longer than expected, but it is good to see the brands starting to get their act […]
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Impressive The X Fly series has always been one of the major reasons why ASICS remains competitive with Mizuno in the Japanese market. Almost every team has at least a couple of players wearing the X Fly 4 (and to a lesser extent, the X Fly Pro). Popularity can be a double-edged sword since any […]
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A Great Boot Mizuno’s Monarcida series is one of the reasons why the Runbird dominates the Japanese market. Coming in at a cheaper price than many other Japan made models, the Monarcida was a classic go to for people who did not want to spend the extra bit of cash on the more expensive Morelia […]
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A Proper Modern Predator Hopes were initially high when adidas brought back the Predator series in 2018, however, the boots were still very much just a newer version of the Ace series. It was not until the Predator Mutator in 2020 that we finally got rubber elements on the boots again. In spite of the […]
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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 […]
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The Future of the King Puma has had a lot of great hits recently, with the Future and Ultra series leading the line for the Big Cat. Unfortunately, the while the first model of the King Platinum was largely seen as excellent, the follow up has left a lot to be desired. But a solution […]
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Top Speed One of the things that Mizuno has not done in some time was make an out and out speed boot. The brand always pointed to the Morelia Neo 3 and the Neo 3 Beta as it’s speed boot options, but they are not as outright focused on performance as other speed boots on […]
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