It's Monday, it's boot-spotting. Get stuck in as we bring you our selection of the best boots on show from planet football.
Francesco Totti (Roma) Nike Tiempo Legend V
He may have been rewarded with an exclusive, limited edition Tiempo Legend V 'Premium' boot , but Francesco Totti has now switched into the 'Intense Heat' colourway, complete with his trademark elasticated, fold-over tongue. Nike acknowledged his customisation with the 'Premium' and will continue to meet his demands until he finally hangs up his famous boots.
Amy Turner (Notts County) Puma evoPOWER 1
Released in July 2014, the "Metallic White" Leather evoPOWER 1 was one of the most aesthetically fresh colourways on the first-generation silo but received little player support as PUMA opted for maximum on-pitch presence with bolder drops such as the 'Tricks' collection. Notts County's Amy Turner snagged a pair for a tidy match up with her club's home colours.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Bayer Leverkusen) adidas adizero 99g
Hakan Çalhanoğlu slipped into the world's lightest ever football boot this weekend to become the first player to wear the 99g adizero. Road legal and built to withstand the performance demands from the game, just 299 pairs of the adizero 99g boots were released globally and snapped up within a matter of minutes.
Ronaldinho (Queretaro) Nike Tiempo Legend IV
Now plying his trade for Queretaro, Brazilian legend Ronaldinho reverted to the Nike Tiempo Legend IV this week. Ronaldinho, who used to have his own range of Nike 'R10' boots has maybe adopted a more traditional approach to his footwear in his older age by opting for the black/green colourway. The famous 'R10' logo is no longer but that hasn't stopped the magician adding his it himself. Surprised he can lift them off the ground with all that tekkers packed into them.
George Friend (Middlesbrough) adidas Predator adiPower
Middlesbrough kept themselves in the hunt for automatic promotion to the Premier League on Friday night with a 1-0 win over fellow promotion chasers Norwich. George Friend used the live TV coverage to give his adidas Predator adiPowers some airtime, a boot that launched in 2011 and was widely missed when it was replaced by the first LZ model.
Lior Refaelov (Brugge) Nike Mercurial Veloce II
The Europa League knockout stages presented us with another look at Lior Refaelov's custom Nike Mercurial Veloce II boots. With the Vapor X unavailable to customise on NikeiD Refaelov was resigned to plastering his gold design on the upper of the take-down version, the Mercurial Veloce II. Gold boots, still think they need to be earned, they shouldn't be there for any old Tom, Dick or Lior to help themselves to...
Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) adidas F50 adizero
Besart Berisha is a bit of a boot spotting regular, if you want to see any of adidas' limited editions or latest colourways Berisha is your go to man. One of the first players to test prototypes the Melbourne Victory forward slipped into the latest "Solar Green" F50 adizero this week as his side beat Brisbane Roar 1-0 to stay top of the A-League.
Eniola Aluko (Chelsea) Umbro Velocita
England international Eniola Aulko has switched into the latest Umbro Velocita colourway as the women's campaign kicks off. The Chelsea ladies forward who has represented Umbro for the past few seasons laced up in the "Blue Atoll" colour-up to score in her side's 1-0 win over Liverpool.
Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) Puma evoPOWER 1.2
While the girls were doing their thing, the boys were taking a step closer to the Premier League title. PUMA got their graphic game on again this week with the release of the evoPOWER 1.2 "Dragon" boots. Another bold statement that arrived with a blazing red, Japanese flavoured makeover, because, well, because why not? If you love Dragons and Cesc Fabregas, and let's face it, who doesn't? You'd have been happy to see the Spanish midfielder wearing them in the 1-0 win over Man United.
Romeo Castelen (Western Sydney Wanderers) adidas 11Pro SL
The 11Pro SL is up there with the best 11Pro colourways to land on the latest generation of the silo, but as of yet has received very little on-pitch player support. Romeo Castelen's black and lime split design landed in December 2014 and weighs 75g less than the standard 11Pro issue.
Mario Balotelli (Liverpool) Puma evoACCURACY
The PUMA evoACCURACY "MB45" combined power with precision to land as a limited edition boot to be worn exclusively by Mario Balotelli. With Mario's game time limited itself in recent weeks PUMA would have been happy to see their man hit the back of the net at Wembley wearing the boot on Sunday, that was until the Italian's strike was wrongly ruled out for offside.
Millie Bright (Chelsea) Nike Magista Opus
Apologies for the Chelsea heavy boot spotting this week but it was hard to leave out Millie Bright's custom Magista Opus boots. Black boot, white Swoosh, job done. Sometimes less is more and Bright demonstrated that it doesn't take much to turn a prototype into a favourable but simplistic colourway with a touch of one paint pot. Girls, they're just far more stylish aren't they?
