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Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

Signature swag central this week as Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann debuted their latest limited-edition drops. Fast and furious festive fixtures, a Club World Cup, and a whole load of custom, latest and unreleased boots on show. Let's go...

Boot Spotting

Cristiano Ronaldo Debuts Mercurial Superfly CR7 'Quinto Triunfo'

Cristiano Ronaldo laced up in his Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 'Quinto Triunfo' football boots for the first time in Abu Dhabi as Real Madrid came from behind to move into the final of the 2017 Club World Cup.

Boot Spotting

Mbappe & Kurzawa Train In Blackout Mercurials

PSG in the 2018 Champions League Final with Neymar and Mbappe both debuting the next-generation Mercurial? That wouldn't be a bad way to launch for the Swoosh. Neymar has already got to grips with his 2018 World Cup footwear, and now he's been joined by his teammates Mbappe and Layvin Kurzawa.

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

Remember when boots were just leather and laces? One glance through the past seven days of fixtures saw laceless, netted, knitted, strapped, and collared football boots on almost every pitch. The innovation game is strong and the pitch is the brand's catwalk. Here's who we spotted strutting their stuff last week...

Boot Spotting

Nacho Reveals Modified Leather adidas Predator 18 Boots

Professional footballers are used to getting what they want. When it comes to their tools of the trade almost every player has a certain request or modification to their boots. When brands are offering full bespoke treatment players duly oblige. A number of players, including Real Madrid's Nacho, have received a heavily modified leather version of the new Predator 18 this week.

Boot Spotting

Jose Mourinho Says Romelu Lukaku 'Needs a Big Boot Contract'

Romelu Lukaku looks to be trying to speed up the search for a new boot sponsor by wearing a pair of blackout boots in Manchester United's 4-2 win over Watford last night. If that subtle move didn't alert brands to his availability then Jose Mourinho's call to action was a bit more route one.

Boot Spotting

Serge Aurier Trains in Blackout Mercurial Superfly

When Nike seem quiet then you can guarantee there's a Swoosh storm brewing just around the corner. PUMA and adidas have recently flexed their muscles with the Predator 18+ and Future 18.1, but Nike are biding their time before showing off their Summer 2018 physique.

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

New drops hit up pitches worldwide this week as adidas, Nike and PUMA all threw new projects into the mix. Predator, Future, Fire & Ice and all things nice were the order of the weekend as the latest colourways met your usual bag of unreleased boots, custom designs and limited editions.

Boot Spotting

The adidas Predator 18 Makes a UCL Debut

As the adidas Predator 18 whips up a storm of hype as it makes its highly anticipated comeback there's a new squad of players tasked with writing the new chapter in adidas Football. While the world waited for the drop, the likes of Dele Alli and Ilkay Gundogan were throwing Predator shapes on the Champions League dance-floor on Tuesday night.

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Paul Pogba Trains in adidas Predator 18+

David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Steven Gerrard, Alessandro Del Piero. These players created a legacy for the adidas Predator. Players that became iconic whilst installing the Predator at the pinnacle of football innovation. But now it's time for a new chapter, for new players to create history in the famed Predator boot.

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

Back in the mix. International football is replaced by the good stuff as leagues start to take shape across Europe. We've looked back on the past seven days to pick out our selection of the players wearing the latest, custom and most throwback football boots. Let's go...

Boot Spotting

Alvaro Morata Trains In adidas Predator Accelerator DB

When the adidas x David Beckham Capsule Collection launched last month in super-limited numbers there was always a chance that none of the adidas Predator Accelerator DB boots would feature on pitch. Understandably so. They're pristine white with a rising market value. Not Alvaro Morata's though, his now come complete with some Stamford Bridge mud.

Boot Spotting

Lucas Vazquez Trains In Next adidas Nemeziz Colourway

Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez has provided a first look at the next adidas on-pitch collection by slipping into the new Nemeziz 17.1 colourway. Expected to be the final boot pack of 2017 the collection is expected to drop before the month is out.

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

World Cup aspirations and preparations took centre stage as the focus switched to an international break this week. From Paris to Peru, here are the players and boots that caught our eye in custom, latest and limited edition footwear.

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

It was the battle of the blue corner versus the red corner as Nike dropped their Fire & Ice packs onto pitches this week. Players from across the Swoosh squad were split into their respective sides to go head-to-head, with a few limited edition mavericks thrown in for good measure. Here's who and what we had our eye on...

Boot Spotting

Global Boot Spotting

As the clocks go back and the hi-vis ball comes out, we're taking a look at who else lit up pitches this week with their boot choices. From throwback swooshes to futuristic stripes. Here's our pick of the action with custom colourways, limited editions and the latest drops.

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