adidas F50 adizero Leads Champions League Boot Race
After the first night of matches in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League, the SoccerBible's UCL Boot Race takes a familiar shape as the adidas F50 adizero taking an early lead...
After the F50 adizero dominated the goalscoring charts at this summer's World Cup finals, it hasn't taken long for the popular speed boots to follow suit in the world's most prestigious club tournament. Thanks to goals from players including Lionel Messi, David Villa and Hugo Almeida, the F50 adizero's have already notched up 6 UCL goals from the first round of games.
The next closest boot competitor is the perennial Swoosh favourite, the Nike Mercurial series with 4 goals. Thanks in part to a wonder strike from Werder Bremen's Marko Marin, the Mercurial boots look like they will push the F50 adizero's all the way this season.
Swoosh fans can take solace with the knowledge that Nike fair better in Manufacturers chart, where Nike and adidas are currently tied with 7 goals apiece.
A smattering of goals from other brands make up the UCL Boot Race, including Puma, Lotto and Joma - but after the second set of Gameweek 1 matches on Wednesday this could all be a different story...
