Holiday Football Boots Spotting - 29/12/10

Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur) Nike CTR360 Maestri II

The CTR's continue to impress us here at SoccerBible. Tottenham's star man Rafael van der Vaart was spotted wearing the updated colourway of the Nike boots which really look great on pitch. Van der Vaart and Tottenham put in another impressive display against Newcastle.

Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) Nike CTR360 Maestri

Mario Balotelli netted a hat-trick for Manchester City yesterday as City managed to briefly go top of the table with a win of Aston Villa. Balotelli seem reluctant to change from his White/Cyber-Black CTR boots that he has been wearing for a while now.

Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Nike Mercurial Superfly I

Expectations were high for Didier Drogba to be wearing the new Black/Orange Superfly II football boots as he was spotted training in them on Christmas Eve with the Nike (RED) laces. Disappointingly, he was back in his Nike Superfly I boots. Maybe he'll wear them tonight when Chelsea take on Bolton!

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) adidas adiPURE IV

There was a lot of expectation on Frank Lampard's shoulders as he returned to Chelsea's first team wearing the adidas adiPURE IV football boots. There's no doubt that Lampard needs game time as he hopes to help put an end to Chelsea's bad run.

Alex Song (Arsenal) Nike CTR360 Maestri II

It seemed that everywhere you looked on the Emirates pitch you saw a pair of CTR360 Maestri II football boots! Alex Song was one of the players wearing the new Nike boots as he put in a strong performance.

Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) Reebok Instante II Pro

Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs spotted in his pair of Reebok Instante II Pro football boots yesterday as Manchester United could only earn a point at Birmingham.

Anderson (Manchester United) adidas Predator X Electricity

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson spotted in a pair of Electricity adidas Predator X football boots as he fought a hard battle in the centre of midfield against Birmingham.

Mikel Arteta (Everton) Puma King Finale

The lead man for the Puma King Finale Mikel Arteta was spotted in the Puma King Final football boots as his Everton side took on West Ham yesterday at Upton Park. The Everton midfielder is looking to re-gain some form after an on and off season so far.

El-Hadji Diouf (Blackburn) Puma v1.10

El-Hadji Diouf shows he's not affected by the cold as he was spotted wearing the purple Puma v1.10 football boots as Blackburn took on West Brom at the Hawthorns.

Darren Bent (Sunderland) Umbro GT Pro

For Sunderland's first game of the holiday period, Darren Bent was spotted in the Lime Umbro GT Pro football boots! The bright Umbro speed boots were a surprise departure from his usual Umbro Speciali's.

Darren Bent (Sunderland) Umbro Speciali

After being spotted in the Lime Umbro GT Pro boots, Darren Bent was back to his regular Umbro Speciali's to take on Blackpool yesterday. If it was for superstitious reasons, they didn't do the trick as Blackpool took three points away from the Stadium of Light.

Scott Parker (West Ham United) Nike T90 Laser III

An interesting boot spot here from Upton Park as Scott Parker was spotted wearing what look like a blacked out pair of his usual Black/Yellow Nike T90 Laser III football boots.

David Vaughn (Blackpool) adidas adiPURE III

Blackpool's David Vaughn spotted in a pair of mixed sole-plate adidas adiPURE III football boots as Blackpool ended what has been an unbelievable year on a high by winning at the Stadium of Light.