Continuing to celebrate 75 years of German craftmanship, adidas have released the ‘MIG’ Predator Mania in classic Black, White and Red, and it’s once again been exclusively made in the brand’s’ legendary Scheinfeld factory in Bavaria.
Having already launched ‘Japan Blue’ and ‘Pearl’ editions of the Predator Mania ‘Made in Germany’, we now get the third Predator Mania in the series with the release of the unmistakable black, white and red colourway that has come to define the Predator franchise over the last 30 years. It’s the fourth boot to come out of the brand’s historic Scheinfeld factory as part of the ‘Made in Germany’ series, with the three Predator Mania boots joined by the COPA Pure Il ‘Made In Germany’, which dropped back in August. Each boot is a celebration of the team at Scheinfeld who have been at the heart of genre-defining performance footwear for adidas for 75 years.
The original 2002 Predator Mania is considered by many to be one of the greatest football boots of all time. The new boot boasts the same aesthetic as the original Mania, but with the re-engineered outsole of the modern Predator 24 to ensure peak performance without sacrificing the iconic look. That move does mean that the Three Stripe branding doesn’t wrap around teh soleplate in the signature fashion that it did in the OG – could be a deal breaker for some. But, as a compromise, what you do get here is the class and quality offered up by the MIG series. Acknowledging this as a final nod to adidas expert craftmanship, the classic foldover tongue is adorned with a ‘Made in Germany’ sign-off.
Having originally been opened by Adi Dassler in 1959, the historic Scheinfeld factory, located a short distance from the brand’s Bavarian HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, has been responsible for putting genre-defining performance footwear on some of the game’s greatest ever athletes, as well as millions of fans around the world.
The production team at Scheinfeld have been at the heart of its operations for 75 years, which is why adidas is putting members of the current team at the centre of its marketing campaign for the Made in Germany range. In a series of pictures and videos, adidas shines a light on these individuals’ meticulous work and their unending passion to produce some of the greatest football boots in history.
The adidas Predator Mania OG 'MIG' will be available at prodirectsport.com/soccer from 9 September. Find out more here.
