The DS Light Acros series has increased in popularity the last year, coinciding with the rise of Celtic and Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi, who wears the boots. It has been two and a half years since the release of the original and now ASICS has launched a new, tweaked model, the DS Light Acros Pro. […]
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Laceless boots that make sense Adidas having been doing the laceless concept ever since the launch of the Ace 16+ Purecontrol back in 2016. That is six years of chopping and changing models without really making a solid case for why a laceless boot is the best option in a line up. There is an […]
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A Unique Piece Back in 2020, adidas dropped a bombshell when they revealed that they had collaborated with The Pred Collective and The Predator Pro to create the Predator Archive as part of adidas’ return to a “proper” Predator. Which is a Predator that has the grip and all the aggressiveness that one expected of […]
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Three Morelia are better than one The recent release of the Mizuno Morelia M8 Japan remake has led to questions about which Morelia is the best model overall. After all, we already have the regular Morelia II Japan and the limited-edition Morelia DNA Japan. So, it can be a bit confusing as to which one […]
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A handy accessory Some years back, Mizuno teamed up with a brand called P.Matsu to make a new type of shoe cleaner, that was more specifically for leather shoes. It has proved quite successful, as it has continued to sell well. Now, Mizuno are back with a new shoe cleaner called Zero+, which aims to […]
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Setting Up some Loose Goals In a hope to stick to somewhat of a plan this year, I figured I should layout the plans for this year. Obviously, I will be doing reviews of various boots, but I would also like to be more consistent in terms of producing content. I am going to try […]
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What a thrilling ride this year was. Football almost Came Home, we were treated to a ton (too many) of releases, some great colourways, some weird colourways, plenty of highs and plenty of lows. We have also seen many collectors begin to leave the market and the continued rise of resellers. Obviously, there’s more to […]
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The end of the year is fast approaching, and we have again had a year of remakes, “fresh” colourways and releases to give almost everyone a choice. We have seen Nike been put on the defensive by adidas with the release of the Speedflow and Puma continue to put pressure on those two with releases […]
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Remember, nothing exists in a vacuum Adidas dropped the gorgeous Legends Pack last week that included a Predator Pulse remake and an adiPure I remake. While the Pulse was never one of my favourite Preds, the adiPure I is one of my favourite adidas boots. I had a pair of the originals in the white/black […]
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Surpassing potential With the release of the X Ghosted last year, adidas put themselves back in competition with Nike in the speed boot race. The CarbiTex soleplate showed that carbon fibre could be effective when used properly. Having gone with a synthetic, adidas tried to push the envelope of what a synthetic could do but […]
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