Jerome Boateng Debuts Nike x OFF-WHITE World Cup Collab

Germany defender Jerome Boateng has offered a first look at the upcoming Nike x Off-White World Cup 2018 collaboration as he reveals a number of key statement pieces from the fashion-meets-football partnership this summer.

Details emerged of the rumoured collaboration back in January this year and now the plan is in activation mode as Bayern Munich defender and one of Nike's most fashionable footballing assets, Jerome Boateng, reveals the first outfit from the collection. The hype is strong on this one.

"Getting ready" for the World Cup Shoutout to my man @virgilabloh 🙌🏾 #Werbung

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Picking up the pace on a number of special edition products between Virgil Abloh and Nike, the collection follows in the footsteps of the Nike x Virgil Abloh Mercurial 360, Off-White x Nike Goalkeeper Gloves, and Virgil Abloh x Nike Zoom Fly Mercurial Flyknit worn by Boateng here.

More details of the collaboration will become apparent in the coming weeks as Russia 2018 shapes up to be the most stylish World Cup to date. Stay tuned as there's more to come according to the links than surfaced back in January.

With the FIFA World Cup taking place this year it looks like @nike & @virgilabloh intend to make the most of the opportunity by dropping an entire soccer related collection, which consists of everything from a soccer ball to the socks for your home & away kits! Let us know what you think about the collection below, including which items you and your team mates will be copping! #nike #offwhite #virgilabloh #soccer #fifa

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Expect to see more Nike players and key influencers across other sports and professions get involved in the Nike x OFF-WHITE World Cup Collab roll out, but don't expect the collection to hang around for long when it finally does drop.