Weekend Football Boots Spotting - 01/11/10
Our resident Boot Spotters have been scouring the pitches around the globe this week to bring us some great boot spots, with more and more customised, unique and retro boots on show...
Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) adidas F50 adizero Intense Green |
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The new adiZero Intense Green colourway made their debut this weekend with a selection of adiZero players choosing the striking new colourway. Adebeyor netted from the spot for Man City as they suffered an unexpected defeat away to Wolves. |
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Gareth Bale (Tottenham) adidas F50 adizero Intense Green |
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Gareth Bale was another adiZero wearer who opted for the new Intense Green colourway at the weekend. The Spurs winger is becoming one of the key Premier League players for the adiZero boots. Expect him to be giving the boots their European debut tonight. |
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Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) Nike CTR360 Maestri |
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Mario Balotelli made his first start in the Premier League wearing the White/Cyber/Black Nike CTR Maestri boots. The boots were only made available in FG versions but are seen here in a SG sole plate. |
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Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan) Puma v1.10 Lightning SL |
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Samuel Eto was wearing the Puma V1.10 SL boots for what is expected to be the last time this weekend. The Inter Milan striker has since been spotted wearing the new purple colourway of the boot in training and is expected to wear them tonight in Inter's Champions League clash with Tottenham. |
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Ezquiel Lavezzi (Napoli ) adidas F50 adizero Custom |
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Napoli striker Ezquiel Lavezzi seen once again wearing a black-out pair of sythetic adiZeros with bespoke personalisation on the instep. More and more players choosing to black-out their boots could have had an influence in adidas' choice to relase their Black/Red adiZeros... |
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Felipe Melo (Juventus) Diadora Kobra K Pro |
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Juventus midfilder Feilpe Melo is still sporting his boots from the World Cup. Diadora released the Kobra K Pro boots just in time for World Cup and they have clearly impressed the Brasillian midfileder with the host of new technologies the boots offer.... |
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II |
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With all the hype surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo this week and his new CR7 Safari boots, fans of the boot will have to wait a little longer to see its on pitch debut. Ronaldo was still sporting his Cherry Superfly II boots at the weekend as Madrid beat Hercules 3-1. |
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Lionel Messi (Barcelona) adidas F50 adizero Leather |
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We know this isn't exactly a new boot-spot, but with all 5 of Barcelona's goals coming from adiZero players at the weekend, we thought they were worth a mention. Messi put in another winning performance at the weekend as Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 thrashing over Sevilla. Messi and David Villa both scored a brace while Dani Alves also contributed with a goal |
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Mikel Arteta (Everton) adidas F50 adizero Leather |
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Everton play-maker Mikel Arteta avoived any temptation to switch into the more eye-catching green adiZero's at the weekend. Arteta stuck to his leather white/pink adiZeros, choosing to white-out the pink tongue. Rumours are starting to emerge that Arteta may be lined up for a brand switch in the near future. |
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Kevin Nolan (Newcastle) Puma Kings |
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Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan kept it old school against Sunderland at the weekend with the classic Puma King boots. We're sure Kevin Nolan won't mind being mentioned in the same breath as Puma King legends such as Pele, Cruyff and Maradona. |
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Alex Song (Arsenal) Nike CTR360 Maestri Elite |
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Arsenal midfilder Alex Song scored the crucial goal in Arsenal's 1-0 win over West Ham wearing his Nike CTR Maestri Elite boots. The week before Song was wearing the original Red/Black colourway of the boots but switched to the most recent edition of the popular Nike boot. |
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If there are any players and boots you've spotted and think should feature on this page, mail us at: u2us@soccerbible.com putting 'Boot Spotting' in the subject field.