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adidas Messi 16+ Pureagility "Red Limit"

Red on top, white on the bottom. Like a topless Englishman watching the little magician run rings around his opposition under the Nou Camp sun on the first game of the season. It's another set of fresh wheels for Leo as adidas serve up new signature splash of colour.

Performance Football Boots

What to do with the Nike Hypervenom?

When the player who’s supposed to be the “face” of the product doesn’t wear it then there’s always going to be question marks. Throw in the fact that the Hypervenom II had to change uppers midway through its shelf-life, and players are still trying to accurately figure out a way to separate it from the Mercurial… then we can’t help but ponder the future for Nike’s Hypervenom series.

Performance Football Boots

Nike FootballX Dark Lightning Pack

The Dark Lightning takeover strikes the FootballX series as Nike drop a full collection of small-sided versions featuring distinctive coloured soles and black Swooshes.

Performance Football Boots

Nike Launch The Dark Lightning Pack

Storm clouds gather to cast a dark shadow over the Nike football footwear collection. The Swoosh have forecasted Dark Lightning across all maps as they update their four silos with a subdued rumble of thunder and bolt of darkness striking the uppers of each boot.

Performance Football Boots

adidas ACE 17.1 Tango Street 'Red Limit'

Leading the new 'Tango' line-up, adidas launch the ACE Tango 17.1, designed with an urban edge and built to battle the rough and tumble demands of football on the streets.

Performance Football Equipment

Storelli Launch "ExoShield Gladiator Legend"

When it comes to tearing through innovative ideas, Storelli are well placed in thinking differently. Launching the "ExoShield Gladiator Legend", this new glove is the first of its kind and offers fresh perspective with a ruthlessly strong mind set.

Performance Miscellaneous

Joshua Kimmich Talks Speed with Nike Football

Rising and rising with pace essential to his game, Joshua Kimmich is a Nike athlete and Bayern Munich talent that has trained his way to the top. Always developing, always looking to relish that fresh challenge, we caught up with him to understand a little more about where this boy wonder sprints in from.

Performance Interviews

Umbro Velocita 3 Design Q&A

As Umbro launch a fresh chapter in their long standing history of boots, the Velocita 3 moves into new territory, balancing performance innovation with a striking aesthetic. We sat down with the design team of the boot to understand the engineering that lies underneath that tailored 'A-Frame'.

Performance Football Boots

adidas ACE 17.1 Leather "Black/Red/White"

The adidas ACE 17+ Purecontrol will understandably take the plaudits as its paraded by the Three Stripes to headline the Red Limit collection, but the real winner could well be these little beauties. The adidas ACE 17.1 k-leather has got it all. This is the people's champ. Trust.

Performance Football Boots

adidas ACE Tango 17+ Purecontrol 'Red Limit'

The Red Limit ladder is dropped down for the adidas futsal game to grab ahold of. Turf editions arrive under the adidas ACE Tango 17+ Purecontrol title as the Three Stripes roll out their complete top level collection across all surfaces.

Performance Football Boots

Closer Look at the adidas COPA 17 Red Limit

The curious case of Copa. When the adidas COPA 17 Red Limit arrived it took time to draw opinions. Yes, it's born from the same COPA family as the grandfather of all football boots, the Mundial, but it's different. It's traditional but modern, it's twisting tradition and tweaking the timeless. As we take another look at the new silhouette, it's the all important second impression that counts.

Performance Football Boots

adidas ACE 17+ Purecontrol "Red/Core Black/White"

You like laces, right? Yeah, well have you ever considered not liking them? Adidas kicked off 2016 by asking us that exact question with the ACE 16+ Purecontrol, and as they prepare to pull their first punches of 2017 the Three Stripes are proving that there is indeed life after laces. The next generation ACE 17+ Mastercontrol launches with Boost technology, the most nostalgic of Predator colourways and not a lace in sight. That's why it's a bit of a big deal.

Performance Football Boots

PUMA evoTOUCH Pro "White/Blue"

PUMA make it a hi-top five with their fifth colourway to land on the evoTOUCH Pro silo. Sticking to their clean concept, it's another crowd-pleasing wrap that's sure to increase the uptake of the brand's first venture into the collared game.

Performance Football Apparel

Atlanta United 2017 Kit by adidas

Atlanta Assemble. A heavyweight instalment with solid colours of red and black and trimmed in gold, the latest team to join the MLS, Atlanta United, have unveiled their first ever kit that will be worn in their inaugural season.

Performance Football Boots

Nike Magista Opus II "Tech Craft 2016"

Nike's lo-cut silhouettes jump on the Tech Craft carousel with the Magista Opus II ensuring the ride is as smooth as it is stylish. Making up one third of Nike's Tech Craft undercard the Opus joins the Phinish and Vapor to complete the full 2016 Swoosh leathered series.

Performance Football Boots

Nike Hyervenom Phinish II "Tech Craft 2016"

The Hypervenom Phinish II takes the biggest design detour as the Tech Craft tweaks are rolled out in lo-cut format. Stripped back to a minimal form, the Hypervenom is coated in leather to complete the full 2016 Tech Craft series in subtle but superb style.

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