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D.C. United 2017 Secondary Kit by adidas

Counting down with a kick off looming, D.C. United are the latest team from the MLS to release their "secondary kit" for the 2017 season. Going more out there than most with the design too, it's a head turner that'll get 'em talking.

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adidas ACE 17+ Purecontrol UCL Dragon

Adidas give their X and ACE silos a timely makeover to mark the beginning of the Champions League Knockout Stage this week. The knockout stages are fiery and aggressive, and that's where the inspiration for the UCL adidas football boot collection lies. What's more fiery and aggressive than anything else? A friggin' dragon. That's what.

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Houston Dynamo 2017 Home Kit by adidas

Thank heavens for the Dynamo. Ensuring we all get a healthy dosage of vitamin D, Houston Dynamo have released their 2017 home kit packing enough punch to fill the fruit bowl.

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New York City FC Unveil 2017 Home Kit

New York City FC become the latest club to show their primary colours ahead of the 2017 MLS season. With a clean sweep of Three Stripes across the entire league, adidas are challenged to be as bespoke as possible for each team and the NYCFC home shirt takes on a smart design.

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New Balance Furon 2.0 "Alpha Orange"

With the Furon adopting a second-generation midway through 2016, it's a straight up colour update for New Balance's lightweight speed boot this time around as the brand make their first moves of 2017. Dressed to match the new Visaro 2.0, it's an "Alpha Orange" statement suit for the Furon 2.0

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New Balance Visaro 2.0 "Typhoon"

New Balance marked their re-entry into football in June 2015 with the Visaro silo. Since then, the brand have acquired a strong squad of professional players as the Visaro has muscled into the control boot market. Aiming to build on the first solid foundations comes the second generation, launching in a "Typhoon/Orange" colourway.

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LA Galaxy Unveil New Secondary Kit #OUTOFTHEBLUE

LA Galaxy have unveiled their new blue secondary jersey as part the club’s #OutOfTheBlue jersey launch campaign ahead of the 2017 MLS season.

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Laced Up: PUMA evoPOWER Vigor 1 Review

When you release a new boot on the first day of the New Year you've clearly got a lot of confidence in the product. PUMA couldn't wait to get their 2017 game underway with a fourth generation evoPOWER silo, a boot that takes on the most dramatic shift in appearance of the series to date.

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Closer Look at the adidas Glitch 17 Mirage Editions

When Glitch shattered the mould and rewrote the rules of design upon launch, adidas had taken disruption to new levels. An experiment that challenged the concept of what a football boot should be was never going to sit back and follow suit. That would be boring, and that just ain't Glitch. Time to shake up the flavours.

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Paul Pogba Debuts Personalised Emoji Purecontrol

This is personalisation Paul Pogba style. The man is a walking, talking, rapping, dabbing, marketable machine, who occasionally plays a bit of football. Could James Milner pull off his own emoji on his boots? Lee Cattermole? Think not. For these players don't possess PogSWAG™ – the unquestionable level of self confidence and attitude to play premiere football on a red carpet lifestyle.

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adidas launch the #GLITCH17 "Mirage Editions"

A rebellious aesthetic that broke the mould, the launch of the adidas GLITCH was an outstanding way to shake up the conventions. Dropping new skins for seventeen, the #GLITCH17 "Mirage Editions" are here with an art attack of tenacious treats in tow.

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adidas ACE 17.1 Leather "Blue/Shock Pink/White"

A blast of blue meets a pinch of pink as adidas launch the ACE 17.1 Leather in "Blue/Shock Pink/White" as the final installation to the 'Blue Blast' collection. An alternative concept and an alternative colourway for a boot with laces and without a collar. What's all that about?

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Nike 'Radiation Flare' FootballX Collection

The Radiation Flare flashes through the FootballX collection as Nike update their small-sided squad with designs that mirror the on-pitch cleated editions. Indoor, outdoor, hi-top, lo-cut. Options are aplenty for a brand that is taking its futsal game seriously. Bold, electric and unapologetic, the Radiation Flare captures the fast-paced, expressive nature of street football pretty damn well.

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adidas Copa Gloro 17.2 "White/Black"

The resurgence of the Copa series goes next level as adidas mash up the famous boot with their most modern heritage silo. Two footballing royals take to the throne as the Copa Gloro 17.2 is installed as the people's king. The elasticated, fold-over tongue serving as it's jewel studded crown.

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adidas X 16.1 Leather "Black/Shock Pink/Blue"

Leather joins laces and laceless options as adidas complete the full 'Blue Blast' collection. With the dust settling from said blast, a darker cloud of ash descends on the X 16.1 silo as the blue is submerged in black.

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Nike Hypervenom 3 "Wolf Grey/Max Orange"

2017 began with a whole lot of Nike noise as the Swoosh launched their third generation Hypervenom. An all singing, all dancing parade saw the "Posion Green/Hyper Orange" colourway hog the limelight, but in the mix of the madness there was a cooler, more casual understudy waiting in the wings. That boot finds itself headlining the Nike 'Radiation Flare' Women's Pack in "Wolf Grey/Max Orange".

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