Soccer Reviews

January Transfer Window – Should it stay or should it go?

TomHalder — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:44:31 +0000

So, the dust has settled after the latest English transfer deadline day. We are now left to ponder our clubs new signings and decide whether they can make a positive impact in the second half of the season. The January transfer window is notorious for panicky transfers, usually from those threatened by [...]

PUMA v1.11 Dresden Blue/White/Lime Punch Colorway

Ben — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:20 +0000

Conformity is all the trend when it comes to speed boots nowadays. Vibrancy is at the forefront of more-or-less every single colourway to adorn a speed boot and this latest paint job from PUMA is testament to that. One thing is certain though: PUMA have signed a number of high profile stars for their V1.11 range, [...]

PUMA C1.12 Powercat Black/Lime Colorway

Ben — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:31:46 +0000

It’s the announcement we’ve all been waiting for. PUMA have just released a new colorway for their latest power boot, the PUMA PowerCat 1.12, a performance boot featuring the most advanced PUMA technologies. Designed for power players, the boot is a perfect combination of engineering and comfort, giving players the confidence to perform on pitch. The [...]

Are Boot Companies “Padding” Their Stats?

drewplaysbass — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:13:49 +0000

We find ourselves in a golden age of speed boots. Nearly every brand is now in the race to create the lightest functioning boot, with Nike even being rumored to have seriously shaved the weight on the incoming Vapor. The weight seems to be steadily heading downwards, while the popularity of wearing the lightest boot [...]

The Daily Planet: Terry Stripped Of Captaincy

Danny — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:22:44 +0000

With his on-going racism scandal becoming the most talked about thing in England, the FA have decided that John Terry is no longer worthy of the Three Lions’ band. Terry, who was first handed the captaincy following England’s disappointing 2006 World Cup campaign, allegedly made racist remarks to Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. Reports [...]

Brazil 2012-2013 Home & Away Kits

Football Shirts — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:51:35 +0000

Confirming the Wiki(Kit) leak we brought to you way back in September are the Brazil kits for 2012. These shirts will be worn for the Olympic Games football tournament that is due to be held in six venues across Great Britain, from 25th July to 11th August 2012. Introduced first as a medal sport at [...]

adidas UEFA Champions League Finale Munich 12 Ball

Connor Woodford — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:57:09 +0000

The tradition continues: each major tournament finale is bestowed upon with a signature ball from the German giants, adidas, and they sustain their custom after officially unveiling this new design; to be the endorsed match ball in the glorious Allianz Arena come May. This Finale Munich 12 ball is treated with adidas’ fresh White/Slime/Cyan/Indigo colourway [...]

Hummel Rapid X Blade

Jon Nicholson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:22:49 +0000

A brand new speed boot is set to join an already crowded light weight market in the coming weeks, the Hummel Rapid X Blade. Hummel, a brand renowned for its old-school heritage boots, has taken its first dive into the speed boot market, and from what we have seen and heard, it doesn’t look to be a [...]

Will the Predator LZ Be Worthy of the Predator name?

drewplaysbass — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:51:37 +0000

With the unprecedented success that Adidas has had with their adiPower incarnation of the Predator, it seemed that there was nowhere for the legendary line to go but up. Then, news starts to break across the boot world of Adidas next move with the Predator. With the market being dominated by Nike’s CTR360, especially for [...]

Dani Alves miCoach stats

Jon Nicholson — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:37:15 +0000

Dani Alves is regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world, and Adidas have released Alves’ statistics from the El Clasicó derby last week to back this theory up. The Adidas miCoach speed_cell tracks your max speed, distance ran, high-intensity distance and number of sprints, which can then be uploaded to the Adidas miCoach website. Once [...]