SOCCER/FUTBOL/FOOTBALL FOOTWEAR, KITS & GEAR - 2020/21

[fluid hips]

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[sleepybluedemon]

MIJ k leather Mizuno Morelia sneakers

I think I have a problem

 

[El Argentino]

An appeal to the collective wisdom of the boards:

Picked up a pair of unworn Vapor VI Safaris (from original 2009 Release) on EBay. Want to give them a run out, but notice the heel liner has begun to ever-so-slightly peel.

Last Thanksgiving, I played for fun in my pair of 2010 WC CTR360 Maestris (admittedly, with grip socks on). The cleats, which had been in near pristine condition, had a significant portion of the heel liner ripped out—I suspect from the grip socks.

I want to avoid this on my Vapor VI Safaris. How do I best care for an aging synthetic boot (over 10 years old now), and assure they can hold up?

 

[ICE CITY CF]

I don’t think there’s much you can do aside from not playing in them.

Natural grass probably better than turf.

 

[El Argentino]

Yeah, I wouldn't dream of playing on Turf with them.

 

[fluid hips]

The new tiempo 9. Look too much like mercurials

 

[AZwildcats]

Bring back the Legend 4/5 look, these don’t look good at all

 

[El Argentino]

I’m really excited for the 9 after the 8. Looks like a Tiempo Legend with some modern CTR360 tech in the touch zones

 

[sleepybluedemon]

Ultra Light

 

[El Argentino]

Ultra Light

Ooooooooooh, do give a review if/when you wear them. Tried to get a pair, but were sold out before I moved.

 

[fluid hips]

Played my first game of the season. League uses FIFA rules. If you get subbed out, can't come back in the game. Had me tight

Anyway, just cleaned the dirt off my cleats

 

[fluid hips]

Thinking about cutting the tongue flap off my premiers

 

[El Argentino]

Thinking about cutting the tongue flap off my premiers

Ehh... tread lightly...

 

[sleepybluedemon]

Thinking about cutting the tongue flap off my premiers

I get it. I hate how the velcro is too high up and makes the tongue bend like a bow instead of out over the laces. I'm just not one to cut it off just like I wouldn't on copas.

 

[AZwildcats]

Thinking about cutting the tongue flap off my premiers

I did it awhile back, no regrets.

 

[fluid hips]

About to cut the tongue. Gonna leave a pull tab like on the first get premiers

 

[fluid hips]

 

[AZwildcats]

They look less bulky without the tongue

 

[salacious crumb]

 

[El Argentino]

RB Leipzig Unveil 21/22 Nike Home Shirt - SoccerBible

As the season draws to a close, RB Leipzig have one more big occasion to look forward to, when they face Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Thursday 13 May. And ready for the occasion, they will debut their new Nike home kit for the 21/22 season.

www.soccerbible.com

Don't like it as much as the current kit, but Nike gonna come out swinging for 21/22

 

[Thierry Henry]

 

[El Argentino]

“One unhappy Brazilian player... playing second fiddle to Neymar”

*cough*Coutinho*cough*

For real though, this phenomenon has been evident for a while. Nice to get an info-graphic presentation summing it up. You can see it in the increased promulgation of women footballer’s on NDC’s feed, more attention on their IG feed, etc. and the fact that now special edition boots are marketed ”as worn by CR7, Mbappe, and Kerr”. Or highlighting Leike’s boot choice, as opposed to a “lesser” men’s star.

Golden age of boot drama is probably over.

 

[Thierry Henry]

El Argentino I was trying to figure out who it was

 

[El Argentino]

Yeah, Coutinho randomly turned up as the headliner for the Phantom Vision 1, and then like 1/2 a season in wasn’t even wearing them anymore and was back in mercurials. Sucks, because the ad was really, really cool:

 

[sleepybluedemon]

If only the phantom visions weren't some of the ugliest boots