Nike has released its most innovative and lightweight football boot ever: the Nike Mercurial SL. Background The product brief for the Nike Super Light (SL) was to create a football boot with no design or financial limitations. Taking money, time and manufacturing considerations out of the equation, Nike set about producing the lightest, fastest football [...]
Football Boots for Africa
Sheffield FC, the World’s oldest football club has joined forces with Sheffield Utd FC to collect 2007 pairs of football boots to send to disadvantaged children in South Africa. The ‘Boots for Africa’ campaign was launched after Sheffield FC Chairman Richard Timms visited South Africa and noticed that many children were playing football in their [...]
Nike and Adidas extend Korea and Greece football shirt deals
Football boot giant Nike has extended its contract with the Korean Football Association (KFA), signing a four-year, 25 billion won ($27 million) deal for the rights to supply the national team’s football kit. Under the new contract, which goes into effect next year, Nike will also provide 24 billion won worth in sporting products and [...]
Nike Five
Nike has launched its new NikeFive range of football boots and apparel specific to the needs of the five-a-side game. Five-a-side football is played on all kinds of surfaces, having its own skills and demands. Game space per player is four times smaller than 11-a-side, whilst game speed can be up to four times faster. [...]
Adidas “Wawa Aba” : African Cup of Nations Ball
Adidas has unveiled the “wawa aba” as the official match ball for the 2008 African Cup of Nations At the draw for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana, football boot brand Adidas has unveiled the tournament’s official match ball, the “wawa aba”. The Adidas “wawa aba” has been designed to combine tradition and [...]
The Coke Column: Return from Injury
In this week’s column, Giles talks about his long awaited return from injury. Hi everyone, welcome back to my Coke Column! On Tuesday I played my first game following my knee injury. It seems pretty strange to think that I played my last game back in January, ten months ago! We played a reserve game [...]
Nike buys Umbro for £285 million
Leading sportswear company Nike has agreed a £285 million takeover bid to buy English football boot brand Umbro. Nike has offered 195p per share for England’s official football shirt supplier, and with Umbro shares closing at 165p last night, the offer was recommended to the Umbro board. The offer places a premium of around 61% [...]
Win a pair of Errea Prima Top Football Boots!
Text BOOTS to 81066 to sign up to the Footy-Boots.com Monthly Text Messaging Service for your chance to win November’s prize of a pair of Errea Prima Top Football Boot! (Terms and conditions apply) Errea Prima Top Football Boot Review Italian sportswear manufacturer Errea, was founded in 1988 in Parma, Northern Italy. Although Errea is [...]
Nike to launch bid for Umbro
Leading sportswear manufacturer Nike is poised to launch a takeover bid for fellow football boot brand Umbro. The US sportswear giant is currently in talks with the Cheshire based football boot brand which could lead to a £220 million offer to buy the England football kit supplier. Shares in Umbro soared nearly 28 percent after [...]
Adidas and Nike battle for South Korea sponsorship
Following Adidas and Nike’s sponsorship battle over the Germany football kit, South Korea is the latest sparring ground between the two leading football boot brands, as they compete for the rights to supply the national team’s football kit. South Korea are currently sponsored by Nike, with Korea Football Association (KFA)’s labour union recently accusing the [...]
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