The weather conditions in the Premier League may have been the worst for some considerable time but that didn’t dampen the spirits of a number of strikers, all of whom enjoyed double success over the weekend.

On Saturday, Louis Saha scored twice for Everton as they won 3 – 1 at West Ham and Robbie Keane got a brace for Liverpool, his first goals in the league for his new club, as they swept aside West Brom 3 – 0 at Anfield.

Twenty four hours on and they were at it again.

Nicolas Anelka got both for leaders Chelsea as they won 2 – 0 away at Blackburn, Tuncay was the Boro hero as he profited from some awful defensive errors to net twice for the North East club in their away win at Aston Villa while Darren Bent, a man transformed under the leadership of Harry Redknapp, made it 5 goals in the space of 4 days with his two strikes in Tottenham’s 2 -1  win at Manchester City.

At most other times, Bent’s incredible form would have taken him all the way in our regular search for the Footy Boots weekend star.

However, such was the enormity of the game at the Emirates stadium on Saturday, the effect on the race for the title and the performance of Samir Nasri in particular that the Frenchman has just edged Bent to the Footy Boots accolade.

And there’s a tasty aside too. Nasri’s goals came via a pair of Adidas F50.9 TUNiT’s.

We saw Arjen Robben debut the F50.9’s in La Liga last week and Nasri wasn’t far behind getting a pair of the new Adidas boots for himself.

Speaking after the game, Nasri said:

We know what we can do and we can definitely achieve the title this season.

It was important to win this game against United. We know that the title can be achieved by the games against the other big teams and we have shown now that we can do it. The most important thing is to keep going like that and not be too complacent.

The F50.9 will be in the shops next month in a Black, Neon Yellow and Running White colourway retailing at £120.

Arsenal are now third in the table on 23 points from 12 games. They are six points behind Liverpool and Chelsea thought they have a marginally better goal difference than Liverpool. After their defeat, Manchester United have slipped back to fourth place with 21 points from 11 games.

With the Adidas F50.8 TUNIT only being on the shelves for a few months, we’re surprised to find that the next generation of TUNITS are awaiting an imminent launch.

The Adidas F50.9 TUNIT is the latest model in the successful line of F50 football boots.

The F50.9 is the fourth generation of the F50 TUNIT concept and features both outstanding modularity and the innovative and transparent “AllesKlar” (”All Clear”) element.

Top players around the globe have already started wearing the new F50.9 TUNiT football boot on the pitch and in training.

F50.9 TUNIT Spec

* The cooling comfort of CLIMACOOL meets the high-performance adaptability of TUNIT. Tune your boot to match the pitch, the heat, your skills and style.

* Upper: Additional synthetic upper supplied. Additional CLIMACOOL upper supplied.

* Lining: AgION antimicrobial. Stops odors, bacterial and fungal growth.

* Inlay: New exchangeable pre-molded TUNIT Standard Insock for premium support and cushioning. New exchangeable TUNIT CC Competition Insock for maximum weight reduction and breathability. New exchangeable TUNIT Standard Chassis for premium support and cushioning.

* Outsole: Additional set of SG cleats and HG studs supplied. TRAXION FG for grip and comfort on firm natural surfaces.

Sizes: 5 to 13

Colours: Black / Neon Yellow / Running White

Retail Price: £ 120.00

Released: December 2008

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If you had to name the greatest thing about Argentina, what would it be? 

You’ve certainly got a lot of choice. The Andes mountains, Ladislao Biro – inventor of the ball point pen, gauchos, writer Jorge Luis Borges, the tango, Eva Peron, rugby player Hugo Porta and Maradona to name but a few.

However, in current football terms, if you were asked the same question, chances are many of you would plump for Lionel Messi.

We would too, which is handy seeing as we are giving you a chance to win a pair of signed Lionel Messi football boots.

We’ve got a pair of the Argentine international’s Adidas F50’s, signed by the young superstar and ready to go to a new home.

To enter this great competition all you have to do is purchase any item from the Footy Boots Shop and your name will automatically go in the hat.

There’s no minimum price rule, and the competition is open up until 10th December 2008.

And, if you feel the need to go back and make further purchases, your name will be entered in to the competition as many times as you flash the cash.

Good luck.

Lionel Messi Fact File

Born: 24th June 1987

First club: Grandoli – coached by his father

Health: At 11 was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency

Spain: Left Argentina for a new life in Barcelona after the club guaranteed to pay his medical bills

Debut: 16th October 2004 v Espanyol

Number 10: Inherited Ronaldinho’s number 10 jersey after the Brazilian left for AC Milan

International debut: Sent off after just 40 seconds after coming on as a second half sub versus Hungary on 17th August 2005

Olympics: Was a gold medal winner in Beijing after Argentina beat Nigeria in the final 1 – 0. In front of a 90,000 crowd at the Birds Nest stadium, Messi set up the winner for Angel Di Maria

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What’s the old adage? Successful teams win games even when they are not playing well.

Mind you, it does help if you get some assistance from the referee.

The above certainly describes Liverpool’s weekend and their 3 – 2 win over Wigan at Anfield.

Struggling to come to terms with Wigan’s urgency and hunger, they looked as if their fine start to the season could come a cropper. But then came the dismissal of Antonio Valencia for two bookable offences either side of which, our Footy Boots weekend star, Dirk Kuyt in his Adidas Predator Powerserve TRX football boots, propelled Liverpool to their win and second place in the Barclays Premier League, just behind Chelsea on goal difference.

It must have been a sweet game for Kuyt, so often the workhorse to the more celebrated Fernando Torres who was missing on Saturday due to the hamstring injury he picked up while playing for Spain against Belgium in midweek.

First Kuyt fired Liverpool level after Amr Zaki gave the visitors the lead and he was on hand again, 5 minutes from time, to scissor kick the winner following goals from Zaki again and Albert Riera which had the game all square at 2 - 2 as the final whistle approached.

Kuyt’s performance underlined just how much of a fortress Anfield has become. Since the start of the year, Liverpool have won 11 and drawn 3 at home and they go in to this week’s Champions League game away to Atletico Madrid on the back of 5 straight wins.

However, with Torres missing against his former club, Kuyt and his Adidas footwear will have to be on song once again if the Red’s are to bring all 3 points back from Spain.

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While England were making relatively hard work of beating Kazakhstan and Scotland’s Chris Iwelumo was contriving to miss an open goal from 5 yards against Norway, European champions Spain continued their impressive World Cup qualifying run with a 3 – 0 win away to Estonia.

Spain’s first and third goals were scored by defenders, Juanito of Real Betis and Barcelona’s Carlos Puyol.

In between, it was David Villa of Valencia in his Adidas Pro Lite F50’s who once again found the net, this time from the penalty spot on 38 minutes.

In itself, this may be no great achievement but Villa’s goal now means he has scored in each of Spain’s three qualifying games, including the vital winner at home to Bosnia-Heregovina last month.

Against Estonia, Villa played up front with Liverpool’s Fernando Torres who was back in the national side after recovering from injury. Both players kept the Estonian goalkeeper Pavel Londak busy and honest throughout most of the game.

Villa was the leading scorer in Spain’s triumphant journey to the Euro 2008 title (wearing the special tournamant F50.8 colourway as above) and the Valencia striker, now with 4 goals from 3 games,  has put his side top of Group 5, two points clear of Belgium and Turkey.

With the Futsal World Cup in full swing, we thought we’d poll Footy Boots HQ on each employee’s favourite indoor training shoe.

Not overly scientific of course and indeed, one answer came back reading: “I like the orange one’s as they’ll look good on my Kevin.”

However, despite our somewhat limited knowledge and desperate fashion sense, here’s our Futsal Top 5.

Kelme Javi Rodriguez

The undoubted star of European Futsal is Spain’s Javi Rodriguez. Playing in his fourth World Cup the Futsal legend is looking to get his hands on the trophy for the third time!

For the past two seasons, Rodriguez has had his own make of indoor shoe, provided by sponsors Kelme who’ve been involved with the indoor game for many years.

The ‘Javi Rodriguez’ shoe is made from a combination of mesh and synthetic leather with a professional EVA and rubber wedge outsole and rotation point.

The perforated heat moulded insole also helps to prevent perspiration build up.

Footy Boots HQ Verdict: The ‘hard nut’ of indoor shoes.

Adidas Absolado Power Swerve 

To play like the worlds best, you must compete with confidence. This shoe features the look of the outdoor version with a playable design that is tuned for fast indoor play.

It’s main features include:- asymmetrical loop lacing for better ball contact, hidden laceloops for cleaner kicking area and less pressure and synthetic leather which reduces sweat absorption, increases durability and lightness.

There’s an adiprene insert in the heel for comfort and shock absorption and a pre-moulded EVA midsole for optimised comfort and cushioning. And just to keep your Mum happy if you happen to be playing in the living room, the shoe has an non-marking rubber outsole.

Footy Boots HQ Verdict: The wing wizard.

Nike5 Super Skill

The new Nike5 Super Skill is designed for players who have the ability to make the ball stick to their foot and speed to leave the marker with the blink of an eye. Nike5 Super Skill has everything a futsal player needs to control a game.

Nike5 Super Skill has a few technological innovations like the “turning points” on the sole designed to give more traction when the player is executing a move, the insole has a Zoom Air shock absorption system and a rubber upper to increase accuracy when shooting.

The Nike5 Super Skill was launched together with an amateur Futsal competition that will take place between the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro called The Battle of the Courts (A Batalha das Quadras).

The special thing about this competition is that will be held in public courts and use a 10 by 2 format. Not well known in Europe, the format sees each match last for 10 minutes or two goals. The team that scores two goals first stay on the court and another team comes on to challenge them.

Footy Boots HQ Verdict: The samba star.

Kelme Ruedo

These Kelme Ruedo Indoor Football Trainers are lightweight and have a non marking sole making them perfect for turf, artificial and indoor surfaces.

Ideal for the pro, talented amateur or raw beginner.

Footy Boots HQ Verdict: The midfield engine.

Adidas Telstar II

A pure and true indoor football shoe. Well suited to the competitive 5-side player the trainer aims to enhance control and performance.

The sole is made out of a non-marking full rubber shell with an indoor tread. Add this to the comfort of the trainer and you will soon see an improvement in performance.

Footy Boots HQ Verdict: The selfish leading goalscorer.

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Residents of the UK could well be forgiven for thinking that they’ve been transported back in time. Just look at the evidence.

An extremely unpopular Labour government is in power, the Conservatives are on the rise, the Union’s aren’t happy about the power companies, the economy is on its backside, the Yanks have possession of the Ryder Cup, Great Britain has only got one half decent tennis player and The Two Ronnies, Open All Hours, Columbo and Last of the Summer Wine are still all on the box.

It’s a retro world in which we live. And so too with football boots.

Old School is back in a big way and while innovation continues to flourish in the football boot market, some old favourites are more than holding their own in the market place.

So, for old time’s sake, we’ve been listening to records by Queen and Roxy Music, dressing up in flares, though some in the Footy Boots office have never realised that they went out of fashion (yes Roger, you) and we’ve picked out our current top three old style boots.

Adidas adiPure

Inspired by the iconic footwear Adidas made famous, the adiPure boot reflects a growing trend for a return to simple football values.

The boot is made from 100% K-leather which moulds to the shape of your feet, making it one of the most comfortable boots on the market and it incorporates many Adidas technologies as standard.

But it also meets the demands of many football fans who admire traditional football values, be that in boots, shirt design or even conduct on the field of play itself.

Chelsea and England’s Frank Lampard is a major fan and agreed with Footy Boots when he said: “adiPure to me is the finished article in football boots, clean, classic and does everything a modern day boot should do, while staying traditional to football values”.

Nike Brown Boots

You’ve got to hand it to Nike. Their decision to redesign their top makes in brown for Euro 2008 was a master stroke. And they don’t look half bad either.

OK, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t  wear them, preferring his green Mercurial’s, and Cesc Fabregas went back to his new style Tiempo’s but in the main, the Nike decision was hit.

The collection was inspired by the host countries of the 2008 European Championships (Austria & Switzerland) and the style of football boots seen on-field during the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

The Mercurial Vapor, the T90 Laser and Tiempo all incorporate clean and technical outsole plates in a vivid blue, contrasted with vintage soft & crafted chocolate brown leather.

Each football boot has a different tonal laser graphic on the heel to represent the location of the  tournament and it is also screened in the sockliner.

Puma King XL

Celebrating it’s 40th birthday this year, it just wouldn’t be possible to put together a feature on retro football boots without including the Puma King XL.

Worn by legends such as Eusebio, who was instrumental and indeed the inspiration for its creation, Pele and Maradona, the boot was relaunched this year and boy, it looks great.

The Puma King XL (XL stands for Roman numeral “40″) football boot stands for quality, heritage and tradition. The newest edition includes classic lines and traditional styling, but with updated materials, enhanced features and new design details.

With raised bead line, toe overlay and lateral stability insert inspired by the Eusébio boot 40 years ago, the King XL is executed with today’s best production technology. Super-soft, ultra-thin full-grain leather is complemented by a high-density silicon heel counter and conical firm ground stud construction for optimal stability and maneuverability.

The upper is embossed with a leaping cat logo on the vamp and King logo on the lateral side - with the limited edition version featuring the “Eusébio 68″ signature.

So, do you agree with our top three? Why not drop us a comment or an email.

Everything about the adiPURE II says elegance and class. Featuring the finest materials allowing a natural ball feeling, an embroidered logo on the collar, asymmetrical lacing for a cleaner kicking surface and an adiPURE II sign-off on the outsole plate. This finely crafted football boot is built for the beautiful play of the football purist and provides him with pure comfort.

The adiPure II player knows the game because he loves the game. They are footballers like Kaka, Van Persie, Benzema, and Lampard who inspire their teams with their natural elegance. They are graceful playing in any style, ensuring that it leads to a victory. The authentic style relies on all the timeless, handmade details and elegant design that make a boot pure.

 Specs

• Hand crafted for comfort, quality and performance. A pure and sleek design that is all football. Features superb fit, supersoft leader upper and firm ground TRAXION outsole.
• Upper: Welded 3-Stripes. Asymmetrical loop lacing for better ball contact. K-Leather for durability, lightness and glove-like fit.
• Lining: Synthetic.
• Inlay: Pre-molded sockliner with EVA patch in the heel for additional comfort.
• Outsole: TRAXION FG for grip and comfort on firm natural surfaces. TPU Plate for lightweight performance and durability.

Price: £99

Colours: Black | Running White | Metallic Gold, Running White | Black | Metallic Gold, Running White | Sport Red

Release Date: November 2008

Here at Footy Boots we are always on the look out for a good deal.

The boss often sends out his PA to the local supermarket when it’s buy one, get one free day, we’ve negotiated a 10% discount from the sandwich delivery girl (5 items or more) and only the other day we came up with a sensational money generating wheeze when we sacked the office dogsbody. Mind you, it’s questionable whether the reasons we gave him for our decision – wearing rubbish ties and smelling of BO – will stand up when we see him at the tribunal next month.

But when it comes to cheap football boots, that’s when we really get excited.

So it only seemed right and proper to bring to your attention the following deals currently being offered by in partnership with our friends at Kitbag.

Adidas Predator Power Swerve

The ninth generation Predator is specifically designed to provide 3% more power than its predecessor. The boot puts unbelievable power, swerve and control at your command.

Adidas Predator Power Swerve TRX Firm Ground Football Boots - Predator Run White/Indigo/Rave Green

Was £129.99, Now £103.99 

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As well as the power it pays particular attention to giving 8% extra swerve and control.

Scientists have proved the Dynamic PowerPulse technology in the sole is the main feature behind the development and success of the football boot.

Adidas Predator Power Swerve TRX Soft Ground Football Boots - Black/Running White/True Blue

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The hi-tech smartfoam in the Predator makes sure the player is able to utilise the extra attributes.

Adidas Absolado Power Swerve

The Adidas Absolado PowerSwerve were developed with the help of the French winning World Cup legend Zinédine Zidane.

After ending his career in the 2006 World Cup final, he worked with the Adidas innovation team in creating the new football boot. Zidane tested the Predator PowerSwerve using his knowledge and experience to improve the quality and fit of this football boot.

Adidas Absolado Powerswerve TRX Firm Ground Football Boots - Red/Silver/Black

Was £39.99, Now £31.99

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The absolado is created around the Predator design and attributes.

The more affordable boot that has a virtually identical image to the Predator is aimed at the competitive player. Still having excellent features the absolado provides extra power.

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Every single element is designed to improve performance. The Absolado puts unbelievable power, swerve and control at your command.

After England’s 4 – 1 demolition of Croatia in midweek, it was hard to know if the weekend’s Premier League action would live up to English fans now soaring expectations.

We shouldn’t have worried.

First off Liverpool recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Manchester United 2 – 1. Robinho netted on his Manchester City debut but was powerless to stop Chelsea steam rolling to a 3 – 1 win, Hull City won 2 – 1 at Newcastle United (mind you, a pub team would have a fair chance at St James’ Park these days) and West Brom recorded their first league victory of the season over West Ham.

Performance of the weekend though probably came from Arsenal who went to Blackburn Rovers and came away with a handsome 4 – 0 success with Emmanuel Adebayor scoring a hat trick in his Adidas F50 08 TUNiT football boots.

Theo Walcott continued his fine form from Zagreb to set up the first Gunners goal for Robin Van Persie before Adebayor took over. The Togo international headed home Denilson’s cross just before half time, slotted home a penalty with 10 minutes to go and completed his trio running on to and finishing from a pass from debutant Aaron Ramsey.

It was a good day for Adebayor and for Adidas, particularly as the striker’s F50 boots didn’t get any midweek international exposure after the Arsenal man refused to play for Togo in Zambia after a row with the Togo Football Federation.

No doubt that Adidas were probably more than happy with the fact that a rested Adebayor certainly gave them their monies worth on Saturday.

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Having already lost their opening World Cup qualifier to Kazakhstan by 3 goals to nil, no-one is expecting the minnows of Andorra to give England too many problems when they meet in Barcelona tomorrow.

Mind you, we all thought that back in March 2007 and at half time in the European Championship qualifier, the score was Andorra 0 v 0 England. England went on to win the game 3 – 0 but not before the team and then coach Steve McClaren took some awful stick from the travelling supporters.

They may not have the players, but they do at least have some decent footwear. Footy Boots looks at some of key match ups which could decide tomorrow’s game.

John Terry v Fernando Silva

The England captain probably won’t have to make too many difficult decisions on who to mark in this game as Silva normally plays on his own up front.

The Androrran hit man (if you can call him that with a return of 2 goals from 22 matches) will put his Adidas Predator Power Swerve’s up against Terry’s Umbro SX Valor’s.

Frank Lampard v Xavier Andorra

Every fan in the world knows that Lampard plays for Chelsea. Probably not too many are aware that Andorra (cunningly named after his own country) is the midfield dynamo for Binefar who are in the 4th tier of the Spanish league.

This though could be an interesting encounter as the 23 year Andorra, who’ll be winning his 10th cap, is becoming something of a first choice for national manager David Rodrigo.

As for the boots on show, it’s Lampard’s Adidas adiPURE’s versus Andorra’s Nike Tiempo Legend II’s

Wayne Rooney v Tony Lima

Remember Roger Milla of Cameroon?

No-one seemed to know how old he was but he became a star at the 1990 World Cup scoring 4 goals despite a chronic lack of club football.

Andorra’s Tony Lima is in the same bracket.  At 37 years of age, Lima has given up playing on a weekly basis and only now pulls on the national shirt.

And he does a nice line in getting the opposition wound up as Wayne Rooney will testify to after getting more than a little up tight in the Euro qualifier 18 months ago.

Bootwise, it’s a Nike battle royal, Rooney will be in his Total 90 Laser II’s and Lima in a pair of Air Legends.

Kick off in Barcelona on Saturday evening is 1900 BST.

Andorra flag courtesy of www.33ff.com

It must be fantastic being a football boot brand executive.

One minute, you’re sitting in the office with your Jimmy Choo loafers resting on your fake mahogany topped desk, and then next, you take a phone call and find out that one of your leading lights has swapped a middle of the road club for one of the biggest teams in the world.

Not that Dimitar Berbatov’s Adidas agent wouldn’t have seen it coming. Though the £30 million bid from Manchester City probably caused him to choke on his cappuccino (extra skinny milk, no sugar).

Adidas must have been cracking open the bubbly the moment Berbatov’s transfer from Spurs to Manchester United was completed – even if it was 40 minutes after the official closing time?

No disrespect to Tottenham, but now Adidas have another player on the biggest European stage of all who can show off his skills and of course his football boots, and in Berbatov’s case, they are the Predator Power Swerves (recently voted as the most comfortable football boots of the year in the Footy-Boots.com Football Boot Awards 2008). Talk about win win for Adidas!

The same could be said of Robinho’s move from Real Madrid to Manchester City.

Sure, the two teams (at least for the moment ) don’t quite compare. One’s the best in the whole of Spain, the other’s not even the best in its own city, but Nike won’t mind that one little bit. Such is the draw of the Premier League to TV audiences around the world, Robinho’s Nike Vapor IV’s will get tons more exposure even though he’s moved away from the Bernabeu and won’t be playing Champions League football.

Back to Adidas and another of their charges who’s made a big money move, Roman Pavlyuchenko who’s swapped Spartak Moscow for Tottenham.

Surely the stage is set for the Russian superstar to make the same impact on the Premier League as he did in his Adidas F50.8’s at Euro 2008.

These are just three big boot moves which should give their respective brands even more exposure. If you think there are better value moves out there, tell us here.

F50.8 TUNiT Rave Green / Indigo / Dark Orange

The F50.8 gets a facelift with this new Champions League colourway. The colours represent the evening sky, the pitch and the stadium lights on Champions League match night.

Features:

• New engineered lightweight TUNiT microfibre synthetic upper for soft and glove-like fit

• Innovative lace cover for optimal fit and increased kicking area

• Exchangeable TUNiT CC Competition insock and chassis for maximum weight reduction and breathability

• AgION™ anti-microbial treatment stops odours and bacterial and fungal growth

• Dual density heel / bottom unit for optimal combination of stability and flexibility

• Additional set of SG cleats and HG studs provided; TRAXION™ FG for grip and comfort on firm natural surfaces

Worn by: Lionel Messi, Podolski and David Villa. Colourway a current favourite with Adebayor.

Weight: Approx 300g

Price: Around £120

Newcastle United’s players will probably have quite a lot on their minds when they line up for their first game of the Premier League season given that they’ve been paired with champions Manchester United at Old Trafford.

In last season’s corresponding fixture, the Magpies were thumped 6 – 0, and they didn’t improve on things much in the return game in the North East which they lost 5 – 1.

But at least on 16th August, the Newcastle players will look good, thanks to their new away kit from Adidas.

The kit features the usual, and indeed now standard, Adidas technology plus an historical slogan around the inside bottom seam ‘Newcastle United – Est 1892 – St James’ Park’. The Est, by the way, stands for ‘established’ not estimated date of last win!

As for the cost of the Newcastle Away Kit, a long sleeved shirt comes in at £50, the short sleeved version at £40 with shorts priced at £20 and socks at £10.

Order the Newcastle Away Kit: order here