There have been some highly visible boot launches of late. PUMA brought out the v1.10 closely followed by the introduction of Nike’s CTR360.
Nike CTR360 Maestri
The Superfly and Vapor V have new colourways and on the horizon we have the eagerly anticipated reveal of the adidas Predator X, a new colourway for the Speciali plus new football boots from Mizuno and Reebok.
And, with the World Cup just around the corner, the flurry of new football boot activity will only get greater as the kick off in South Africa gets ever nearer.
Despite the current economic situation, it seems that the football boot market has escaped the down turn which has been great for us and probably not too bad for you!
But it got us thinking. Even with such a healthy, ever expanding product range to choose from, which football boots remain out there, doing a job from times past?
Naturally, the adidas World Cup and Copa Mundial still have a part to play.
Indeed, Belgium’s Emile Mpenza was twice on target in the Copa’s against Turkey recently. And let’s not forget that Argentina’s Mario Bolatti was wearing the adiPure I when he sneaked home that late goal for Diego Maradona’s side against Uruguay on Wednesday. Additionally, we are not too far away from a retail sales date for the Tiempo ‘94.
adidas adiPure I
But what other ‘old style’ football boots are still getting some serious wear time? That’s where you come in.
We’d like to know which players have bucked the trend of wearing the very latest models, colourways and designs in favour of something that would look more at home in a football version of the Antiques Roadshow.
Find anyone still wearing these and we’ll give you a prize!
Lets us know who you’ve spotted playing in ‘bygone boots’ by posting a comment below. It doesn’t matter if they are internationals, top league players or even lower league players that we might not be too familiar with. And if you’ve got a picture of them, even better.
We’ll keep an eye on your comments as they come in to see if there’s a clear favourite or if the choices are relatively random.
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October 16th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Matthew Upson still wears Copa Mundials!
http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/mar2009/8/6/matthew-upson-279851330.jpg
October 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Copa Mundial were the longest selling boot in the world. I still saw them on shops. Copa mundial was the toughest and long lasting boot ever live today! Wish that all the boots on the market today were like the mundials! Tough and long lasting!
October 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
carlos teves is sometimes playing in the first edition of tiempo legend 1 the white and blue
October 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Did anyone watch the match on wednesday between Germany and Finland? There were two players that dominated the field, both of them players of pure class, both of them true midfield maestros. Of course, we’re talking about the 38-year old Jari Litmanen and the 22-year FC Dynamo Kiev player Roman Eremenko (has been playing right back with Dynamo). Litmanen has been playing in the mundials/world cups since way back. Eremenko has stated that Litmanen has always been his idol, and maybe thats why Eremenko likes to wear the Copas too.
Litmanen was chosen as the man of the match by the german papers and Eremenko got high praise too.
The finnish national goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen wears the World Cups too, altough blacked out.
October 16th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
so does Sol Campbell (i think)
October 16th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
stephen warnock speciali
October 16th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Berbatov started wearing the old predators again. not sure what their called but its the ones that came out before the current model
October 16th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
are the copa mundial durables ?????
great touch, durable and only some dollar ,im gettin em !!!
October 16th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Sergio:
Are you sure, because in the World Cup qualifier against Georgia (played on wednesday) Berbatov was wearing the newest edition of the Predators.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Tomasz Bandrowski
http://s.v3.tvp.pl/images/1/8/8/uid_1884c78990380a2f09e9d8e0c8281dbd1248556029383_width_546_play_0_pos_3_gs_0.jpg
October 17th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Dan Harding for Southampton wears copa mundials
October 17th, 2009 at 4:25 am
http://www.ransacker.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/matt-upson.jpg
October 17th, 2009 at 6:50 am
2 models ago Preds and such are not “classics” guys, we are talking old school boots here. Maybe you can swing some Pred Touch’s or something in there but they are still to much of a “tech” boot for that.
We are talking Copa’s, Kings (the classic ones not the crap XL’s), the classic Speciali, Teimpo Premiers stuff like that.
Sadly you don’t see many players in them because the boot makers aren’t paying people to wear something that isn’t cutting edge and sitting on a 1-2 year life cycle (so they can update and make kids feel like they are losers for having older shoes).
Also the goal for Argentina was scored by Martin Palermo who was wearing an old boot, the Puma Shudoh from 2002-03.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Dietmar Hamann for City wears retro nike tiempo from years ago
http://www.bundesliga.de/media/images/international/england/hamann_didi_345×468.jpg
October 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
i think Servet Çetin wears something old.
http://www.resimler.tv/data/media/329/servet-cetin.jpg
October 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Here’s a good picture of Litmanen and Roman Eremenko, the two players I mentioned above.
http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1697711-400_romajalitti.jpg
October 17th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
@Sergio & Jaspi: yes i’ve seen M.U match where berbatov wears those earlier preds. couldn’t find some pics yet though…
October 17th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
juve’s camoranesi was wearing puma king top sg a month ago in serie a. those boots have the nicest leather, pittards. they are in the same league as copa and classic speciali.
October 17th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I’ve owned a pair of copa mundials and I’m not so sure the copa mundials are durable. They are very comfortable and the stud design is marvelous. The first time you wear them you will surely boost your game right away. However the leather upper doesn’t allow for hard strikes of the ball (miscues are likely) and the bulbous tip (I don’t know how better to describe it) allows for good control and passing but forget trying to perform a good volley, clearance or shot, there is practically no sweet spot on the boot. As a defender/utility player it wasn’t suitable for me. It might be suitable for another sort of player who never plans to put his foot through the ball. It lasted 6 months but I am a very active player and since it is stitched, the right boot, which I use often to contact the ball, ripped. I had it sewn up, but 3 months later it ripped again. The left boot remained fine though, because I only use that foot for swiveling. So I cannot vouch for their durability simply because since it has stitches it can rip at any time.
My next boot will probably be a non-stitched moulded boot like the CTR 360 because those cannot rip and have sweet spots to hit volleys and shots with. Some other boots like the puma v-kon and the adidas predators have caught my eye especially the customizable predators, but then I am wary of ripping because of the way I play. I can recommend the copa mundial as a decent and comfortable multi-purpose boot with decent feel of the ball….but not for durability, features or suitability for a defender.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
hey murat the boots cetin is wearing are copas with the tongue taped over so it isn’t as protruding.
October 18th, 2009 at 1:36 am
I was just watching the New England Revs - Chicago Fire game and some of the guys were wearing the first adiPURES. I actually wear the Adidas Profi Liga FG in gold and white. they’re pretty nice and i like them a lot.
October 18th, 2009 at 2:06 am
i have seen two or three goalkeepers in the mexican league wearing the same nike boot that Dietmar Hamann
hey jhonny i wanna know more about older puma boots !!!
October 18th, 2009 at 3:44 am
i know kaka’s adipures II have the same tongue and laces of the first edition.
also, not exactly a classic, but i remember seeing an Inter player wearing the T90 Azt from a years back in the champions league
October 18th, 2009 at 8:50 am
it was Sulley Muntari, he wore those before he tried out the CTR360’s.
October 18th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Luka Modric wears some old vapors for tottenham and he is just pure class!
October 18th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
estos zapatos son muy buenos
quiero que me regalen un par de ellos
October 18th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
estos zapatos son muy buenos yt quiero que me regalen unos de ellos
soy de chile!!!!!!!
October 19th, 2009 at 12:05 am
ahahaha kieres zapatos regalados ? estas loco amigo
October 19th, 2009 at 2:13 am
andreas hinkel of celtic wears copa mundials.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
http://www.revistaopcion.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tecos.jpg
the guy far to the left is wearing something really freaking old.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
http://www.revistaopcion.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tecos.jpg
here the dude far to the left is wearing something really old, he plays in the mexican soccer league!
October 20th, 2009 at 4:14 am
That is Sulley Muntari. He wears all legends, t90s, vapours, and he may wear maestri’s now. But he wears the air zoom T90 alot.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
copas with the tongue down
October 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I’m surprised no one mentioned del piero with predator mania; I guess it’s not classic enough but players go back to their old pair of boots whenever they feel like it perhaps? or they are told to wear them by sponsors but I doubt that’s the case.
nike tiempo Is I would think it’s classic enough but it sure is more soft and comfy then copas… they’re not my cup of tea; too stiff!
October 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Copas are still a favourite for a LOT of people. Copa wearers are an interesting bunch as well. They walk into my store, don’t look at any of the other 70+ styles on the wall, they don’t care. The find their size in Copa, don’t bother trying them on, they already know, walk to the counter, pay of them, and I won’t see them again for at least another 2 years unless they need Mundial Team indoors.
October 20th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
the player fat to the left wears some really old cleats, his name is slipping me but Ill post it later
here is the picture
http://www.revistaopcion.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tecos.jpg
October 20th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
http://euro.mediotiempo.com/media/2009/06/09/veracruz.jpg
October 20th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JR4UK8HZH4/SUbQpNGZDCI/AAAAAAAAAvM/9nYGPwNYSgs/s400/Venados+Segunda+Divisi%C3%B3n.jpg
the dude far to the left is wearing something really weird
October 20th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
http://www.tagbanger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/futbol-tanzania.jpg
ha ha tanzanian soccer
October 20th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
These are really old!! I cant even tell what they are!
October 21st, 2009 at 12:39 am
AAHAHAHAHHA
tanzanian pro football ?
i can see adidas +f50
nike totalissimo
adidas copa mundial
adidas predator pulse
maybe not the pro boots
October 21st, 2009 at 12:40 am
but in that kind of pitch i wear turf shoes =P
October 21st, 2009 at 12:44 am
ahhhahaha to IVAN, are you mexican right ?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JR4UK8HZH4/SUbQpNGZDCI/AAAAAAAAAvM/9nYGPwNYSgs/s400/Venados+Segunda+Divisi%C3%B3n.jpg
those are the VENADOS DE MERIDA, a mexican pro football club of the mexican second divicion( Liga de Ascenso )
and that dude at the far left wears MANRIQUEZ boots, a really nice mexican boot brand
October 21st, 2009 at 8:30 am
Michael Mifsud, Maltese striker and former Championship player, rocked a pair of these old looking Adidas in one game:
http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/84235902.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19346E4C5E9CA0732614C7335DC89A52007E30A760B0D811297
(thx to Getty-Images)
Strangely though in pictures in pictures of games before and after the one he was photographed with the old Adidas, he wears a pair of Lotto’s and a pair of Umbro’s. Trying out different boots, perhaps?
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
This lady in gray has the most ancient form of soccer cleats.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/women%252527s%20soccer/mCalcio/ANSA_Pictures_2007/01WomensSoccer.jpg
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:17 pm
The original football cleats ever!!
http://media.photobucket.com/image/womens%20soccer/mCalcio/ANSA_Pictures_2007/01WomensSoccer.jpg
October 26th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
FC Zurich’s Silvan Aegerter wears the Adipure 1’s
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09VU6o70Yb5a9/610x.jpg
October 30th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
My father still rockin those all maroon preditors athletic tape duck tape you name it its wraped around those suckers holding them to his feet. still to this day he wants to wear em everytime we hit the grass. . thats some true love for a boot i must say
October 30th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Yo Damien, send a picture into the guys at footy boots and get them to publish the boots.
October 30th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
after i get out of school today i will. would i send that to them by just posting it here?
thank you very much Lucky
October 30th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I’d send that by just posting the picture here.?
thanks Lucky
October 31st, 2009 at 9:27 am
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/downloads/aficionats/fons_pantalla/jugadors/0910/fcb_21txigrinski.jpg
czygrynsky has got some ancient totalissimo II
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 am
my sister wears my 5 year old boots second hand