Followers of Michael Owen will have noticed that the Newcastle striker has been training and playing in blacked out boots of late.
The fact that he hasn’t been wearing his usual branded footwear has led people to ask if the former England international has fallen out with Umbro, his boot suppliers of many years.
However, the official word from Umbro is that Owen is testing a new boot for them and that the relationship between the brand and the player remains.
England fans will remember that John Terry also trained in blacked out boots before the friendly with Slovakia when the national captain debuted a pair of England Speciali boots. It’s thought that Owen could be trialling a non-England version. Indeed, the cat might have been let out of the bag by Owen’s former Newcastle team mate Nolberto Solano who’s now back playing in Peru. He’s already announced that he’ll be wearing new Umbro Speciali football boots next season.
England Speciali football boots
Meanwhile, Nike say that there is still no date set in stone for the re-release of the Mercurial Vapor Superfly.
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly
The original public launch date was postponed after Footy Boots highlighted that the boots had a tendency to rip after heavy challenges. Didier Drogba, Andrey Arshavin and Luis Fabiano all suffered with the same problem in early games with the boot, though it must be said that certainly Drogba and Arshavin have prospered in it of late.
Luis Fabiano’s ripped Superfly
Despite this, the company remains confident that players wishing to buy the Superfly will be able to do so in plenty of time to prepare for next season.
However, Nike has confirmed that the current colourway being used by the pro’s (Max Orange / Abyss / Silver) won’t be used for the relaunch.
i wanna see the new umbro cleats :D.
Glad to see that Nike seem to be taking their time on this one.
Very important they get the next launch / product spot on
I wonder how many of the Max Orange / Abyss / Silver they made..
So I’am wondering the superfly being worn by the likes of Arashavin, drogba and co are the new updated one or the 1st ones they brought out..
They could also knock the price down.. who can afford to pay 250 quid these days?
me i pre ordered mine last week
yes, saw Owen’s black boots… which are pretty cool actually!
And what do the players wear if the actual product cannot be sold? Must be specially made or handcrafted or something right? Anyone has an answer?
They have their own boots, specifically formed to their feet. There was a Nike video floating around about how they mold the boots specifically for the likes of Ibra, Drogba, Arshavin, etc. They’re definitely not like the ones that are on shelves.
I hope it will worth all this waiting. I am not very found of the last color combo (red and silver) so at least it’s some good news that they are changing it this time around.
So does anyone have a date on when the Superfly’s are going to re-launch
Please, i wanna buy the Mercurial Vapor Superfly, and i’m not finding places to buy…who can say to me where i find? Thanks ;@