Football News > Going Green - Nike Mercurial Football Boots

awesome

the best boots evr

vapor 4 sl <3

nice!

the vapor iv were the best

green my favourite!!

wow i loved the cactus vapors and the citron sls were a pair of t one of the  best boots I have ever owned!

lots of orange then green

I adore the vapor III's, i used to have the cactus ones, i loved them to bits, they were so comfy!

Gervinho's face, hahaha!

that is McDonalds "i'm lovin it" for sure

Bright green outstanding

vapor 3 and 4 for me.

Dammmm!!! I like it !!!!!!

Looks pretty crappy.

They look ugly with most of those kits !

They look ugly with most of those kits !

just ordered a pair of those new superflys, didn't realize how many green cleats there were!

Ronaldo looks like ET

What's up with socks over the knees (e.g. Neimar), as if they're all imitating a trend started by Japanese high school girls.

sexy *** colorways

It's really tragic how terrible this look is, I cannot believe how many of you are conned into wearing not only this vile colour, but these sad and pathetic hunks of plastic that Nike pass off as "high-performance" boots.  I wonder how many pros would really want to wear these if they were not custom fitted for them, not to mention the sackfuls of cash Nike hand over to them to wear these overhyped, overrated, and overpriced pieces of rubbish.  Sheep, one and all who claim to love them, try and be original for once in your life instead of wearing what you are told to wear.

@sixstud Wow, just sad. Eventhough you feel that they are overhyped, overrated, and overpriced it doesn't mean everyone has to feel the same way. Not everyone pays $400 for them, most go on sale for $240 or less. Don't see why you refer to people who like superflys as sheep, people buy what they want and your comment won't change that at all. Like I said not everyone has to share your point of view, smh.

Very nice! i own the vapor III's and i retired them! their the greatest colroway after the red III's.

It was truly a speed boot without any crazy technology in it which offered the lightness and comfort at the same time.

RIP

@SixStud, completely right, i cant believe people get conned into paying 400 dollars for a piece of plastic garbage. On top of this the pros dont even use the 'adaptive traction' soleplate.

Gotta love them apart from the price that's just insane

I own a pair of superfly IV, love all the colors and although I don't hate the boots, I can't say they are my favorites. To narrow for me. Not as narrow as adizeros but if you have a wide foot it's not the shoe for you. And who cares how much they cost. I guarantee you own some stupid *** that no one in their right mind would pay for.

@sixstud...dude. Honestly, you're a loser...Nike is one of the most original brands out there. Dude I hope you wear a cleat NO ONE uses!!! Vapors are dope...no need to be a hater. People get suckered into paying $400 for Superfly's...and others get suckered into paying $300 for Adizero Primes with no support no comfort negative protection....and hardly any pros wear Primes!!!!!! Hahaha

Nice, nice.

vapor iv citrons are my next boots!!!!!

gervinho switched boots at half time

@Sixstud. i absolutely completely agreee

  Vapor 4 ........ I doubt they ever has another better version

Good concept

I like green color

i love vapor iv citron are the beest

Vapor III --->amazing!!! in my opinion it´s the best Mercurial-boot ever!

gervinho's haircut sucks very bad

@Sixstud You hater, Nike is simply the best.

    very nice boots

@Johnny23, @howieg2 @QSjavi13 Awwwwwww did I upset you little Nike fanboys with my mean comments?  Better run to mummy and see if she will buy you the next colour Nike comes out with.  Maybe I am a hater, but you three are just the kind of people who buy into the hype that surrounds these things.  You actually think that these boots (NOT cleats) make you better players? You think they make you stand out in a sea of other fanboys who think their flashy boots make them better players?  Give your head a shake.  If you really are players, then let your skills speak for themselves instead of the flashy crap you put on your feet.  Oh and for the record, I wear a boot that has stood the test of time and is generally revered on this site by people in the know, but i don't think you lot will have ever heard of them.  Copa Mundial by adidas?  Classic, comfortable, and almost bloody perfect. Incidentally @QSjavi13, it REALLY got to me when you insulted the AdiZero Primes, man that really hit below the belt, you got me there mate, what a zinger! 

@sixstud...Hahahaha you're still a hater! Those "boots" may be classics and all but they're terrible!!! And also Nike isn't the only one that build hype around their shoes, if I fell for all the hype and craziest colors I'd buy those disgusting new Adizeros or Puma 1.12(or *** like that) I wear CTR's. And all my pairs have been in subtle colors...& for the Prime argument is that they have hype, crazy colors, and no one wants them...you're probably just an old as dude that doesn't want to admit the game and "boots" have evolved....

@QSjavi13 thank you for ever so eloquently expressing your opinion to me before your bedtime.  The fact that you call the world's NUMBER ONE selling football boot of all time "terrible" shows how much you really know about them, and speaks volumes for you as a player and a person worthy of expressing a notable opinion on here.  Fair play to you for your CTR's but  in my humble opinion you are still falling victim to hype.  I have no opinion either way for the Adizeros, but i will concur that they are just as bad as Nike for hype and daft colours.  Seems to me that the uptake on the Adizeros has been nothing short of brilliant for adidas, and I am sure the ratio of converts from adidas to Nike is lower than vice versa, based on what i have witnessed on this site, but hey what do i know, apparently I am an "old  AS dude" who knows nothing.  BTW, besides the pace of the game these days, seems to me that the game is not really any different from the old days, still 11 v 11, still have to score more than your opposition.  Equipment has evolved, yes i shall give you that, but the game is still pretty close to when it first became the game we all know and love.  Seems a shame that you have no respect for that aspect of the worlds' number one sport.

Cristiano you looked more better in United kit

We still miss you!!!

good luck Hope you comeback to United one day ...

Im really not a fan of any of these.

its like poltergiuest when that chicks head spins around and she pukes up green pea soup!

Agree with @sixstud completely! These are a marketing con, I bet they won't still be available 25-30 years after they were first introduced, unlike Copa Mundials. Nike has to bring out a new model every 18 months or so before people realise the last ones were rubbish.

Vapor III's are the sickest

@Sixstud... are you Duke377 in disguise lol its a private joke.   Although i completely agree with you vapors, superflies theyre all colourblinding, blister giving, toe nail killing pieces of @"£$

@sixstud So I'm a fanboy even though I didn't defend Nike? You are delirious and you perceived something I never even stated. I didn't even mention adidas either so don't know why you think I'm a fanboy to begin with. I simply referred to the fact that not everyone has to share your point of view, but it's clearly visible that anyone who disagrees with you is a fanboy. Not everyone buys them just because of the marketing or because it makes them better. If I can pick up a pair for for half the price why not? It doesn't mean I'm getting them because they make me better, I'm getting them because I like them and at a bargain price. Didn't know you were so sensitive against those who express the opposite of what you think haha. Oh so you got "mommy" jokes? So childish of you, I have a job so I buy my own things. Don't be offended by my comments haha =)

@Johnny23 You know what mate? Fair enough, and well said. I did lump you in with a couple of lads who seem comfortable spewing bile, but in hindsight, I can agree that you fell on neither side in the debate. One of the beauties of this forum is the chance to express opinion, and I was merely giving mine on my dislike of plastic coloured football boots, as you were yours on my posting. If I have offended, i humbly apologize, and my choice of both the label "fanboy" and the lowbrow "mummy" joke was based on what I read from other posters, lowest common denominator feedback if you will. I look forward to debating you more in future S.B. articles, but I still think players are served best by good quality kangaroo-leather boots! All the best to you.

@sixatud...this seems like this will be a never ending argument. Hahaha Copas are not good anymore for many reasons. I feel like people wear them because of tradition and because that's all they might know! But whatever man....you play happily with your Copas and I'll play comfortably and smooth with my CTR"s. I'm sure we'll NEVER meet on a field so I can nutmeg you a few times sooooo. Peace!

Dude people where other stuff because they actually have performance benefits and i think that mercurials are DEFINITLY a lot easier to run and sprint than with conical studs

@sixstud I have no problem with your opinion based ok the superflys or Nike for that matter, just the fact you believe everyone who buys them gets them because of the hype, ads, or athletes that endorse them. I do agree that they aren't worth $400, but I don't call people that pay $400 for them sheep. By all means express your opinions but namecalling and stereotyping are a different topic. I don't debate about which boots are better and all that because at the end of the day people will buy what they want no matter what anyone says, it was just the fact that you stereotype people that buy them as sheep when in fact people buy them for various reasons.

SOCCERBIBLE!!!!!!! SOCCERBIBLE!!!!!!!

LOOK AT THIS!!!!!!!

@ Qsjavi13   Ctr's are based off of the copa you moron. Copa's have been chosen for years and still are since they offer pure touch and comfort (which is why the copa's were and still are popular). The Ctr's are the new "generation" or better yet "model" of this ideal. Nike are brilliant at marketing and addidas have caught on with their new wave of "Micoach". In reality the only thing that matters in the end is what YOU and YOUR team did in the 90 minutes.

P.S

You commenting on "nutmegs" makes me feel as if you do not fully grasp what this game is truely about.

@ Qsjavi13   Ctr's are based off of the copa you moron. Copa's have been chosen for years and still are since they offer pure touch and comfort (which is why the copa's were and still are popular). The Ctr's are the new "generation" or better yet "model" of this ideal. Nike are brilliant at marketing and addidas have caught on with their new wave of "Micoach". In reality the only thing that matters in the end is what YOU and YOUR team did in the 90 minutes.

P.S

You commenting on "nutmegs" makes me feel as if you do not fully grasp what this game is truely about.

Ctt's are based off of Copas????? And I'M the moron????? I think I enjoyed my argument/duscussion with Mr. Sixstud...and rather not waste a few more posts with you....

AND Nutmegs are funny. I feel lile you must a victim of them often and have you traumatized...I think they're hilarious, I laugh when I do them and I laugh if someone does it me. Its all about having a little extta fun

Ctr's idealisticly wanted to offer what the COPA HAS AND WILL OFFER! If all you focus on are nutmegs then your teammates must enjoy the warm bench during half time.

Feel free to reread my last post from begining to end.

Wow, since I have been gone it has gotten a little hotter on here!  @Johnny23, if you choose not to take my apology, so be it, but don't lecture me on my opinion, as i believe that is what these forums are for. @bunderking ask Sir Alex Ferguson for his opinion on bladed boots, and see what he has to say about them,  If memory serves, he more or less banned his squad from wearing them as he felt they were significant contributors to player injuries @QSjavi13, feel free to come and have a go if you think you are hard enough ;-) You don't know me and vice versa, but I think i am an alright player and you may have a harder time with that nutmeg than you think. and last but not least, @Hablitz, be careful with that name calling sir, love the backup on my opinion, but if you call people names you might upset @Johnny23 that much more, he is already pished with me.....lol PS, in my job i coach loads of kids, and some days there is nothing more satisfying than megging a kid and calling him on it, great laughs all around.

I still think these boots are bloody awful, and i cringe every time i see a playing wearing them and they clash completely and awfully with his team kit, but i guess money talks quite loudly in todays' modern game!  I have also coached 3 kids who spent vast sums on these things and had them break down VERY prematurely, that would really tick me off having spent a ton of money on them, that is why i recommend Copas to ALL the young players i coach, as they are comfortable, reasonably priced, and last a long time with some TLC.  Rant over, laters kids.

Nice color.....but adidas all the way.....:-)

Nice color.....but adidas all the way.....:-)

verry nice boots but so strong.

NIKE.......... THE BEST COLOR'S

@sixstud....thanks for backing me up on having some fun!!! AND I will also agree on the fact that kids do not need any of these cleats...I've worked a few camps coachig and the last thing I want to see is a 7yr old with some fancy cleats and can't play for crap and the kids with the traditional cleats are playing good and being subtle with their skills hahaha

@QSjavi13 JAVI!  What the hell is going on man, now we seem to be on the same side!  A stunning turn of events, parallel to my beloved Liverpool coming back versus Milan in Istanbul! It is a sad state of affairs when parents with more money than sense buy boots for their children who have no skill and drive, but own ridiculously overpriced Nikes, adidas, etc etc.

@QSjavi13 JAVI!  What the hell is going on man, now we seem to be on the same side!  A stunning turn of events, parallel to my beloved Liverpool coming back versus Milan in Istanbul! It is a sad state of affairs when parents with more money than sense buy boots for their children who have no skill and drive, but own ridiculously overpriced Nikes, adidas, etc etc.

@Sixstud.

reckon u sound pretty spot on wit ur argument nd all. but i gotta defend the mercs.

the boots may not b the most comfy and i actually dn't give that they are light and all, but the bright colours is real good for someone who does tricks

cuz the human eye detects motion, and is attracted to bright colours, hence u mentioning that the colours look horrible with kits and all.

so being a player who does alot of tricks, the bright coloured boots helps because it sort distracts the defenders, even if a little. thats why players such as ronaldinho etc wear either white out shoes or bright ones, such as mercurials and adizeros.

that being said... i dislike the boots being so over priced, and tbh the vapors are jst as good as the superfly's...cuz theyr more comfy and has more or less the same traction and are still as bright...and having owned superfly's i dn't think i'm willing to pay another $400 for them. so if anyones going for a mercurial boot i reccomend the vapors rather than superflys.

@Sixstud hahaha yeah had to be on the same side with common sense for kids....no kid needs Superflys and Adizeros!!! ALl they need is a normal K-Leather cleat.

@yX...Vapors are 986709183672 times better than Superfly's! hahaha

@QSjavi13: yeah buddy (= haha

the volt ones are yellow