There was not shortage of headlines from the weekend's football action. But when it comes to a Monday here at SoccerBible, all that matters are the football boots on show! We've cast our eyes over the football world to bring you the best soccer footwear to step foot on pitches from the Premier League to Korea. Take a look at what boots have made the cut this week.
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Daniel Bragg (Gold Coast United) adidas adiPure 11Pro SL
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We don't see these too often! In fact, we think this might be our first boot-spot of the adiPure 11Pro SL football boots. Gold Coast United midfielder Daniel Bragg was spotted wearing the recently released SL adiPure football boots on the A-League scene as his side took on Wellington Phoenix. The Australian League rarely disappoints when it comes to the newest football boots!
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Gael Clichy (Manchester City) Umbro GT II Pro
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Gael Clichy couldn't have asked Umbro for a better pair of matching football boots! The Manchester City full-back and Umbro GT wearer was the surprise player on City's score-sheet as they beat Bolton 2-0 to maintain their position at the top of the Premier League. It was another comfortable afternoon for the league leaders who have now won 19 home games on the trot.
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Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) Mizuno Morelia Neo
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It's always worth travelling further afield to get a shot of the Mizuno Morelia Neo in action. This time it was Lee Kuen-Ho of Ulsan Hyundai who was spotted putting the super-light leather football boots through their paces in the K-League. The white/black/red Neo may have had a greater player uptake but there's certainly no missing these unmistakeable green speed demons!
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Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) Nike CTR360 Maestri II
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It hadn't gone unnoticed that Liverpool's Jordan Henderson ditched his Umbro Geometra football boots during training some weeks ago. Now for the first time, the Liverpool midfielder gave his replacement Nike CTR360 football boots some match-action as his side suffered their first home defeat of the season at the hands of Arsenal (Robin Van Persie)! It looks like Umbro may have lost one of their lead players.
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Benjamin Koehler (Frankfurt) Nike Mercurial Superfly I
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Benjamin Koehler was an adizero man before he began to resurrect his collection of Superfly I football boots last year! The Frankfurt midfielder has a number of colourways from the first-gen Superfly range and was spotted wearing the unmissable yellow editions during his sides clash with Energie Cottbus in the second tier of the German Bundesliga.
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Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham) miadidas Predator adiPower
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Recently signed Fulham midfielder and former Real Madrid man Mahamadou Diarra is a familiar face on our bootspotting feature! The Mali man is known to customise the colourways of his adidas Predator football boots, usually in reference to his countries national flag. We've been fans of some of his past designs but we're not entirely convinced with Diarra's latest miadidas boots.
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Vince Lia (Wellington Phoenix) Nike CTR360 Maestri II
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After a brief stint in the Tiempo IV Elite last year, Wellington Phoenix midfielder Vince Lia has since returned to the Nike CTR360 range. Lia was spotted wearing the popular Dark Shadow/Volt Nike CTR360 Maestri II football boots as his side took on Gold Coast United. The boots were a great match for Wellington's home colours!
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Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) adidas Predator adiPower
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We're sure Joey would agree that it's not the most flattering of pictures. But the QPR captain has seemingly given up any efforts to disguise the identity of his football boots after appearing in the Slime/Indigo/Blue adiPower Predator soccer shoes. It's been a season of mixed boots for the former Newcastle man who has flirted between both adidas and Puma football boots.
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Johanna Almgren (Sweden) Puma v1.11 Women's
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Women players wearing women's specific boots are becoming more noticeable now with brands offering a wider selection of exclusive designs and colourways. Sweden's Johanna Almgren was spotted wearing the rarely seen Palace Blue/White/Hot Coral Puma v1.11 Women's soccer shoes during her sides international clash with Iceland.
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Yaya Toure (Manchester City) Puma v1.11
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The days of Yaya Toure rocking his Nike T90 boots for Barcelona seem long gone as the Manchester City midfielder continues to push his side to Premiership glory. The Puma midfield boss was spotted wearing the perfectly matching Blue/White/Lime leather Puma v1.11 football boots during City's routine win over Bolton Wanderers.
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Hulk (Porto) Mizuno Morelia Neo
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We wanted to include Porto's match-winner Hulk as much for his weekend wonder-goal as we did for his football boots! If you haven't seen Hulk's amazing 108 km/h bullet-strike against Benfica, get onto YouTube now! Porto's main man showed just why he's one of Europe’s most wanted strikers as he fired home an unbelievable strike in his Mizuno Morelia Neo football boots!
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If there are any players and boots you've spotted and think should feature on this page, mail us at: u2us@soccerbible.com putting 'Boot Spotting' in the subject field.