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He's one of the Premier League's hottest properties, and is also a long term Nike Mercurial wearer. Luka Modric is a star in the making, and SoccerBible got the chance to sit down with the Tottenham midfielder at the recent Nike Mercurial Vapor 8 launch, to hear what he thinks of his new football boots...

Nike called on two of their favourite Mercurial players for the official launch event of the Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII football boots. SoccerBible joined Luka Modric and Aaron Lennon at the event held in NikeTown London, where the two players joined a selected audience...

It's been out for a couple of weeks now, and already the Pro-Direct SoccerZone App has featured in the top ten in the App Store. Now to explain the football world the app opens the door to, Pro-Direct and Nike Football have released this video...

Nike certainly know how to sell and get everyone talking about a new boot. But as the boot community reacts to the launch of the new Mercurial Vapor VIII's, we thought we'd address one of the most important issues - how does the Vapor 8 compare to it's predecessor the Vapor 7...

They're two of the greatest sportsmen of the modern era. Together, they know a thing or two about performing at the highest level. Rafa Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo have joined forces to star in Nike's anticipated viral for the Vapor VIII – a video that fuses both tennis and football in a battle of explosive speed.

After keeping us waiting, Nike have revealed Rafa's mystery opponent! Two of the world’s best athletes and two of Nike's most perennial figures, Cristiano Ronaldo and tennis star Rafa Nadal, come together in a new film from Nike to showcase the explosive speed and traction of the new Vapor VIII. It's Rafa v Ronnie!

The Mercurial Vapor VIII is off the mark. For the quickest players on the planet, a new weapon has been added to their arsenal. Designed to make the fast faster, the Nike Vapor 8 delivers explosive pace to help open up opposition defences.

The Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII continues to stake its claim as the world's most talked about football boot with a teasing new video, featuring Nike Tennis star Rafa Nadal and an unrevealed football figure.

For a boot such as the Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII, no short-cuts are taken in ensuring that the final design meets every requirement of Nike's top level athletes. Following years of design development, early prototypes travel the world making their way onto the feet of some of Nike's most recognised names.

We've seen the boots on-pitch in action, had a close-up look at them with exclusive photography and even spoken to the team responsible for designing the new Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII football boots. But now it's time to put them through the new style SoccerBible Play Test and see how they perform...