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This weekend sees the Nike Maxim Hi-Vis ball introduced across Europe’s leading leagues - the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga – as the clocks go back in Europe and the winter season kicks in. Nike introduce the Hi-Vis football for an increased visual presence, to deliver performance as required in the fast-paced modern game.

We caught up with a man who's becoming a bit of a regular on SoccerBible, to hear his thoughts ahead of 'The Chance' Global Finals and of course ahead of Manchester United's 2012/13 Premier League season. Chris Smalling's path to becoming a Premier League and International footballer hasn't followed the normal route, and has given Chris a slightly different perspective on the game...

One of the biggest games the Premier League has ever seen. The showdown between Manchester City and Manchester United is likely to decide the destination of the Premier League crown, and Nike have set out their stall for who they want to see lift the title.

Over the years one boot range has been the stand-out performer in the Premier League, and top goalscorer no less than eight times in the last eleven years! Worn by such great players as Thierry Henry, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, the Nike Mercurial football boots have dominated the scoring charts...

Two of the games best strikers come face-to-face this weekend, with the memory of an unbelievable game of football fresh in their mind. Back in August Manchester United triumphed 8-2 over Arsenal, but since then Robin Van Persie has set the Premier League alight. So who will come out on top between Van Persie and Wayne Rooney...

Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton etched his name into Premier League history on Wednesday night, scoring the 20,000th goal in the Premier League. Wearing his Nike CTR360 Maestri II football boots, Albrighton scored the landmark goal in front of the Holte End, drawing his side level in Aston Villa's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal.

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Mexican striker Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez has been a sensation since arriving in the Premier League, and this week SoccerBible caught up with the Manchester United player to talk football, boots and that famous nickname of his...

SoccerBible recently met up with Liverpool centre midfielder Jay Spearing, the Academy graduate enjoyed a great run in the first team last season and is looking forward to more appearances this term. Jay told us what it’s like to play alongside your hero, and the advantages the Nike Seitiro ball offers players…

Puma and adidas lead the way as Premier League top goalscorers, after an opening weekend which saw ten different football boots get on the scoresheet. Here are the football boots that made the quickest start to the EPL season...