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The classic black and white combination has seen a resurgence in 2012 with a modern twist, as Nike, PUMA and Pele Sports have used the two tones to devastating effect. Drawing focus and opinions away from colour, attention is drawn to the boot craft, design and engineering.

A Concorde Moment refers to a point "where great leaps are made in science or engineering and are then never used or retired because they are not business effective". We present the case of the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III, which in 2011 delivered Nike Flywire technology, Nike Sense traction and a price tag of £280.00.

There was only one boot we were waiting to see this weekend! The Nike GS2 was given its first taste of competitive action, albeit with a reduced squad! Mario Götze, Raheem Sterling, Eden Hazard and surprise entry Franck Ribéry each put the

Steven Gerrard's remarkable England career spans no more than eight adidas Predator generations. Following his exclusive on-pitch debut of the latest Predator LZ colourway to commemorate his 100th international cap, the England and Liverpool skipper is back where he belongs – in the black, red & white!

England captain Steven Gerrard will celebrate winning his 100th cap wearing these special commemorative pair of Predator LZ football boots. You might also notice Gerrard will be debuting a brand new colourway, so here's an exclusive look at a boot not intended for release until late November.

It's f50 launch day here at SoccerBible and we have some more imagery of adidas' all-new adizero miCoach for you. Adidas have given their super light speed boot quite a significant makeover on the aesthetics side. Their official on-pitch debut will come tonight on the feet of Leo Messi.

Ibrahim Afellay is one of Europe's talented attacking midfielders, who after securing a transfer to Barcelona is currently on loan playing Champions League football with Schalke. Afellay's second claim to fame is that like Radamel Falcao and Sergio Aguero he wears the PUMA evoSPEED, and guess what – we've got a pair of his match worn boots to giveaway!

Marco Di Vaio is one of Italy's most iconic and prolific strikers. The proud Italian at the youthful age of 36 has taken his goalscoring instincts to the MLS, but he's brought a little bit of home with him in the form of Italy's most iconic boot brand.

Neymar this week celebrated making his 200th appearance for Santos, all of which for the Brazilian sensation have come whilst wearing Nike Mercurial Vapor football boots. Since 2008, Neymar has worn over 25 different Vapor boots and colours, so we've put together a selection of the best.

It's a debate that's developed over the past few seasons - Are players sacrificing their own safety by wearing modern lightweight football boots? The argument could easily be seen as a difference in football generations, but now two of the games most respected managers have spoken out.