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*THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO DARYL ANG YING JIE WHO WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS THE LUCKY WINNER! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER SOCCERBIBLE COMPETITION VERY SOON.*

This year has been another run-away year for the Nike CTR360 – the current king of the control category. Rivals to the crown have emerged, with Umbro, Mizuno and Lotto offering their own interpretations. Have they done enough to earn your vote?

It's been a busy 2011 for heritage football boots, and with some of the games finest exponents still choosing traditional leather footwear, the category has never been more relevant! With exciting releases across a number of brands, the Heritage Boot Gospel 2011 is wide open! See what boots have made the shortlist!

With the year heading to a close, we're giving you, the SoccerBible audience, the chance to vote for your football boots of the year. It has been a hard fought twelve months and this years shortlist of nominees are drawn up from the boots that the soccer-loving public (that's us and you!) have been able to buy throughout 2011.

A real variety of football boots on show in this week's edition of Global Boots Spotting, ranging from the depths of non-league football to the World's elite leagues. Our boot spotters were out in force, taking in as much football as humanely possible!

Umbro are gaining a reputation for doing things a little differently in football. We've already seen them launch a football shirt at a rock concert, play a giant version of guitar hero using using footballs and talk tattoo's with Darren Bent. So it was no surprise when we heard they were counting down Christmas, that Umbro would be adding their own slant.

Long-time Speciali wearers and Umbro legends Michael Owen and Alan Shearer know better than anyone else about what makes the Umbro Speciali so...special. SoccerBible recently sat down with two of Englands finest ever strikers to chat football boots, EURO 2012 and Newcastle United.

The Umbro Speciali has played an integral role in not just English football, but football around the globe for the last 20 years. So to celebrate 20 years of greatness, SoccerBible attended the launch of the Speciali 92 range at a secret location in London.

Few brands can boast such an acclaim to football and culture than Umbro. Inspired by Umbro's most iconic football garment - the Anthem Jacket - Umbro's latest capsule collection of sportswear apparel is English tailoring at its finest!

The headlines were written from the moment he lifted his Man City shirt. After yesterday's fireworks at Old Trafford, Umbro have fittingly released a limited edition ''Why Always Me?'' tee, inspired by Manchester City's newest cult hero!