Football News : Champions League

Mourinho Sets His Sights On Becoming The 'Only One'

Soccer_Boots — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:47:00 GMT

During his last season at Chelsea it was all about eggs and omelettes for Jose Mourinho and now at Real Madrid it is all about the three black sheep. Despite all of this, the self styled ‘Special One’ or indeed the ‘Only One’ as he prefers to be known now is looking at an unprecedented third Champions League with a third different club as the end of the season approaches. ...(read more)

adidas Reveal UCL miCoach Data For di Maria & Müller

Soccer_Boots — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:10:00 GMT

The Champions League returned to our screens this week as Europe's heavyweights collided in the first-leg ties of the quater final. Each Champions League week, adidas hook some of their star star atheltes with a miCoach chip in their boots to track their performance data at the highest level. This week, it's Angel di Maria and Thomas Müller. ...(read more)

adidas Reveal miCoach Data For Manchester United vs Real Madrid

Soccer_Boots — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:14:00 GMT

The latest adidas miCoach stats are in and this time they're from last weeks Manchester United vs Real Madrid Champions League second leg match at Old Trafford. Each Champions League week, we're given a new set of stats! The chosen players selected to lace up with the miCoach Speed Cell in their adidas boots were Di Maria, Coentrao and Arbeloa. Check out how they performed!

For the first time in football, fans across the globe can see how they compare to some of the best players on the greatest stage in football. Over the course of the season, adidas will be releasing exclusive performance data from a number of Europe's top players, giving fans the chance to compare their in-game stats alongside the professionals.

A range of adidas players will all be wearing miCoach Speed Cell in each fixture to capture a range performance metrics, including speed, distance, number of sprints and intensity. To test the all-round skill of aspiring footballers, one specific metric, from one adidas player, will set the benchmark for fans to match.

Launched at the first UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matches, the ‘Are You Champions League Level’ campaign is spearheaded by Jose Mourinho and includes a season-long training plans designed to get you in shape for the greatest stage.

The Real Madrid manager, and UEFA Champions League winner, has challenged fans to show they have all the attributes to improve their game with work outs designed to improve core strength, flexibility and cardio as well as building match skills, such as speed, power and all-round fitness.

By visiting facebook.com/adidasfootball, fans will be able to import their latest miCoach work out and put themselves in a unique side-by-side visual graphic to see how they stack up.

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adidas Celebrate Special Wembley Dates On New UCL Match Ball

Soccer_Boots — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:32:00 GMT

The return of the Champions League knock-out stages brings with it the official unveiling of the new adidas Finale Wembley 2013. This year, the Champions League final returns to Wembley Stadium and adidas have re-decorated their famous Finale for the biggest football spectacle of the season. ...(read more)

CFC Players Train In Nike Clash Collection

Soccer_Boots — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:35:00 GMT

Chelsea players are gearing up for one of the biggest nights of their career. Ahead of jetting off to Germany, members of the first team squad have been giving their new Nike football boots a run out on home soil. Nike have hooked up their Chelsea pro-list with their respective boots from the Nike Clash collection. ...(read more)

Xavi Unleashes Predator LZ As Barcelona Defeated

Soccer_Boots — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:57:00 GMT

The script was written. The world's greatest team would brush aside Chelsea to establish a comfortable lead ahead of the return leg at the Camp Nou. Amidst the theatrics, Xavi and his adidas Predator LZ football boots did conduct Barcelona's every move - as expected! The Spaniard made 134 passes as the Catalans enjoyed 72% possession......(read more)

Lionel Messi - The Greatest Footballer Ever?

Soccer_Boots — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:08:00 GMT

Pep Guardiola labelled his number 10 as ''the best ever'' after his five-goal haul that took the Argentine to within seven goals of the total club record held by Cesar Rodriguez. Wayne Rooney spoke of admiration for the Barcelona star as he singled Messi out as ''the best ever''. So the time has come for the SoccerBible audience to have their say....(read more)

Van Persie & Ibrahimovic: Two of Europe's Best

Soccer_Boots — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:29:00 GMT

It's the tie of the round, with two of European football's heavy weights battling to gain a first-leg advantage in what promises to be a mouth-watering Champions League encounter. Castrol EDGE Performance data shows that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robin van Persie will be the crucial two in determining the outcome of this exciting Champions League tie. ...(read more)

adidas & UEFA Launch 2012 Champions League Final Match Ball

Soccer_Boots — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:32:00 GMT

The Champions League makes its overdue return to our screens tonight as the race to the final hots up! To mark the beginning of the knock-out stages, adidas and UEFA have taken to the Allianz Arena pitch to officially launch the match ball of the 2012 Champions League Final. It's our first glimpse of the new ball on pitch, and it certainly looks the business!...(read more)

adidas Finale Munich 2012 Football - White/Slime/Cyan/Indigo

Soccer_Boots — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:34:00 GMT

Champions League fever is returning and to wet everyone’s appetite, adidas have landed a new ball design for this years final in Munich! Strictly speaking, it's the same ball as last year...but with an eye-popping new design reserved exclusively for the biggest club match of the year, this could be one of our favourite Champions League footballs to date! ...(read more)