Football News : Mizuno

Maya Yoshida Presented With Mizuno Wave Ignitus 3 Black-Out

Soccer_Boots — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:00 GMT

Southampton defender Maya Yoshida will begin Mizuno's roll-out for their forthcoming and hotly anticipated Wave Ignitus 3 today. The Saints centre back has been handed an exclusive pair of black-out models to wear for his sides final Premier League game of the season....(read more)

Global Football Boots Spotting - 11/02/13

Editor — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:44:00 GMT

Here's our latest edition of boot spotting, which unbelievably does not feature a Mercurial Vapor! We've assembled an eclectic mix of football boots from around the globe, featuring old and new footwear not necessarily to be categorised as mainstream (barring of course Fernando Torres in Predators!)......(read more)

Mizuno Open Factory Doors - 'Made In Japan' Morellia Neo

Soccer_Boots — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:44:00 GMT

From inception to craft, the journey of an elite football boot is a precise process. For the world's best players, their boots are factory furnished long before they arrive at their club's training ground. For Mizuno and star athelte Hulk, the Morelia Neo is built from the ground up to deliver a perfect fit. ...(read more)

Lightweight Engineered Craftsmanship - Hulk's Mizuno Morelia Neo

Soccer_Boots — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:14:00 GMT

From inception to craft, the journey of an elite football boot is a precise process. To furnish an athlete with a value of millions and watched by an audience to match, leaves little-to-no margin of error for football shoe manufacturers. One such brand - Mizuno - have given us a unique insight into the construction of their elite footwear......(read more)

Global Football Boots Spotting - 24/09/12

Soccer_Boots — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:36:00 GMT

One brand in particular put on quite a spectacle this weekend, as new Nike football boots dominated pitches around the globe. But it wasn't all Nike making the Boot Spotting headlines, as we have a host of players doing their own thing when it comes to footwear, along with one or two clearly having contract differences......(read more)

Global Football Boots Spotting - 17/09/12

Soccer_Boots — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:03:00 GMT

To the relief and satisfaction of every football fan, league football returned to our screens at the weekend. With it brought a host of new football boots and surprise sightings. See who has made the list week in our best selection of boot spots from around the globe.


Michael Owen (Stoke) Umbro Speciali III
Michael Owen made the briefest of debuts for his new club Stoke City against Manchester City. The former Manchester United striker appeared as a last minute substitute wearing his trusted Umbro Speciali football boots. Stoke held the Premier League Champions to a 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium.


Lee Nowak (Huddersfield) Nike CTR360 Trequartista III iD
Huddersfield striker Lee Nowak has been spending some time in the Nike iD studio and landed on a great looking colour combo with these CTR360 Trequartista III boots. Nike only offer the lower tier Trequartista on their iD service – a boot that offers similar properties to the Maestri but without ACC technology.


Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham) adidas Predator LZ
Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov marked his home debut with two goals including a superbly taking curler wearing his adidas Predator LZ football boots. Fulham saw off a disappointing West Brom 3-0 and are already getting their rewards for the deadline day transfer of Berbatov. We can see Fulham's new no.9 netting a lot more this season!


Aaron Lennon (Tottenham) Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII
Tottenham's first appearance wearing their new Under Armour third kit gave the North London side their first Premier League win of the season. Tottenham speedsters Aaron Lennon and Jermaine Defoe contributed to the sides 3-1 away win against Reading with the adizero wearer bagging an impressive brace.


James McClean (Sunderland) adidas f50 adizero miCoach
We love finding footballers who are as fanatical about boots as we are. James McClean is obviously one of those – he's going to keep us on our toes this season! One week after making a surprise performance wearing the Nike GS, the Republic of Ireland international took to the field wearing the adidas f50 adizero miCoach Graphic colourway. What will it be next week?!


Maya Yoshida (Southampton) Mizuno Wave Ignitus II
Mizuno have been quiet this summer, with the exception of the Morelia Neo. One boot that has flown under the radar is the Red/Black Wave Ignitus II. The boots were in Premier League action at the weekend during Southampton's 6-1 defeat to Arsenal. In a positive move for Mizuno, new signing and Japanese international Maya Yoshida has been wearing the boots since his arrival to England.


Scott Wiseman (Barnsley) Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII iD
The Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII isn't your typical defenders boot, especially when you consider some of the colourways. Barnsley defender Scott Wiseman has been playing in a slick looking pair of black-out Nike iD Mercurials for a number of weeks now – many peoples perfect boot, yet something Nike are still to release!


Eder Citadin Martins (Sampdoria) Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII
When it comes to unreleased and future colourways, there's always one relatively unknown player who manages to somehow jump the gun! Sampdoria striker Eder Citadin Martins has given an early debut to Nike's next Mercurial colourway scheduled to land later this month. They're certainly an eye-popping follow up to the current Seaweed/Volt/Red design.


Gareth Bale (Tottenham) adidas f50 adizero miCoach
Gareth Bale couldn't have asked for a better adizero colourway to match Tottenham's third kit. Bale found the back of the net in Tottenham's 3-1 win over Reading and is one of the only high profile players to wear the Black/Silver/Lime design released back in June. Can you think of a better boot/kit combo?


Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid) adidas f50 adizero miCoach
Each week we have one eye on Mesut Ozil. From the looks of things, no contract has been agreed with adidas yet. The Real Madrid midfielder continued to wear the white-out f50 adizero in his sides 1-0 defeat to Sevilla. It's not yet known which adidas silo Ozil will commit to, but with a new f50 boot pencilled in for later this year, we suspect adidas will have big plans to make him one of the adizero lead faces.

If there are any players & boots that you've spotted and think we should feature, mail us at: u2us@soccerbible.com putting 'Boot Spotting' in the subject field.

Mizuno Seiei Brushstroke Athletes in Action

Editor — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:17:00 GMT

Mizuno have commissioned legendary Japanese artist Hidekichi Shigemoto to create artist impressions of sporting moments, and lead Mizuno athletes including Brazilian forward Hulk....(read more)

Global Football Boots Spotting - 28/08/12

Soccer_Boots — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:20:00 GMT

With the new season fully under way after last weeks official curtain-raiser to the new European season, it's been a busy time for our intrepid SoccerBible boot-spotters! Check out some of the most recent players and football boots we've spied on pitches across the continent....(read more)

Shock Brand Transfers - Top 10

Soccer_Boots — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:57:00 GMT

Lionel Messi wearing Nike Tiempo Legend, Ashley Cole wearing adidas F50 and Rivaldo wearing Puma. Over the years there's been some shock moves as players have switched brand allegiance, so on the dawning on the new football season we thought we'd look back at the top ten most memorable boot transfers......(read more)

Black By Popular Demand - Black Out Football Boots

Soccer_Boots — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:05:00 GMT

They're the ultimate football boot for any no-nonsense player. Following adidas' recent drop of black-out editions to the adiPure 11 Pro and adizero miCoach line-up, football's black-out phenomenon continues to sweep the game......(read more)