SoccerBible caught up with Dutch playmaker Rafael van der Vaart to get his view on the new home shirt and talk about his hopes for the upcoming tournament. After the heartbreak of the 2010 World Cup Final, the midfield maestro is hoping Holland can put that right this summer.

At the official launch of the new Nike CTR II boots SoccerBible had the chance to sit down with two of the CTR's biggest players. Rafael van der Vaart and Jack Wilshere are two players who embody everything the CTR football boots are about - the playmaker. They were more than happy to discuss everything from their heroes to the season so far. Check out what the two had to say as questions were fired at the midfield duo...

Rafael van der Vaart has denied reports claiming he wanted to join Chelsea.

Yesterday marked the official launch of the new Nike CTR360 II football boots! To celebrate the event, Nike invited SoccerBible to the exclusive launch event in London! The day involved a visit to Arsenal's impressive Colney training ground along with a special Q&A at Nike Town with two of the CTR's main players; Jack Wilshere and Rafael van der Vaart...

The CTR360 has a strong player uptake across some of Europe’s strongest nations. Tournament favourites Spain will have midfield duo Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets representing the CTR range, while Dutch player maker Rafael van der Vaart will be hoping to bring international success to the 2010 World Cup runners-up.

The Champions League returns tonight with one of the most anticipated matches of the quarter final draw! Champions League new-comers Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Santiago Bernabéu to face the might of Real Madrid in the aftermath of Mourinho's first home defeat in nine years.

Tweet With the weekend's action fast approaching we take a look at some of the key fixtures coming up! We've picked out two key players from each match that could be the key for either side and of course, we take a quick look at what boots each

As part of the adizero Speed challenge, Jermain Defoe spoke exclusively to the SoccerBible to give us the lowdown on the brand new adidas F50 adizero Prime football boots. And we also couldn't resist hearing what he had to say about playing with Van Der Vaart, Beckham's arrival at Spurs and Tottenham's chances in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup...

If the Dutch national side are going to achieve European glory this summer, they'll be doing so in style! After the recent launch of the hotly publicised black Holland away jersey, Nike return with another top-draw home design for Dutch masters Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Huntelaar and co.

There's a new colour-scheme on the block for the Nike CTR360's, and this time it's exclusive to just the standard versions. Interesting move by Nike, and you can check out the full reveal and leave your opinions of the new Platinum/Blue/Black Nike CTR360 Maestri II football boots right here...