With 2013 just around the corner, there's one boot launch on everyone’s mind. In the new year, Nike will unveil the eagerly anticipate Mercurial Vapor IX. For months the rumour mill has been looking ahead to the Nike Vapor IX. So what can we expect from Nike's ninth generation Mercurial Vapor?

If the release of the new Nike Superfly III football boots wasn't enough for you, we can now exclusively unveil the brand new Nike Vapor 7 football boots! A very highly anticipated boot release, the new Nike Vapor 7 boots shows just how far the Vapor range has come...

Not to be outdone by bigger brother Superfly, the original speed boot – the Mercurial Vapor - has also received a makeover in the very eye-catching Granite/Purple/White/Red colours. Check out our full and exclusive pictures of the brand new Nike Nike Mercurial Vapor VII football boots...

The Mercurial Vapor III might just be Nike's finest Vapor boot to date. That's the opinion of many boot fans anyway. In a recent SoccerBible Facebook poll, Nike's third generation Vapor – launched in June 2006 – came out on top as your favourite, narrowly beating the latest Vapor VIII to the no.1 spot.

The long list of colour-ways that Nike have designed for the Nike Vapor VI collection has seen many fans of the boot asking for something slightly different in-place of some recycled colours Nike have used so far. With the new Windchill/Black/Chlorine Blue Nike Vapor VI football boots, Nike have given Vapor fans a boot that epitomises the famous flashy reputation of the Nike Vapor series.

Nike certainly know how to sell and get everyone talking about a new boot. But as the boot community reacts to the launch of the new Mercurial Vapor VIII's, we thought we'd address one of the most important issues - how does the Vapor 8 compare to it's predecessor the Vapor 7...

As with Cristiano Ronaldo’s first signature boot, Nike have released a Vapor CR7 boot featuring the Nike Safari print this time in a striking tonal black-on-black, plus there's all the high-performance innovation we've come to expect from the Mercurial range. Check out our full, exclusive and up-close photography of the new Nike Vapor VII CR7 football boots...

Cristiano Ronaldo takes centre stage in Nike's new “Vapor Trail” film to compliment the launch of the Mercurial Vapor IX. The Portuguese international, seen sporting the Fireberry/Green/Red Mercurial Vapor IX, demonstrates his speed and skill in orchestrated slow motion style as the explosive video unfolds.

Resurrecting an almost iconic colourway for the Mercurial range, Nike have released the Vapor VII football boots in this stunning Orange colourway. Check out the SoccerBible's full and exclusive photography of the latest addition to the Mercurial family...

With the official reveal of his signature line only hours away, the SoccerBible takes a retrospective look at the football boots of the Mercurial Cristiano Ronaldo . Nike's pinnacle speed series has evolved and changed a lot in the eight seasons that