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adidas Copa Gloro 18.2 "White/Silver/Red"

Continuing to use their Copa Gloro 18.2 silo as a tribute to iconic colourways of yesteryear, adidas serve up another dish of nostalgia with a "White/Red/Silver" combination inspired by Predator perfection.

Performance Football Apparel

adidas Launch Juventus 2018/19 Away Kit

Bringing pastel shades to a consistently contemporary Juventus getup, the club and adidas have revealed the away jersey that will be worn for the 2018/19 season. Dubbed 'Pastel Sand', the colour and design plays on adidas' "stadium to street" mantra, with both parties embracing a fashion savvy approach to the jersey game.

Performance Interviews

Nike Designer Phil Woodman Talks Us Through The PhantomVSN

As the PhantomVSN football boot joins the Swoosh stable, Nike Footwear Product Designer Phil Woodman can now claim to have worked on every Nike silo on the market. We sat down with Woodman to get the lowdown on the newest member of the Swoosh family – from athlete insights to the initial design and development.

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adidas Reissue the 1998 Predator Accelerator "Black/White/Red"

Unlocking the doors once more to their illustrious archive, adidas reach straight for the top shelf to pick out the mother of all reissues. This here is a limited edition run of the 1998 adidas Predator Accelerator in the classic "Black/White/Red" launch colourway, and you want a pair.

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New Balance Launch The Limited Edition Black & White Pack

New Balance serve up some early season simplicity by offering their Tekela 1.0 and Furon 4.0 silos in the cleanest of black and white colourways. Stripped right back to the very basic aesthetics for a traditional taste on their most advanced technologies.

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Umbro Turn the Clocks Back With the Release of the Speciali 98

Twenty years on from one of the most iconic goals to have ever been scored in an Umbro boot, the brand have paid homage to that Michael Owen strike against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup by releasing the 'Speciali 98'.

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Kylian Mbappe Takes to Instagram to Showcase his Custom Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 'Rising Fire'…

Taking the stage by storm in the summer, Kylian Mbappe showed why he is the leader of the next Mercurial generation over the summer. With the club season calling, the Frenchman took to Instagram to showcase his latest wheels as Nike hook him up with a custom pair of Mercurial Superfly 360 "Rising Fire" boots.

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adidas Release The 2018/19 Champions League Official Match Ball

Inverting the norm, adidas have unveiled the Champions League Match Ball for the 2018/19 season which looks to accentuate the iconic white star panels. Usually it is the stars that are given the lick of paint however on this occasion, the brand have altered proceedings to ensure the UEFA Champions League stars stand out on pitch.

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Laced Up: Nike PhantomVSN Review

The PhantomVSN replaces the departing Magista series as Nike shake up their control game for the 2018/19 season. After a four year stint as Nike's master of midfield the Magista bows out to a new generation of playmaking. Ghost laces and Quadfit socks. Yeah, they'll begin to make sense by the bottom of the page.

Performance Interviews

Juventus 18/19 Home Shirt Design Q&A

As Juventus look ahead to their opening game of the 2018/19 season this week we caught up with the woman responsible for designing the 18/19 home shirt at adidas, Francesca Venturini. A Juve fan, from the city of Turin, Francesca tells us about the design process, inspiration, and EA Sports Ultimate Team influence.

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Nike Launch The Limited Edition PhantomVSN "Gold"

Nike drop their first limited edition take on the PhantomVSN by releasing just 1000 pairs of individually numbered "Gold" designs. A premium perception of the youngest Swoosh silo.

Performance Football Apparel

Nike Launch Spurs 18/19 Third Shirt

Nike unveil the Tottenham Hotspur 2018/19 third shirt just in time for the players to wear it this afternoon in Spurs' Premier League opener away to Newcastle United.

Performance Goal Keeper Gloves

A Closer Look at the Nike Mercurial Touch Elite GK Gloves

Since the beginning of the 2018 World Cup we've been spoilt by daily football boot releases. New colourways, new silos, new technologies. But one innovation that has crept through quietly and probably deserves a bit more fuss, is Nike's first ever strapless goalkeeper glove.

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Nike Launch The Premier 2.0 "Raised on Concrete"

Nike complete their recent "Raised in Concrete" pack by throwing the Premier 2.0 into the equation. The traditional leather silo is marched through the "Wolf Grey" wardrobe and finished with a lick of "Light Crimson" to complement the rest of the collection.

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Nike Launch The PhantomVSN "Rising Fire"

Nike launch the PhantomVSN silo in a third colourway as the youngest member of the Swoosh family is dressed in rousing red design as part of the new "Rising Fire" pack.

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Nike Launch The Mercurial Superfly 360 "Rising Fire"

Nike drop one last Mercurial Superfly 360 colourway of the summer as the Swoosh go deep into pre-season stoppage time. Landing as one half of the "Rising Fire" pack along with the PhantomVSN, it's a design that reps in red.

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