KickTV HitS Up Portland, Oregon

Jimmy Conrad took a trip to Portland where adidas gave him a look at new boots & shirts for the 2014 World Cup. He then got a chance to try the new equipment...including the new Mexico shirt.

adidas drops Samba Pack

Adidas today launched the Samba Collection, Brazilian inspired football boots aimed at celebrating the vibrancy and exuberance of the World Cup host nation. For the first time ever, as part of the Samba Collection adidas has released a new boot from each of its four boot ranges, adizero f50, Predator, NitroCharge and 11pro, with an array of new bright, exciting color ways. Each boot has been designed with its own distinct identity and cutting edge technology, inspiring the next generation of footballer.

The Samba Collection launch marks the start of the adidas “All in or Nothing” 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ campaign. The tournament is the world’s largest event and the ultimate platform, where it will be Game On or Game Over for the World’s best teams and federations. The full roster of adidas star players will be involved in the campaign from Leo Messi and Oscar to Dani Alves and Mesut Ozil.

NitroCharge, the energy-retaining football boot designed for the next generation of footballer as worn by Dani Alves and Ezequiel Lavezzi, comes in a new visually striking lime green colourway. As a boot designed for ‘The Engine’, the player who is always running, tackling and relentlessly powering his team, the Samba NitroCharge encourages its wearer to go Full on or be Gone. With its unique and highly elastic ENERGYSLING around the forefoot supporting sidecut and precision turn movements to sharpen reactions on the pitch, and ENERGYPULSE spring technology providing high energy push-offs and long lasting energy return when sprinting, the NitroCharge combines new technologies to innovate the way ‘Engines’ play the beautiful game.

The adizero f50, long sought after by the fastest players such as Leo Messi, Lucas Moura and Gareth Bale, empowers its players to Fly or Die with an electric sky blue color way. The adizero f50 is all about precision engineering with every aspect of the boot design based around making the wearer as fast as possible on the football field.

With features such as SPEEDTRAXION, an all-new, high speed stud alignment for maximum acceleration and pinpoint changes of direction, and SPEEDFOIL, a revolutionary material that combines lightweight, softness and durability for a comfortable, yet locked down heel fit, the Samba adizero f50 is a boot which ensures these world class players will be faster than ever before in Brazil.

The vibrant pink color way of the Samba Predator Lethal Zones favored by the likes of Oscar, Mesut Ozil and Fernando Torres instructs its wearer to Hunt or be Hunted. Designed with five distinctive ‘Lethal Zones’ of technology to deliver outstanding ball control, touch, accuracy and power, the boot is made to master every aspect of performance.

With a luxury deep purple color way, the Samba 11pro worn by Philipp Lahm, Hernanes and Frank Lampard retains the classic attributes that allow players to Make the Play or Make Way. With its premium, ultra-soft and ultra-light Taurus leather providing excellent fit, performance, comfort and ball-feel allied to an all new outsole with comfort frame for better pressure distribution, as well as optimized stud placement for maximum grip and acceleration, the 11pro remains the boot of choice for the complete footballer.

Samba boot pack teaser.

On 11.6.13 adidas soccer will debut a new boot pack that pays tribute to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In this pack we can expect some now paint jobs along with two brand new silos. It is no secret that adidas lack of innovation and change has hurt them so with this pack the three stripe brand are hoping to turn the momentum back on them. Unfortunately the latest F50 has been unchanged for far too long which has hurt sales and as pushed boot nerds toward Nike Football. 

However, with this new pack you can expect a new F50 along with a new and improved adi 11 Pro. As a boot nerd, I am excited for the new F50 because in terms of the in hand experience and touch it will be light years ahead of  the current market version. As the launch gets closer I will keep pushing along the teasers from adidas soccer your way. As for my next review here on Footy Guru, you better believe that it will be the new adidas F50. 

Adidas is about to drop a pack and in this pack it will feature two new totally revamped boots. As a boot nerd I am excited for the new F50. Let the count down to Brazil begin. #footyguru #F50