Nani signs with adidas

After much speculation, Nani has recently signed with adidas.There were times last year when we saw Nani in the vapor, adizero, and even training/testing the soon to be adiPOWER predator which will hit stores this summer. The the confusion all started when Nani suited up against Bolton in the pink adiZERO which had boot spotters in a frenzy.

Footy Guru boot spy: week two

 With the release date upon us, players around the world are starting to debut the new adizero. The boots look fantastic on the pitch and like in 2010, players are continuing to stick with this boot. I am surprised Nani has stuck with these boots and not gone back to his Nike boots, i would imagine he had a big contract with Nike. Any body know if he is now sponsored by adidas or if he is independant? Would be a great pickup for adidas and would like to see adidas be more creative with their marketing campaigns/commercials.

Here are some pictures of players sporting the boots. The boot are expected to hit stores next month 2/1/2011.

ROBINHO AKA NIKE POSTER BOY IN ADIDAS BOOTS?

It looks as if Adidas has stolen another player from Nike. Shown below is Robinho wearing a blacked out version of the adizero this weekend in which he actually scored a goal while debuting the boots. This would be bad news for Nike because Robinho has been the poster boy for the Nike Super Fly/Mecurial Series.


In the past year, Nani, Dani Alves, and Anelka have made the switch to the Adidas f50adizero; along with a long list of amateurs players due to the price of the boot compared to Nike.



In the end, do you think the f50 is a better boot then the Super Fly?
Or is it all coming down to the price of the boot?

Preview: Adidas F50Adizero ‘Prime’

First boot spy of the adizero Prime this summer with Messi and other pros putting them to the test during the development process of the boot.


The adiZero Prime by adidas is understood by footy experts around the web to be the next version of the very increasingly popular F50 soccer boot. The word around the boot is that it will turn the football world upside down, and it will be the lightest boot on the market to start 2011. What I am saying is that if adidas is able to come through and deliver this boot and are able to make it even better than the current F50, then Nike and Puma will be left scratching their heads in the speed boot race which seems to be the recent fad in the football boot market.

The questions everyone is asking;
How much is the boot going to weigh?
Will the upper only be K-leather or will they make a synthetic version of the boot?
Is messi already testing the boot?

As you can see, the boots have several different designs that vary from the current adidas F50 adiZero. For example, the adidas F50 adiZero Prime has a shortened but very visible 3-stripe logo that runs transversely down the side of the boot.



Another difference is the tongue color/variation compared to the rest of the boot which you can see from the pictures of the Black/White/Electric Green color way.

Another important difference is that it is rumored that the boot will weigh in at 4.6oz! Keep in mind that the current adidas adiZERO F50 is 5.8 oz. In the end, this boot will out do the Puma V1.10SL and the Nike Vapor Super Fly II in the speed race.

In addition, here are color ways/unreleased pictures of the boots that feature a synthetic upper.As for when they will launch, I have heard they will come out this Winter...


Let me know what you think about the boots...

Nike Mercurial Vapor VI

Style:9.5

Performance: 9

Technology: 9

Comfort: 8.5

Responsiveness: 9

Durability: 8

Value: 8.5

Overall score:61.5/70

Nani sporting the Vapor VI in preseason of this year. However, he has recently switched to the adidas f50 adizero.

Review:
This shoe has come a long way and so has the game of soccer since 1998. For example, just take a look at Christaino Ronaldo's game, which like the original R9 has put Nike Soccer and this shoe back on map. With its light Teijn microfiber upper the shoe conforms to your foot and is very light, which sets it apart from other shoes on the market.Unlike past vapors, the Vapor VI is lighter and thinner than the Mercurial V. In addition, the Vapor VI is equipped with a glass fiber outsole plate for greater speed and a decrease in weight, with the change of outsole the boot now only weighs 8 oz. All around, the combination of light Teijn microfiber upper along with the glass fiber outsole makes the Vapor VI the ideal lightweigt performance product built for speed.

Changes in Performance/Profitability:

• Caron fiber outole to decrease weight.
• Adding either full-grain kangaroo leather or kanga-lite to the upper for a different feel/version of the shoe.
• Removing the lace covering for better ball feel.
• Would like to see a hybrid version of the orginal R9 vapor and the current model.