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Neymar and Nike un-veiled their new weapon of mass destruction today, the Hypervenom's which Wayne Rooney has already being testing ahead of England's friendly with Brazil in Rio at the weekend and are available on-line at Lovell Soccer, Subside Sports and UK Soccer Shop.

The Hypervenom is a completely new boot created with feedback from top players including Neymar, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Puma evoSPEED 1.2 football boots - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Germany-based sports goods manufacturer, Puma, have introduced the all-new evoSPEED 1.2 FG. The latest in a series of performance boots that help players maximise their speed on the pitch.

For the first time, the boot will feature the brand name itself on the side of the boot instead of the formtripe Puma's iconic trademark.

By Chris Wright

Designed and first launched in 1968, the Puma King first came to worldwide prominence two years later when Pele sported a specially-crafted pair the 'Puma King Pele' at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

The story goes that Puma paid Pele $120,000 to sport the signature boots (it was the first primordial boot deal of its kind) with the only proviso being that the Brazilian striker make sure he attracted as much attention to his signature footwear as possible leading to the famous scene that saw the 1970 'Player of the Tournament' ask the referee to stop the match minutes before the final whistle in order to tie his laces, fully aware that the television cameras would be broadcasting a close-up image of the new King Peles around the world.

By Chris Wright

This ‘ere be ‘Football Boots We Have Loved', in which we have a look back at some of the football boots which have tugged on our heartstrings down through the years.

In a sport which only really requires you to supply a minimal amount of gear, your boots take on an added sentimental significance.

By Chris Wright

This ‘ere be 'Football Boots We Have Loved', in which we have a look back at some of the football boots which have tugged on our heartstrings down through the years.

In a sport which only really requires you to supply a minimal amount of gear, your boots take on an added sentimental significance.

By Chris Wright

Saint-Etienne strikerPierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a reputation for being a bit of a preening so-and-so, but he still managed to crank his 'Flash Harry' levels up another notch on Monday night by swanning around the pitch while warming-up for Les Verts' game against Lyon in a pair of personalised Nike Mercurials encrusted in Swarovski crystals.

By Chris Wright

Back before it was considered run of the mill to peddle boots in every colour of the visible light spectrum, there was a certain thrill in flicking through Four Four Two magazine to see these exotic, ethereal, elusive beauties at the bottom of the boot ad pages at the back.

From the company that brought you Liverpool's Space Invaders away kit comes a new football boot called "Gambler." Among the nonsensical features like the "ace plate" and "outsider zone" are the "gloryholes." Yes, gloryholes. And if the allusion to holes designed to accomodate a sex act weren't clear enough, Warrior describes these gloryholes as being "for precision fit in sticky situations.

Review: Warrior Skreamer Pro Football Boots - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Warrior Skreamer Pro boot is one of the most complete football boots currently on the market.

The weight and feel of this boot is superb. You will notice how light the boot feels as soon as you take it out of the box and this is one of its main features.