Posts Tagged ‘adidas’

Champions League Final: Battle of the Marketers

Yes, technically Barcelona won the match (and in some style), and Andres Iniesta showed everyone that the modern footballer does not have to be 6 foot plus and look like a woman. The the shortest, palest kid in the playground can still be the best, which is good news for short, pale kids everywhere (of [...]

Kevin Garnett + Chelsea 4 Life? Probably not.

But last week you may have seen the collaboration between Chelsea and NBA star Kevin Garnett (organised by fellow sponsor adidas) on a adidas TS Commander LT basketball shoe, scarf and home. I’ve stated before about my desire to see football become the dominant sport in both the US as well as the UK. I’ve [...]

Zinedine Zidane tests the new Predator X

I love following the development, marketing and release of new football boots and adidas is really beginning to take their game to another level in all respects.
The new f50i saw Lionel Messi kissing his boot after scoring in the Champions League video but it’s Zinedine Zidane’s presence as some sort of footballing deity overseeing [...]

SU Review: Adidas Predator X

This has been a good season for me on the boots front. I was lucky enough to be sent a pair of the ridiculously expensive Nike Superfly’s by the fine folks at Soccerpro while Umbro sent me a pair of the ridiculously comfortable Umbro Speciali. Good times.
The latest pair to arrive at my doorstep is [...]

Up up and awaaaayyy!

Getting on a flight in the morning to London for a few days as Adidas are flying me out for a boot launch. We were meant to keep it under wraps but since everyone’s already talking about it, including players tweeting pictures of said boot, it’s the new Predator.
As many of you who follow my [...]

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