World Boot Spotting March 2012
After a couple of weeks of Mango dominance, it was time for the adidas Predator Lethal Zones to rule pitches around the globe. But the Predator wasn't the only new boot on show, as we saw a new F50 adizero colourway and a new Mizuno Wave Ignitus II. So check out our latest edition of Boot Spotting, which if you can believe it only features two Nike players?!
Robin Van Persie (Arsenal) adidas Predator Lethal Zones
One
of adidas' lead Predator wearers, and the current top goalscorer in the
Premier League, Robin Van Persie took to the field wearing his Predator
Lethal Zones but featuring a unique sole-plate. Van Persie was sporting
what looked to be an adiPower Absolion outsole, which isn't too much of
a surprise when you consider Robin is a particular fan of bladed studs.
Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow) Mizuno Wave Ignitus II
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Resembling
the launch edition Morelia Neo, the new Mizuno Wave Ignitus II has
hints of orange splashed on the boots and the bio-panels. Looking at
the heel counter, we can see that Honda is once again wearing his custom
outsole, which the dead-ball specialist has designed himself.
 
Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen) adidas Predator Lethal Zones
It's
quite fitting that on the weekend a new Predator made it's on pitch
debut, one of the games great adidas Predator wearers potentially bowed
out of the game. One of the games best central midfielders, Michael
Ballack pulled on the new Predator LZ's for perhaps the first and last
time as he played his last game for Bayer Leverkusen.
 
Vadis Odjida-Ofoe (Club Brugge) adidas F50 adizero
The
little scratches on the upper of Odjida-Ofoe's blacked-out adizero
boots give-away that they are a custom job. But we have to say they are
one of the best efforts we've seen, as the tongue, laces and outsole are
all blacked-out like a prototype boot.
 
Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United) Nike Tiempo Elite IV
So
Odjida-Ofoe isn't the only player t feature in this edition of boot
spotting, to have mixed up his footwear. Although for Tiote, it's a much
more subtle look as he sported white Tiempo Elite football boots this
weekend against Manchester City, but one with red and the other with a
green Swoosh.
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