Heskey scores on debut for Ason Villa

In mid-week Premier League games, Emile Heskey and Craig Bellamy scored on their perspective debut! Heskey made the move from Wigan to Aston Villa early in the week for a bargain $5million, a big signing for the Villains as they look to break into the top 4. Man City also stated their intent as they signed Bellamy from West Ham, strenghtening their front line. Both players scored important goals, and none more important than Heskeys, which was the only one of the game.

In terms of cleats, Bellamy wears the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Citron, while Heskey has been wearing the Nike Legend II cleats. The Citron vapors that Bellamy was wearing are part of the extremely popular Vapor IV range. After selling out in the Berrys, the Citron is still available on a limited time basis. Heskey was wearing the ever classic Nike Legend II. To buy these cleats go to Soccer.com
Late goals help title contenders and Adidas Adipure II
Vidic Steady in Puma v-Konstruckt III

Cristiano Ronaldo

For his votes, England head coach Fabio Capello’s choices mirrored the one-two-three positions but England skipper Terry voted for Xavi first ahead of Torres in second and Ronaldo third. Other votes:
George Burley (Scotland) – 1 Ronaldo, 2 Xavi, 3 Messi;
Barry Ferguson (Scotland) – 1 Ronaldo, 2 Messi, 3 Gerrard;
John Toshack – (Wales) 1 Ronaldo, 2 Gerrard, 3 Messi;
Craig Bellamy (Wales) – 1 Messi, 2 Ronaldo, 3 Torres;
Nigel Worthington (Northern Ireland) – 1 Messi, 2 Ronaldo, 3 Kaka;
Maik Taylor (Northern Ireland) – 1 Ronaldo, 2 Messi, 3 Torres;
Giovanni Trapattoni (Rep of Ireland) – 1 Messi, 2 Ibrahimovic, 3 Ronaldo;
Shay Given (Rep of Ireland) – 1 Casillas, 2 Ronaldo, 3 Messi.

Ronaldo currently wears the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Citron. There are several types of the Citron cleats available that have different things to offer at different prices. The Nike Vapor SL Citron is the most expensive in the range at over $300. Crafted almost entirely of carbon fiber, (the revolutionary material used in jets that offers unbelievable strength with incredible lightness) it took Nike three years to design and produce this incredible version of the Vapor. The second is the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Citron, which Ronaldo wears. The upper is made of soft, supple Teijin synthetic leather that adjusts to the shape of your foot. The covered lacing system leads to increased strike zone. Another excellent option is the Nike Talaria IV Citron, especially since it is priced under $100. Lightweight Teijin KNG-75 synthetic leather is used in the upper for excellent ball feel. For less than $100 its a good option.

Dempsey ges swamped after scoring the Equalizer

I arrived at New England Revolution just after Clint Dempsey made his move to Fulham. All of the guys talked about how good he was on the field, and how much of an entertainer he was off the field. This past weekend in Fulham’s game with Chelsea, Dempsey was the real entertainer ON the field scoring two clinical goals, wearing the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Citron. Dempsey is already a fan favorite at Craven Cottage, especially for the winning goal against Liverpool in the final game of the 2006-07 season, the goal that kept Fulham in the Premier League! Against Chelsea, he got on the scoresheet early in the first half, and got his second goal as the game was about to go into added time. Climbing over the Chelsea defense, Dempsey powered the ball into the top corner for what could be an important goal in the race to the Premier League Title.

Cristiano Ronaldo also wore the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Citron in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Middlesbrough. Dimitar Berbatov got the winning goal, but a huge talking point in the game was the altercation that took place between Ronaldo and Emmanuel Pogatetz. Pogatetz seemed to pull Ronaldo down by the neck in the area, as United had a corner kick. With no whistle from the Referee, Ronaldo was left fuming, and took to asking the official why he had not made a call for the foul at half time. This led to an even bigger arguement between Ronaldo and some of the Middlesbrough staff as they entered the Tunnel. Ronaldo played well, but is still not at the level he enjoyed last season.
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Wayne Rooney came on as a late substitute and got on the scoresheet with two goals wearing his Nike Total90 Laser II FG Varsity Red/Metallic Silver/Team Red.

Ryan Giggs also starred in game, getting 3 assists. Giggs, a long long time Reebok wearer, had the Reebok Sprintfit Pro II MS – White/Red/Silver on. Sir Alex Ferguson commented after the game about his respect for Japenese soccer, and also discussed his readiness for Sundays game against Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.

Another player wearing the Vapor Citron this weekend was Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Aston Villa striker is a player that you should definitely be watching out for in the Premier League. He was in fine form versus Bolton, getting on the scoresheet twice and also getting an assist. Recently breaking into the English National team, Agbonlahor has been in excellent form for Villa and this weekend was no different. With Manchester United missing the next game week, and Ronaldo serving a suspension the following weekend for his red card last week, Agbonlahor might be the best player to watch if you want to see the Vapor Citron in action in the near future.
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Last weekend in Serie A, AC Milan’s Brazilian star Pato was the first to debut the citron cleats. Pato had the assist on Kaka’s goal in the 1-0 win over Catania. Over the past year, Pato has also been one of the first to wear the Sport Red/Met Gold/Blk version, and also the Orange Peel (as pictured).

Early Thursday morning, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo also wore the Nike Mercurial Citron, so it seems that he may also wear the cleats this weekend in United’s huge Premier League clash with Tottenham. Ronaldo has not been scoring lately for United, but no doubt he will want to impress wearing his new cleats as the new Ballon D’or winner (European player of the year)!