Bryan Byrne

The mastermind behind the revolution that is SoccerCleats101. Bryan started this website back in 2008 and has been testing boots on a daily basis ever since. Check out our About Page for more details on Bryan and the website.

Asics GT-1000 PR – BCA Special Edition

Asics GT-1000 Upper

Following along with some cool gear released for Breast Cancer Awareness month is this Special Edition version of the Asics GT-1000 running shoe. It is simply another way for guys to show their support for an extremely worthy cause, and follows the Puma evoSPEED Project Pink and the Adidas BCA …

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MLS Star’s Personalized Breast Cancer Awareness Boots

Adidas Breast Cancer Awareness

To support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MLS stars Chris Pontius (DC United), Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Kenny Cooper (New York Red Bulls), and Teal Bunbury (Sporting KC) have each created personalized miAdidas “pink cleats”. The boots will be seen on pitch this weekend and throughout the …

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PUMA evoSPEED 1 in PUMA Silver Released

Normally, I am a sucker for leather releases, but out of the versions of the new Puma evoSPEED 1 released, this Synthetic one has one-up. Official listed as PUMA Silver/Team Green/Team Violet, this colorway has a lot of pop and the look is definitely fresh. It is an emotional mix …

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Puma evoSPEED 1 – Project Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Puma are back with a signature Men’s release as tribute to the issue. Puma Project Pink has played an important role in highlighting breast awareness over the past few years. This seasons we get a Pink edition of the lightning fast evoSPEED 1, …

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Cleatology – Adidas Predator Accelerator

Adidas Predator Accelerator

For most Predator enthusiasts, this 1998 release stands amongst the top of the legendary range. It is the Adidas Predator Accelerator to be exact and I took the opportunity to pick up a pair a few weeks ago to feature in the Cleatology series. The Accelerator was the boot released …

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#1000th Post Giveaway Winners

Everyone wants to be a winner, but unfortunately there can only be 1 (plus a bunch of runners-up!) We are still in the contact phase with listed winners – if prizes are not claimed by Tuesday, we will be selecting alternate winners. Winner: Nike CTR360 Maestri III in boxed package …

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Nike CTR360 Maestri III in White/Pine Green

ACC CTR360 Detail

In fine Nike fashion, there is now an Autumn colorway that would look extremely appropriate on any field as we move through the beginning of most seasons. It comes in the Nike CTR360 Maestri III range and is officially labelled as a White/Volt/Pine Green. We actually included some details about …

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ACC and the Current Nike Range of Releases

Vapor ACC

You might have noticed that the latest range of Nike releases all feature the very recently developed ACC technology. ACC is something we were first introduced to with the CTR360 Maestri III, but no other boots have been exposed to its benefits – until now. It has caused quite a …

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Post #1000 – The Perfect Excuse for a Giveaway!

Nike Box Giveaway

Welcome to the 1,000th article posted on SoccerCleats101! That’s right, we have reached a pretty amazing milestone, the 1K club. This is actually a post I’ve been looking forward to for a while as it makes for a perfect giveaway opportunity. And this is no ordinary giveaway! Up for grabs …

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