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The soccer boot world has been largely dominated by the actions of three “dominant” companies. The big three- Nike, Adidas, and Puma are the boots that you see on almost all pro players. Even in grade school leagues, kids wear the big cat logo, the swoosh, or the three stripes. …

If your feet are bothering you it becomes hard to play comfortably, sometimes it gets hard to play at all! Having owned well over 30 pairs of boots I can tell you foot problems can really add up and seeing as I’ve had to deal with breaking in and getting …

It’s Monday and well that means it’s time for me to climb inside “The Week That Was” machine and re-visit some stories from…errr…the week that was, it’s another edition of The Soccer List. 1. Things get a little shirty at the Emirates Sometimes the history and unwritten rules involved in …

In a slightly unusual twist, this review will cover the SoccerLoco brand goalkeeper gloves. We normally don’t see retail stores produce their own gloves, but SoccerLoco took on the challenge and sent these out for us to review. I have since had the opportunity to wear them for several top …

Even though we talk about a lot of deals online, we never forget the importance of the “brick and mortar” stores out there. In fact, some of our most important partners (WeGotSoccer and SoccerLoco) are built from brick and mortar and have some of the best retail stores you will …

When it comes to Black Friday sales, we are often left with many decisions on which boot sales to take advantage of. It is the one time all year when you can really splurge and invest in some top pairs at pretty ridiculous low prices. We will be bringing you …

Street Soccer is any informal variety of association football/soccer. The idea of it is to provide a different spin on the traditional game, and it can help improve your skills in a variety of ways. Unlike the name leads you to believe, it doesn’t have to be played in the …

G’day and welcome to your regularly scheduled edition of The Soccer List, where every Monday (usually morning) I channel my inner Pat Benatar and Hit You With My Best Shot (kids if you don’t know that reference look it up it’s classic music), of news and views from the week past and including …

The autumn chill has occurred and soccer in most Northerly climes in North America has moved indoors; to be completely honest I couldn’t be more thrilled about this. There are two reasons behind my happiness, the first is that I enjoy the freedom and quick thinking required in the small …

What do Messi, Oscar, Ozil, Thierry Henry and Xavi all have in common? They are all creative masterminds out on the field. Rather than boots by position I believe in boots by style. One of the most impressive and vital styles on the field has to be those who use …

The legend that is Jimmy Conrad hit up Adidas HQ last week to check out their collection of boots and jerseys being launched for next Summer’s World Cup. On top of it all, he got to jump in a game and somehow won “Defender of the Match”, which got him …

The Nike Mercurial; since their initial introduction in 1998 gracing the feet of Ronaldo (not Cristiano), they have been the most popular series of boot on the market – only rivaled by the Adidas Predator in terms of success. As far as I can see, there are only a few …

Over the past few months, you might have noticed us mentioning SoccerSavings a little more on our site. Remember the slightly outdated logo and white-wash design? Well, the Kansas based company decided the time was right to give their on-line website a serious face-lift, with a cleaner visual appearance and …

Finally readily available in North America, the Diadora Brasil Classic is designed to be a top competitor to the Adidas Copa Mundial.  Just by looking at them, you can tell that they are a heritage boot. They have the good old conical stud pattern and the long tongue. And considering …