When we started the Best XI by Brand Series, we had one thing in mind. To determine which brand was the best by their best eleven players. We have seen all three brands now and the players on them. Whether it be fiery Nike squad with a number of personalities, or …
Read More »When is the Right and Wrong Time to Wear FG Boots?
We are heading into that time of year again when rain starts to fall more frequently and the state of natural firm ground surfaces are starting to change. In some cases, the changes are dramatic and mud becomes a weekly feature on your boots, while others will be lucky enough …
Read More »Top College Soccer Players – What Are They Wearing?
It is that time of year again, preseason has finished and now the real work starts for all college soccer players across the US. Some players are fighting for the opportunity to showcase their talents and get drafted in January while others are legitimately fighting to help their school win …
Read More »Top 10 Signs You Need To Change Your Boots
As players, we often grow emotionally attached to our boots and parting ways can become a real gut-wrencher. This is of course taking into consideration the fact they “treated you well”, kept your feet nice and cozy, helped keep you stable on those box to box runs and they provided …
Read More »Win Jozy Altidore Custom F50 adiZero To Honor Kirk Urso
We are a US based site, and we respect everything that happens here in MLS and with the USMNT. This story concerns boots (which we like to think we specialize in) and a very important issue – so it is absolutely worth highlighting. If you know anyone interested in entering …
Read More »Fantasy EPL 2013/14 – The SoccerCleats101 League
A new EPL season is about to kick-off….OH YES! And as usual, we have a league set up on PremierLeague.com for you guys to get involved in. This year I promise to make it more interactive, and give weekly shout-outs, team updates and tips through our Facebook and Twitter page. …
Read More »Top 10 Boots That Shouldn’t Have Been Released
Boot designers, you might want to look away from this one or towards it depending how serious you are about your profession. We here at SoccerCleats101 keep an open mind to every boot that comes in our door and we understand the time and effort put into creating soccer footwear. …
Read More »FA Community Shield 2013: What to Watch For
With the English season upon us, the Football Association’s Community Shield provides the first taste of top division competitive soccer. In a rare twist, this season’s game features a team no longer in the top flight of English soccer. Due to Wigan’s miraculous run in the FA cup last season, …
Read More »#Cleatology – Player Pics on Instagram
If you have checked out the SoccerCleats101 Instagram page, you will know I am a huge fan of all things soccer footwear and I love to post plenty of cool pics while checking out what you guys have to offer. Over the last few weeks, I have been asking readers …
Read More »Soccer Is Your Life – Pink Edition
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working to create an awesome new version of our popular “Soccer Is Your Life” poster print in a popping Pink color. Through conversations with several readers, it seemed like Pink was the popular color of choice, to go alongside the extremely popular Soccer Is …
Read More »Boot Tech: Synthetics of the Future
The supple fit and feel of natural leather is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Major companies have stated their intent to do away with kangaroo leather because of the environmental impact. To compensate for their changes, they have developed synthetics with similar properties of leather. The concept of …
Read More »Checking Out the Aviata Volantes and Velo-Max
Our friends over at Aviata Sports have released some pretty sick new soccer balls as they look to expand in the soccer market, and they gave us exclusive access to the balls first. We received the two balls a few weeks back and have been using them to see what they …
Read More »FootGolf – Haggin Oaks, Sacramento – July 14th
We are quickly closing in on the first ever official FootGolf tournament to take place in Northern California, at the Haggin Oaks golf complex in Sacramento. If you haven’t had an opportunity to play FootGolf before, let me be the first to tell you that it is one of the …
Read More »Umbro GeoFLARE – Designed for the Firestarter
Long live Umbro – after a shaky year, the Diamond brand are back with a brand new boot that has been designed for “the firestarter on the pitch” – the Umbro GeoFLARE. Everything about this boot is intended to compliment an attacking styled player who wants to take on the …
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