Can you believe we are already through 4 game days of World Cup action already? It is officially going too fast, probably because of the goal fest we have been treated to. Already there have been a whopping 37 goals scored in 11 games, for an average of 3.3 per game. …

Good evening (unless you’re reading this Monday morning, in which case, Good Morning put the kettle on would ya) and welcome to the first edition of the World Cup Boot Recap. Your one stop shop for the skinny on what boot is making a splash at in the humid climes …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last, oh, let’s conservatively say 7 years, you’d know that the 2014 World Cup in upon us. If you have been living under a rock please get to me in the comments and let me know what it’s like, I’ve often …

Straight from Pan, the company from Thailand, I present to you the Pan Super Sonic III (which was also made in Thailand)! Other than my experience with x-blades this is my second jaunt out into the sea of obscure branded cleats. Most of you haven’t heard of the brand until this February …

We were treated to the new Battle Pack Collection from Adidas this week, in an exclusive presentation case. You definitely can’t beat the arrival of a package like this and the opportunity to see the designs firsthand, especially when you have to get a drill out to get to the goods! …

We are down to a month until the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off, and today adidas unveiled another fresh round of boots that we will see players wearing in Brazil – this is the Battle Pack Collection. Featuring a new cleat from the brand’s five silos – Lionel Messi’s signature adizero …

The one area of gear we have never really covered is the ever necessary and hopefully trusty shinguards. Pair don’t change too much from season to season and there is never an exciting new release that needs to be promoted, but that doesn’t mean we can’t offer some stealthy advice …

One of the more overlooked things in new colorways and boots is the duplication of colorways on other soccer gear. Basically, companies take advantage of popular colorways by reproducing them on their other products. If you are a fan of a certain colorway or boot collection, you may be interested …

For those that like a clean “Whiteout” look to their boots, Adidas has a fresh colorway for you. It comes in the adiZero F50 range and comes with all the bells and whistles you would expect from the famous silo. In similar fashion to what you would expect to find …

In honor of a quite remarkable personal season for Cristiano Ronaldo, Nike celebrates one of the world’s greatest footballers with a new, limited edition Mercurial. The Mercurial Vapor IX CR7 Special Edition commemorates Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible season, in which he averaged more than one goal a game; became the quickest player in his club’s history …

Being sore isn’t so fun. Sure it feels good to have a hard work out or practice, to have a trying game where you end up on the turf a few times. I love the initial soreness of it for sure. Soccer is a rough game and it takes a heavy toll …

With El Clásico coming up this weekend, a big tip of the cap to the folks over at Soloporteros for the above image profiling the boots of El Clásico, which will occur on Sunday at the Bernabéu. Personally I’d love to see more images profiling who’ll be wearing what in the big matches, and …

The draw for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match ups has just been completed. We’ve got an all Spanish pair, and a few giants facing what are considered the weaker teams. The battle on the field is sure to be fierce, but how will the players look from the ankle …

Much of the hype surrounding this weekend went to Lionel Messi and his record breaking goal effort. His hat trick in Barcelona’s 7-0 rout of Osasuna broke the club goal record of 370. This prompted Adidas to drop a special fresh and highly limited “Messi 370” edition. But at the …