Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic market shift against time honored, traditional style soccer boots. We are talking boots that are designed to be durable, that ooze quality thanks to soft leather uppers and feature a simple blackout paint job. Instead, the norm has become how light …

Whether you are looking to strike shots upper V, playing some short passes out of the back or putting in a full body dive to keep it out of the net, we all love a top performing soccer ball. With fall seasons fast approaching, we figured it would be the ideal time …

It has been a while (in fact far too long) so we have updated a list of the best fitting boots for players that need some extra width. It is one of the most common questions we receive and it is one that can lead to frustration as players struggle …

Out of all the questions I field a vast majority of them all come back to the simple “What boots should I get for turf?”. As someone who plays pretty much specifically on turf (at least during the cold and winter months) I am quite the aficionado of what to …

Recently Bryan took a look at some of his preferred high-end releases. One of our readers, Andy, asked if we had any recommendations for more budget friendly options where the performance didn’t suffer in the boots. Andy is a soccer coach who coaches teens, and teens don’t always have the fiscal …

There is a wide range of more experienced players out there who find it a little more challenging to find the right type and style of boot in today’s wildly visual market. Things are not as simple as they were a decade ago, when players simply needed to flip through …

The process of buying a first pair of soccer shoes for kids can often seem pretty daunting. You want to get a quality pair that fits comfortably without spending a fortune, especially when you are not sure if your little one will fully embrace the game or not. With so …

Sometimes the new year is a perfect opportunity to get yourself into a fresh pair of boots. We are hitting 2014 and once the cold snap currently hitting the country moves on, a lot of you will be shopping for something to wear for the spring season. But ensuring you …

How could we round out the year without bringing to you our list of the best of the best boots from 2013. It has been an extremely tough process whittling down the list, with a definite 5 other boots that could easily have cracked their way into the top 10. …

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. …

Hello and as CBC Radio One host Jian Ghomeshi is prone to saying “Happy Monday”. Welcome to a shorter than usual edition of The Soccer List, thank you International Break! Rest assured SC101 universe I’ll be throwing up a celebratory “Zlatan is in the World Cup” edition Wednesday  morning, or …

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. …

Stylish and fashionable are a couple of words that are typically used to describe the culture of Italians. When watching Italian football the players always seem to be more conscious of their appearance than any other league, with the long flowing hair, head bands and super tight football stripes. Growing …

We are currently living in a world where flashy, vibrant colored boots are all the rage – or at least that is what we are lead to believe. As companies compete with each other, they are using the most outrageous colors to set themselves apart and make their boots more …