Soccer Cleats aren’t just random aesthetics wear but an accessory to enhanced performance. In an ever-growing culture of the beautiful game, what footballers wear on their feet has always been one of the most hotly discussed components of the game.
Before 1891, soccer cleats weren’t in use, the players only wore work boots which are very hard to maneuver due to how heavy it is on the foot. In the early 1900 football boots experience a change thanks to technology and better research.
While boots manufacturing keeps evolving every year, the sporting industry’s big brands have continued to innovate and revolutionize football boots for decades, making plenty of awesome football boots.
Comfort always depends largely on the materials used (either leather, synthetic, or the ultra-modern sock-type, the shape of your foot (wide or narrow), and the lockdown each boot provides. The performance revolves around the features and technology included, as well as the overall durability and, to a certain extent, style.
The budget, of course, is fairly self-explanatory. It doesn’t matter if you’re buying a new pair of football cleats or pretty much want an excellent value for money, which is why the below list considers the best football boots, as well as those with the best performance and comfort.
The Best Football Cleats In The Market
Adidas is the most popular brand of boots that footballers wear before now, but nowadays there is a number of different brands that also compete toe-to-toe alongside Adidas with big players donning the boots which come in different sizes, shapes, and colors.
Judging from the looks of Adidas boots, their brand is obviously the most excellent, lighter, an agile blend of tradition and modernization in terms of the colors, sizes, and shapes with interchangeable screw-in studs.
Current Adidas cleats is worn by players right now is the Adidas X19 series which comes in two different models in 19.1 and the 19+ and they’re usually worn by big players like Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min, and many others.
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- Adidas Predator
The predator boot manufactured by Adidas since 1990 has been one of the most popular footwear worn by top stars like Pogba, Gundogan, and the legendary Brazilian O’Fenomeno Ronaldo wore it while still active and comes with different ranges which include 18.1’s, 19.1’s and LZ.
The Predator also comes with an extended collar and a short tongue for both the lace and lace-less editions of it.
- Adidas Nemeziz
Adidas Nemeziz is another lighter and agile boot that comes with different ranges which include 18.1’s, 19.1’s, and 19+ like the Predator. These Adidas brand of soccer cleat is worn by Bernardo Silva, Lucas Torreira, and Firmino.
Nike boots come in different variant which includes Nike Mercurial, Nike Phantom, and Nike T90 Laser I SE a classy beautiful Nike boot that is ranked the best football boot to be purchased in 2020.
- Nike Mercurial & Phantom
While the Mercurial model and Phantom come with variants model ‘The Vapor and Superfly’ and ‘The Phantom VNM and Phantom VSN’.
They’re the two most popular boots in the market and they’re worn by top players which including Riyad Mahrez, Aubameyang, Leroy Sane, Kane, and Grealish.
- Nike Tiempo
The Nike Tiempo boot also comes in different styles, sizes, and shapes and they’re numbered with a Roman numerals system. The recent model you will see on the foot of players is the ‘Legend VIII’ which often comes in pink and black color and it is worn by Van Dijk and Brazilian goalie Alisson.
- Nike Euphoria Gold
Amongst all the Nike Mercurial models the Euphoria Gold is named the most beautiful in terms of design because it comes with a gradient of gold around the collar and heel with a shiny metal to the soleplate.
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- Nike T90 Laser I SE
The T90 Laser comes with a mixture of yellow and black as well as red around the collar with the upper toe area which provides protection and support for players when they wear it and is well recognized as a perfect boot for top players.
Puma brand may not be as popular as that of Nike and Adidas, but they’re obviously one of the best manufacturers of boots and one of their popular boot is the Puma One Orange which includes Puma One, 5.1 Evoknit, and 19.1.
The Puma One, 5.1 Evoknit, and 19.1 are usually worn by the top and active players like Aguero, Maguire, Leno, and Giroud.
- Hummel Boots
Almost anything can inspire the design of a football boot and as for Hummel their boot is inspired by luxury fashion and one of their product is the 8.4 PIO FGX.
The main focus of Hummel is to produce footwear that fit a player’s performance needs and psychology, and over the years they’ve been producing boot that has a unique design and are also very comfortable for use of the players.
