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Ben Hardinge is one of our football writers, aspiring to become a big-time football journalist as he finishes his degree in Sports Journalism. Ben is a huge Pompey fan and regularly plays 11aside and 5aside football, making him a great candidate for our boot testing. He likes football, music and FIFA 10, and wears a size 9 boot. He is currently sporting the Nike T90 Laser III football boots.

Nike Total 90 Laser III – “Grass Roots” Review

March 7th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 1 Comment

A full review after a month of putting it through the Ransacker tests. Check out how the Nike Total 90 Laser III football boots did and how I found them compared to our professional.


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Ransacker Meets: Dempsey, Koren & Milijas

March 5th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 1 Comment

We fought our way past SkySports, CNN and the BBC to interview Clint Dempsey, Robert Koren and Nenad Milijas about the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II.


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Ransacker* Meets: Cristiano Ronaldo

February 26th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | Comment

For those of you that missed it, here is the Cristian Ronaldo interview from the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II launch at Battersea Power Station.


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First Impressions: Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II

February 25th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 10 Comments

First impressions count! Found out what we thought about the launch of the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II. Was it love at first sight?


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Nike to Write History!

February 22nd, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 3 Comments

On 24.02.10, from a secret location, Nike will write a new chapter in football history. We’ll be bringing you the happenings live from the event!


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Pepsi reveal footy stars in body paint!

February 20th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 3 Comments

Pepsi have released new images of some of the world’s best football stars covered in body paint to support their new World Cup campaign.


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Ransacker Rated: Nike Football +

February 17th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 1 Comment

Over the next few weeks our writters will be putting the Nike Football + program to the test. We will report how they get on and the wether or not they improve!


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adidas F50 Adizero boot pictures leaked!

February 16th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 3 Comments

Set to be one of the biggest releases of the year. We take a look at what the Adidas F50 Adizero football boots will have to offer and if they will be worthy challengers to the Nike Mercurial Superfly II.


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Wayne Rooney: Q&A

February 12th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 3 Comments

We spoke to Wayne Rooney about the Nike Total 90 Laser III football boots and how he’s doing in them. Check out the interview and what Rooney had to say about the boots.


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Nike Media Day slideshow

January 28th, 2010 by Ben Hardinge | 5 Comments

Here are a few of the photos of James and myself at the Nike media training event the other day


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