Darren Bent’s Umbro Speciali boots go up against Carlos Tevez’s Nike Air Tiempo Legend III cleats in a corker of a Boot Wars showdown on Sunday afternoon.
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James is an experienced football journalist who edits two leading Premier League club mags. He has worked for Sky Sports and is endlessly complaining about shin splints. And Mark Lawrenson. His favourite boot is the Adidas Predator Powerswerve. Although it's rumored that he once owned a pair of Nicks boots!
Boot Wars Result: Agbonlahor vs Evra
March 1st, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
This all-Nike Wembley battle looked to have everything you need on cup final day – the fast boot against the feisty boot, the polished against the powerful, and the end result didn’t disappoint.
Boot Wars: Agbonlahor vs Evra
February 28th, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
It’s the battle of the big names on Sunday afternoon… no, not Manchester United versus Aston Villa, but the Nike Mercurial Superfly II versus the Nike Total 90 Laser III.
Boot Wars: Marcelo Moreno vs Heurelho Gomes
February 21st, 2010 by James Evans | 2 Comments
This may be the boot’s final showing of the campaign, and already riding high in the Boot Wars table in 4th place, it will be relying on Moreno to do the business.
Boot Wars: Ashley Cole v Bacary Sagna
February 7th, 2010 by James Evans | 1 Comment
Will this match have a defining influence on the destination of the Premier League title? The answer to all of those is ‘maybe’, but it promises to be a belter.
BOOT WARS: GUTIERREZ V DJ CAMPBELL
December 28th, 2009 by James Evans | Comment
Two of the less fashionable boots on the market go toe-to-toe with home advantage playing a huge part.
BOOT WARS: Boyce V Cohen
December 21st, 2009 by James Evans | Comment
We give the adidas adiPure II football boots one last outing before they are superseded in Jan.
BOOT WARS RESULT: Torres Vs Song
December 15th, 2009 by James Evans | Comment
A mano-v-mano showdown at Anfield at the weekend paired together two of Nike’s most combative weapons.
BOOT WARS: Torres vs Song
December 13th, 2009 by James Evans | 2 Comments
Well this is it really – the pre-Christmas showdown of the title pretenders. For the winners, who knows… 3rd place?
