In a pair of Total 90 Laser III boots, Torres showed the kind of disastrous close control that has been such an unusual but prominent feature of his tournament.
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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 Special: 2010 World Cup Final
July 10th, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
Well here we are folks. This is it. The big one – the World Cup Final. A month of, at times amazing, at other times, abject, football comes to a close with le grand fromage of our stinky cheesy game.
World Cup 2010: Pessimism Is For Losers…
June 24th, 2010 by James Evans | 1 Comment
Jermain’s the main man in a pair of F50 adiZero boots – like we ever doubted the Three Lions…!
England Fans Set For A Koren-ary
June 23rd, 2010 by James Evans | 2 Comments
The plight of the Three Lions rests squarely on 90 minutes of football today, with Robert Koren and a pair of Nike CTR360 Maestri Elite football boots the main threat.
53 million visitors a week!!
June 17th, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
On 15 June 265 million pages were accessed by nearly 10 million visitors, when Brazil beat Korea DPR in their debut game.
World Cup Day Two: Howard’s Way?
June 12th, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
We look at USA keeper Tim Howard’s chances of keeping out the England frontline…
Good luck Ben! (Championship Play-off Final)
May 22nd, 2010 by James Evans | 2 Comments
Ransacker writer Ben Burgess takes with him the wishes of all boot fanatics the world over (except those from Cardiff, admittedly) as his Blackpool side battle for a place in the Premier League this afternoon in the Championship play-off final.
Boot Wars Special: FA Cup Final
May 15th, 2010 by James Evans | 2 Comments
The most one-sided cup final in history. In some quarters, Pompey are 20/1 to pull off a monumental shock and prevent Chelsea from easing to a Premier League and FA Cup double. Can Kevin-Prince Boateng’s Vapors inspire Portsmouth?
UEFA Cup Final: Aaron Hughes v Sergio Aguero
May 12th, 2010 by James Evans | 1 Comment
In one of the biggest games in Fulhams’ history we hope that the Nike CTR360 Maestri football boots worn by Hughes can handle the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II of Aguero!
From then until now: adidas F50 Adizero
May 10th, 2010 by James Evans | Comment
With the launch of the adidas F50 Adizero set for tomorrow we take a look at why speed is so important and how adidas has arrived at the pinnacle of speed.
