Hy there! I'm new here! I was looking to buy a pair of leather, high quality SG cleats and I have stumbled upon the Akuna and Ryal brand. I was between the Akuna Cinquestelle and the Ryal Europa or La Storia. The problem I have is that the size chart that Akuna have sent me looks dodgy (it turns out that sizing according to this chart is half a size smaller than my Copa Mundial's, which seems weird). Which would you recommend for a GK based on leather quality and performance? And which size if I use an 8.5UK in the Copa's? Thanks a lot! P.S: For those who have problems with the insoles, try the Storelli Speedgrip insoles, they are mint
Check your normal European sizes and go half size down. I wear nike vapor in 40,5 adidas 17.1, x 15.1 16.1and akunas in 40
Here are the best old schools boots I think. Akuna cinquestelle cobra and storica. I prefer these over all pantofolas
the storicas are the best boots I ever had, although the leather gets quite stiff after being wet. and where did you get them?
Hi, I just wanted to get some opinion on futsal (indoor) shoes from people if they have the boots I'm talking about. I bought a pair of the Pantofola d'oro Impulso Premium Pythons recently. They have a soft-leather vamp with the python pattern. However, they seems quite slippery, almost like a synthetic leather. My concern is that they the ball will "slip" when I kick it, i.e., slide off the instep because the leather doesn't grip. I have had this issue with a pair of new Adidas Predators that look like a sock-style. There is absolutely no "grip", so when shooting or chip-passing the ball slides off the shoe, leaving me with less control on the pass and shot. I am worried that the Pythons will do something similar. I dont have a ball to kick at home, so I have to wait until I play next to try them out. But the problem is, if I try them out on the field but am not satisfied I wont be able to exchange them. After comparing them to the photos of the soft ground cleat model, I'm thinking its a completely different style of leather, where the SG version is more "sticky" looking. My last pair of futsal shoes were the Pantofola Lazzarini Preimium. They were great. The leather was fantastic. But I have two issues with them. 1 - the stitching in the front toe came undone after a couple of uses on my kicking foot. 2 - the sole was a little thin at the ball of the foot, so they wore out quickly. I would gladly use them again. So I am wondering if I should return the Pythons in exchange for another pair of Lazarrinis, or give the Pythons a go. Does anyone have any opinion on the Pythons, prefferably experience with a turf model? Cheers
Hy! Why you don't try the new Ryal's indoors (ryal.it)? I don't own them (waiting for my SG europa's to arrive) but they look great!
Didn't know they did pythons in turf but I have the gold ones and the leather seems great. Too scared to wear them don't want to ruin them
Has anyone ordered directly from Akuna.it? I ordered a few days ago and sent an email, but as of yet, have not been contacted.
Hi there. I'm looking to pick up a pair of Ryal or Akuna Colibri boots and am normally a size: 11 US (10 UK and 45 EU) in Nike 11 US (10.5 UK and 45 1/3 EU) in Adidas (9.5 UK and 10 US in Copa Mundials) I know there have been a lot of posts like this already on this thread but its hard to get a good idea considering all the varying opinions. When I measured my feet they came to 27.5cm each but 11 US is usually 28.5 or 29cm so measuring charts are not much help either. Thanks.
That's amazing. You're so lucky to found that place. What was the store called? Which three pairs did you buy?
Store was called "nel pallone". http://www.nelpallonecalcio.it/index.php/negozio/scarpe-calcio Got the classica (limited edition) for myself, the toro with studs for a friend and the toro limited edition for another friend.
Here are the pantofola d oro emidio. They have the old soleplate, but they have a nice padded heel lining material like the diadora brasils View attachment 151006
The good old pantofola quality of former times: stitched soleplate, real leather, made in italy. Nowadays synthetic, glued, made in china crap... Saw some PdO shoes in Milan, I was shocked.
As a proud owner of a pair of Ryal Europa's SG (they rock, in my humble opinion they blow the copas out fo the water (which are going to get sent to retirement by a pair of Su mesura or Dribbling low by the summer) I advice you (that's what the team at Ryal told me) to go half a size up from your UK copa's size (ie for you that means a 10 UK)… For the Akuna's, I have got no idea…