Player Spotting [9] - post pic/info of players in new boots gear!

Lingard in Magistas and Rooney in Hypervenoms.

 

http://m.solecollector.com/news/custom-cleats-taking-over-nfl-fields/

Jus stumbled across this. A few pairs of amazing custom superflies and magistas in the NFL if you scroll down

 

What's drogba playing in? Looks like blackout upper with blue sole plate

 

The white Messi 15.1 is a great match to LA's kit...

 

Is drogba wearing blackout copas? Either way never thought I'd see him out of vapors

 

I'd think so.

I wonder if him signing with MLS/Adidas, forces him to not wear nike??

 

I don't think so. He was playing in the Gray vapors few weeks back and scored some awesome goals in them. Maybe his contract is up but I'm not sure.

 

Personally I'd say it's more Nike don't want to pay him anymore. Or as newone said above to put it more politely, his 'contract has expired'.

I've been watching a lot of MLS recently though and I'm quite enjoying it. Obviously it's not the absolute top quality, the defensive side is often absolutely abysmal and there are some players, usually out wide or upfront who are dire, but it's an entertaining league. It certainly has potential.

Just in this climate it either needs more money or one top class individual to take the punt who isn't on a decline. Not Giovonco either, someone of REAL top quality.

Either way there's goals, drama, and endeavour. Refreshing when you've grown tired of the elite dominating elsewhere and the playacting.

 

Try catching some South AMerican footie, too. Copa Libertadores always keeps you on your toes, or Copa Sudamericana (their UEFA cup equiv).

MLS is fun because of the names, and the attractive play/parity, but it's clear the lack of a more technical foundation when you step outside of the foreigners that start in the league. They still have ways to go in that sense.

 

I believe that adidas' contract with MLS requires non sponsored players to wear adidas boots or blackouts.

 

That explains it....

You would think they would re-up Kaka's contract since he used to be a premier Adidas guy....very strange..

 

I just remembered that last week there was some talk about Drogba not playing in the Orlando game because of injury concerns with the turf surface. He may have just blacked out the Copas to get in a pair of conical studs for the turf and to keep Nike happy...have to wait and see what he turns up in next match.

 

That's what I thought it could be but surely Nike would have had him an AG pair of mercurials Because of the amount of pitches which are AG in mls

 

I remember reading a debate about some commentators being unhappy that Thierry was not playing in matches that were played on artifical turf and saw it as disrespect. Was abit surprising as he was playing in a pair of Puma King SL (the original really awesome ones) which are conical studs too.

Why not Giovinco? Before his ill-fated move to Juventus where he didn't get the playtime/suit Conte's playing style he was comfortably one of the better Italian strikers out there. He's fairly top quality and is about the ceiling they can expect to hit in terms on non-decline. (not trying to create trouble here just fairly curious to hear your thoughts about it.

Was fairly surprised to see Gio Dos Santos make the move though, felt he had more to contribute in Europe still. Does anyone here follow MLS regularly? Are Dos Santos and Giovinco really tearing apart the league or is that just MLS doing alot more highlights of them because they're fairly well know so they publicise it more?

 

fuuuu what I'd do to get a pair of that White Dois. . .

 

^^Well said, man.

 

I think the Australian domestic league is where the mls was during the late 90's. I think that now there is actually real quality and I have seen games that are broadcast over here.

There are a lot of parallels and hopefully we can continue going in the same direction

 

Australian here. Love those parallels. Once the A League can secure more of that big sponsorship money (Nike, Adidas, Puma, hell even UA could make a name here etc) then the league can grow. I'm excited!

 

I keep trying to find out when my work will bring in UA since they are the head stockists/supplier of the brand in Australia. Rumour has it, the boots will take a few years to come down under. I guess they're talking/planning behind the scenes for an Aussie breakthrough.

 

man i just think that asics, nike and adidas have too much of a monopoly over here. it will take ages for UA to break into the market imo. look how long it took to get pele's etc, even mizuno over here. hopefully im wrong

 

Michael Bradley is officially a Puma athlete...

 

what's the UA nonsoccer market like down unda? are they competing with other brands in other sports? here UA seems to be second only to nike in most other sports, and the crossover into soccer hasn't been really strong from what i see here. if their market share smaller overall in AUS, it may be even slower there.

 

Speaking from only what I know, UA has a pretty good uptake in compression wear but that is about it. I always see their other apparel in the discounted sections. Likewise for their shoes.