Something Josh left out here but did mentioned in previous videos, pro-footballers have their boots custom fitted with premium/quality materials but only colored to look like one of the main models on the market. They might also have cutomized sole plate. Nike has it's Montebelluna factory for the pros which is something like Mizuno's Made In Japan so the quality is not the same as what the consumers get to purchase. So you would find pro players with wide feet wear Mercurials or narrow feet wear Tiempos. They are customed to fit them perfectly. One of the most popular case is when Neymar wore Hypervenoms few years back. Upon closer inspection Neymar actually worn something that is closer to a Mercurial but disguised as Hyeprvenom. So yeah, pro-footballers do wear the best football boots but it's not available anywhere but only for themselves.
Yea, I thought that's what this video was going to be about, custom makes of popular top end boots not the no brainer topic of "players are payed to wear puma or nike or adidas"
i dont think for Mizuno its about the money (although it may partially is) it's about maintaining the craftsmanship and tradition thats been knitted into these boots and giving a huge boost in its popularity and fame will compromise that
Biggest example: neymar wearing disguised mercurial vapors that were made to look like hypervenom 2’s. He disliked the hypervenom 2’s but he was paid to wear them so he got mercurials with hypervenom color ways.
The best example of a recent big-name player denying the allure of big money endorsement deals is Vincent Kompany. He left the big names due to issues with pain in his feet late in his career. He settled mostly on wide leather upper shoes (advice given by most online footy boot reviewers such as Josh). He finally settled on Puma Futures, which are noted by most boot enthusiasts as one of the most comfortable boots available. I often wonder how Kompany's struggles to find a comfortable boot influenced the design of the Puma Future.
Man the moment he brought up those T90s in the beginning of the video I could relate with them so bad. Like I was absolutely head over heels for the T90 laser 3 because of it's really cool design and that feeling was reinforced when I saw Rooney wear those boots (man United fan here).... But I settled for the Adipower predators and thankfully it was a good choice. Since then I've been following the predator series really closely. ❤
It was on Mizuno. The hype on Take Kubo as the next Japanese great was real yet they don't even bother to challenge Adidas for him. Track back to even further, Kagawa and Nakamura spent their european career with Adidas.
Just bought a couple of Pure Grip socks pro and sleeves. In my opinion they both super comfortable. The material does not move and does not cause blisters. Both hold the shin guard in place so well. 5/5 for this product, Josh. The price is resonable too.
It's funny you mention compromising performance for endorsement dollars - it's well known that Adidas' new knitted strapless GK gloves are trash and most pros hate them (Kasper Schmeichel discusses it in a recent podcast) but many pro keepers, especially younger keepers, continue to wear them. Amateur and juinor players also continue to buy them because De Gea and Neuer use Adidas, even though both those players are basically getting a bespoke glove but in the latest Adidas colourway.
I play a little bit of football in my life, I always have problems with shoes. Last year I proved some Mizuno and now I'm in love with this brand, super lights comfort. I wish Mizuno will pay some young players to wear this brand shoes to make them a the level ( of visibility) like Nike adidas or puma.
they fit better, more comfortable than the rest, last 3x times longer, with the best leather on the market and you still dare saying shits like RiDicuLoUs pRiCiNg??
I think it's fair to say that top pros will get their boots modified to their exact preferences, so despite seeing a certain model on someone, the actual boot might be incredibly different. Therefore I would debate that top professionals wear better boots than the "best football boots" that are available for the general public.
Just remember those great footballers of the late ‘80s and early to mid ‘90s: Van Basten and Baggio wore Diadora, Gullit was a Lotto man, Baresi had his feet well equipped with Asics. Nike wasn’t even a relevant actor in the market back then until they patronized Dortmund and made a great move with Arsenal in the Premier League, and after the US World Cup they endorsed players like Romario, Bebeto, and Ronaldo. I don’t even remember a player wearing Adidas or Puma, much less Nike, besides those relatively unknown ones from the Bundesliga, Maradona and his almost lifetime partnership with Puma, and nobody else.
Lothar Mattais ! Wore Adidas World Cup. One of the best players in the world. Alan Shearer wore nothing but Umbro Wishbones , I cud go on .... Remember the huge Floppy tongues Hi - Tech had.
@@Marjopolo302 Thanks for the update, I had completely left out Lothar, perhaps because he wasn’t a favorite of mine, and those glorious days of Shearer I wasn’t much of a Premier League follower as nowadays. Rivaldo wore Mizuno, I had missed that also.
@@cjmq1970 yes sir, I have narrow foot and found Adidas was my boot. I found puma kings wide. Nike I use now for astro, but I am going to try the diadora leather 100 down to to 40.
Since starting watching josh I always wanted to try out the mizuno brand because of the kangaroo leather upper but unfortunately they does not make them smaller then 39 25 cm. (used to wear copa mundial - tried the copa 20.1 and now trying the premier II)
I always worn used shoes to football. Once I’ve got some money I’ve bought some adidas shoes, don’t know the model. My nail split in two, I still have it this way after 10 years
Just another kind of opinion, I play high level rugby and Morelias and Rebulas in particular are seen as high level, high standard boots in this sport. The quality is no doubt i think its partially the sport in question also.
Check out Nomis boots and the story behind their brand. Defunct now but they also made the Pele branded boots that were out in recent years. Mizuno Wave shinkens are a beautiful boot too.
I just wish more top level boots were available in size 14. I'm used to ordering but at least give me an option. I lucked out with the step down Veroces I bought a few years back but why can't I get Vapors, Pumas, Mizunos, Adidas etc at my size from their own site? Only Tiempos. Come on...
Because hardly anyone has that foot size and even less skilled people with that foot size that want premium boots exist. It’s literally not worth making the tooling for molding sole plates, uppers, insoles etc.
@@vaudou_ Then people will complain that they’re discriminating by charging extra for the larger size. They can’t win. Anyways those sizes can’t be very popular when you see a pair of boots on sale the last sizes to sell are always 6, 6.5 and 12, 13. They would never even be able to sell all the size 14 😂
No mate, they don't. Their feet aren't a special, one of a kind shape. That's like saying that they wear measured socks. They wear the size that fits them, as anyone else does.
@@Mr_Cheng Nike does 100% have foot molds of their athletes though. So their sizing is different. The size number is there for length mostly. So Cristiano's size 10 will not fit like a customer's size 10. There are also quarter sizes I've seen for Nike and Adidas athletes. Which is determined by measurements. Etc
I had the low end hypervenom 1 back in the day. Made in vietnam. I had the best touch and agility and finishing on that pair. For some reason, it never broke. I used it to the point where the studs are just a few centimeters away from the sole and I am slipping. Had to retire that pair, but never used something as good or better than it lmao.
@@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw i had the high end version of those hypervenom ones. Granted, it was better feeling than the low end ones. Unfortunately it broke within a few games or lasted the season, so i never got to use it much
Mizuno is the best quality. But their MIJ just doesn’t fit my foot right. Their elite boots are fit better on my foot. But I realized that the adidas x 19.1 feels comfortable compared to any MIJ Mizuno
Which football boots are “the best” from mizuno, or other smaller brands? I’d like to avoid buying overpriced shoes from Nike or adidas. I’d like the absolute best for my feet. I’ve got flat feet
*VAR*has entered the chat. Haha You are probably more likely to find the brands/lines that the pros like to wear during their practice sessions if they bother to actually buy boots and their shoe contracts allow them to do that without any repercussions. It also appears that some brands outfit the rest of the squad with a certain line of shoe based on my observations. As a paid professional player, all of your kit is provided for you. Why would you wear anything else, unless you are paid to do it?
Josh, help a brother out Favorite boot = lotto futura 100 Love the fit, touch is great and it's the best stud pattern Need a central lace/ real tongue What can I buy now to get me closest to that
You could try Lotto Zero Gravity 200 or Solista 200 boots. I used to have a pair of Zhero Gravity 200s and they were the same quality as the 100s, just marketed as a takedown to push the laceless concept
The closest thing would the F50 adizero remake that just came out. Beyond that, it's not really a feel/stye that anybody offers anymore. Everything is one-piece uppers and nothing has a more robust synthetic like that.
@@Richie676 hey thanks, which zero gravity? I seem to find a few the original? Please send the link, so you'd say these are more toward the futuras than the solistas Appreciate the help
@@michaelscarcello5902 They were the Zhero Gravity II 200. You're best bet would be ebay at this point. The Solista uppers were thinner, the Zhero reminded me of an updated version of Nike's Teijin synthetic. If I see a pair I'll try to send you the link
Pros doesn’t wear the normal boots everyone can buy. Custom made only for them. Remember van Persie wearing a predator adipower covered by an adizero skin…
Puma is a huge company. I think they always had the money, but simply had prioritized using it in different areas. At the end of the day, it's a gamble to spend big on endorsements in hopes of gaining in sales and marketshare. I would think they look at it like an investment more than anything. I'm sure they consider just about everything.
@@Soccerreviewsforyou Hopefully their investment pays off as they've been signing alot of pro footballers which they didn't do in the past. Looks like they aggressively want to increase their market share in the boot space like they used to before Nike got into football in the 90s and 2000s. Puma was always big in motorsports like F1 so I guess they are allocating some of the money into football.
Bolt retired from running in 2017, so once he was gone they needed to expand their range and I think that's when they began a concerted effort to make a larger impact in football world.
Something Josh left out here but did mentioned in previous videos, pro-footballers have their boots custom fitted with premium/quality materials but only colored to look like one of the main models on the market. They might also have cutomized sole plate.
Nike has it's Montebelluna factory for the pros which is something like Mizuno's Made In Japan so the quality is not the same as what the consumers get to purchase. So you would find pro players with wide feet wear Mercurials or narrow feet wear Tiempos. They are customed to fit them perfectly.
One of the most popular case is when Neymar wore Hypervenoms few years back. Upon closer inspection Neymar actually worn something that is closer to a Mercurial but disguised as Hyeprvenom. So yeah, pro-footballers do wear the best football boots but it's not available anywhere but only for themselves.
Custom soleplate! So many times the latest Ronaldo mercurials actually had a soleplate from an earlier Vapor/Superfly.
Yea, I thought that's what this video was going to be about, custom makes of popular top end boots not the no brainer topic of "players are payed to wear puma or nike or adidas"
Geez I've always suspected the pros got some customization on their boots. As a consumer I feel lied to lol.
@@grizz_fan3243 it has always been man. just look at many pros wear differents stud pattern on the latest bootd
I’m pretty sure Josh did the video on Ney wearing the Hypervenom like Vapors.
Mizuno should pay Phil foden to wear the beta 3 since he is on the brink of becoming a world star. I think it would be a good match
they got the best football in the market but they dont have the money to pay big player like Phil
They focus on so many things like running shoes etc so they won’t have the money to pay Phil
i dont think for Mizuno its about the money (although it may partially is) it's about maintaining the craftsmanship and tradition thats been knitted into these boots and giving a huge boost in its popularity and fame will compromise that
@@jabrur Mizuno has the best running shoes also
Nkunku > Foden
Biggest example: neymar wearing disguised mercurial vapors that were made to look like hypervenom 2’s. He disliked the hypervenom 2’s but he was paid to wear them so he got mercurials with hypervenom color ways.
Wow 😂..
I dunno whether to consider that a smart move or blatantly misleading... Maybe both.
What? I remember that he had hypervenoms but with the mercurial sole
I wore Mizunos growing up. Lightest, toughest boots made in the 90's 00's. Were far ahead of the other boots at the time.
I just noticed today that Adam Lallana is still wearing the Puma Future 6.1 in black & orange.
The best example of a recent big-name player denying the allure of big money endorsement deals is Vincent Kompany. He left the big names due to issues with pain in his feet late in his career. He settled mostly on wide leather upper shoes (advice given by most online footy boot reviewers such as Josh). He finally settled on Puma Futures, which are noted by most boot enthusiasts as one of the most comfortable boots available. I often wonder how Kompany's struggles to find a comfortable boot influenced the design of the Puma Future.
Man the moment he brought up those T90s in the beginning of the video I could relate with them so bad. Like I was absolutely head over heels for the T90 laser 3 because of it's really cool design and that feeling was reinforced when I saw Rooney wear those boots (man United fan here).... But I settled for the Adipower predators and thankfully it was a good choice. Since then I've been following the predator series really closely. ❤
i just got a pair of predator freak .1 lows , best boots i've ever got, gonna stick with preds and keep an eye on them
@@gianncarrloo noice... Got my predator freak.1 yesterday as well.. Now just waiting for my ⚽ to arrive and try them.
Was in the same boat!!! Looked dope and Rooney was the man!!! But laser 3 shooting rubber was just crazier than the adipowers though
It was on Mizuno. The hype on Take Kubo as the next Japanese great was real yet they don't even bother to challenge Adidas for him. Track back to even further, Kagawa and Nakamura spent their european career with Adidas.
Just bought a couple of Pure Grip socks pro and sleeves. In my opinion they both super comfortable. The material does not move and does not cause blisters. Both hold the shin guard in place so well. 5/5 for this product, Josh. The price is resonable too.
So happy SR4U showed back up on my feed!! 🔥🔥🔥
back then as a kid i always loved to watched Rivaldo Mizuno Wave Cup boots #throwback
intresting take juan.keep up the good work.
It's funny you mention compromising performance for endorsement dollars - it's well known that Adidas' new knitted strapless GK gloves are trash and most pros hate them (Kasper Schmeichel discusses it in a recent podcast) but many pro keepers, especially younger keepers, continue to wear them.
Amateur and juinor players also continue to buy them because De Gea and Neuer use Adidas, even though both those players are basically getting a bespoke glove but in the latest Adidas colourway.
I play a little bit of football in my life, I always have problems with shoes.
Last year I proved some Mizuno and now I'm in love with this brand, super lights comfort.
I wish Mizuno will pay some young players to wear this brand shoes to make them a the level ( of visibility) like Nike adidas or puma.
Well Mizuno need to lower their price. Its ridiculous pricing.
they fit better, more comfortable than the rest, last 3x times longer, with the best leather on the market
and you still dare saying shits like RiDicuLoUs pRiCiNg??
lmfao its not really
ramos wears them
Torres ,kaka and ramos turn to mizuno’s at the end of their carriers !
Puma kings were the ones in my day xxx
I think it's fair to say that top pros will get their boots modified to their exact preferences, so despite seeing a certain model on someone, the actual boot might be incredibly different. Therefore I would debate that top professionals wear better boots than the "best football boots" that are available for the general public.
Love the vid after 14 seconds
Just remember those great footballers of the late ‘80s and early to mid ‘90s: Van Basten and Baggio wore Diadora, Gullit was a Lotto man, Baresi had his feet well equipped with Asics. Nike wasn’t even a relevant actor in the market back then until they patronized Dortmund and made a great move with Arsenal in the Premier League, and after the US World Cup they endorsed players like Romario, Bebeto, and Ronaldo. I don’t even remember a player wearing Adidas or Puma, much less Nike, besides those relatively unknown ones from the Bundesliga, Maradona and his almost lifetime partnership with Puma, and nobody else.
Lothar Mattais ! Wore Adidas World Cup. One of the best players in the world. Alan Shearer wore nothing but Umbro Wishbones , I cud go on .... Remember the huge Floppy tongues Hi - Tech had.
@@Marjopolo302 Thanks for the update, I had completely left out Lothar, perhaps because he wasn’t a favorite of mine, and those glorious days of Shearer I wasn’t much of a Premier League follower as nowadays. Rivaldo wore Mizuno, I had missed that also.
@@cjmq1970 yes sir, I have narrow foot and found Adidas was my boot. I found puma kings wide. Nike I use now for astro, but I am going to try the diadora leather 100 down to to 40.
I remember the original predators, had to buy them, beckham was wearing them! Loved a pair of Puma kings also!
Since starting watching josh I always wanted to try out the mizuno brand because of the kangaroo leather upper but unfortunately they does not make them smaller then 39 25 cm. (used to wear copa mundial - tried the copa 20.1 and now trying the premier II)
I always worn used shoes to football. Once I’ve got some money I’ve bought some adidas shoes, don’t know the model. My nail split in two, I still have it this way after 10 years
I agree. Mizuno is a top top quality football cleats. Must I say it’s handcrafted too.
Just another kind of opinion, I play high level rugby and Morelias and Rebulas in particular are seen as high level, high standard boots in this sport. The quality is no doubt i think its partially the sport in question also.
Check out Nomis boots and the story behind their brand. Defunct now but they also made the Pele branded boots that were out in recent years. Mizuno Wave shinkens are a beautiful boot too.
Iniesta is wearing Asics now. Josh can you talk something about Asics football boots.
I remembered Paolo de Ceglie had Asics
sergio ramos joined to mizuno. its amazing!!!
Love the videos keep it up 🙌
Nice Grand Seiko!
Mizuno need to sweep for Tomiyasu. Real baller, serious defender.
It’s not the boot that makes the player, it’s the athlete that’s pushing themselves every week and day.
In your opinion which are better Nike mercurials or puma ultras
I’ve tried multiple Mizuno boots, they are good but their prices are outrageous. And those prices don’t justify what you can get from Nike/Adidas
I just wish more top level boots were available in size 14. I'm used to ordering but at least give me an option. I lucked out with the step down Veroces I bought a few years back but why can't I get Vapors, Pumas, Mizunos, Adidas etc at my size from their own site? Only Tiempos. Come on...
Because hardly anyone has that foot size and even less skilled people with that foot size that want premium boots exist. It’s literally not worth making the tooling for molding sole plates, uppers, insoles etc.
@@Matt-nq4du They can charge more. The fact is that some of these brands have bigger sizes in other models. Foot sizes are trending up and not down
@@vaudou_ Then people will complain that they’re discriminating by charging extra for the larger size. They can’t win. Anyways those sizes can’t be very popular when you see a pair of boots on sale the last sizes to sell are always 6, 6.5 and 12, 13. They would never even be able to sell all the size 14 😂
I can relate cause all my boots are a bit tight
What about the UnderArmor??????
Do not see most videos on those.
Jari Litmanen wore copa mundial 1986-2010 (his whole career same pair)
Was wandering if you will be doing a review of the Top tier Mexican made boots made by Charly?
How many pairs do pros use every season? A new pair a week? A month? Every training session?
I think it really depends on the player and their preferences.
All professional players wear made to mesure boots which are tottally different compare to the retail model
No they definitely done
No mate, they don't. Their feet aren't a special, one of a kind shape. That's like saying that they wear measured socks. They wear the size that fits them, as anyone else does.
@@Mr_Cheng Nike does 100% have foot molds of their athletes though. So their sizing is different. The size number is there for length mostly. So Cristiano's size 10 will not fit like a customer's size 10. There are also quarter sizes I've seen for Nike and Adidas athletes. Which is determined by measurements. Etc
@@Mr_Cheng ah no
I had the low end hypervenom 1 back in the day. Made in vietnam. I had the best touch and agility and finishing on that pair. For some reason, it never broke. I used it to the point where the studs are just a few centimeters away from the sole and I am slipping. Had to retire that pair, but never used something as good or better than it lmao.
you have never tried anything high end then bro. Or at least something like a Mizuno made in Japan or Diadora made in Italy
@@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw i had the high end version of those hypervenom ones. Granted, it was better feeling than the low end ones. Unfortunately it broke within a few games or lasted the season, so i never got to use it much
@@reventiodafirenze1728 ya, nike is definitely the worst quality of high end boots. You should try other brands with better quality
u didn't say Sergio ramos now wears mizuno morelia neo 3 beta ..he made psg debut with themmm❤️❤️❤️❤️
man i remember i bought an Ace 15.2 than the Nitro Charge.1 just because i saw a lot of keepers wear Ace 15 back then
What happened to the boot wall?
I thin Rivaldo just to wear Mizuno. 🤔
Hi justin, do vapor 13 vs speedflow
What’s the update on your football boot brand
I would want a pair of mizunos, but I live in California and they don’t let people have kangaroo leather cleats smh!.
Whats best the mercurial vapor 14 or speedflow.1 I have the mercurial 13 elite atm or what are the best boots
Mizuno is the best quality. But their MIJ just doesn’t fit my foot right. Their elite boots are fit better on my foot. But I realized that the adidas x 19.1 feels comfortable compared to any MIJ Mizuno
Which football boots are “the best” from mizuno, or other smaller brands? I’d like to avoid buying overpriced shoes from Nike or adidas. I’d like the absolute best for my feet. I’ve got flat feet
Id say the Morelia Classic. The neo is good too but they cut the tongue...i personally love the big tongue.
You wearing a Roly? 🧐
Make a review on the Mizuno Morelia neo 3 pro 110$
anyone know where can still buy addidas mundial?
Torres ❤
The fact this guy sounds American and still calls it football is class
Im a little late to the party but when did josh change his filming location?
he said it's something to do with covid. Its temporary.
Why does maguire not wear the top speck boots
What about Schweinsteiger He Always wore the addida cupe mondiale
Sergio Ramos signed with Mizuno.
The boot wall is looking pretty anemic...what's up with that?
nice grand seiko
Ramos just got signed by Mizuno
Spectra best
*VAR*has entered the chat.
Haha
You are probably more likely to find the brands/lines that the pros like to wear during their practice sessions if they bother to actually buy boots and their shoe contracts allow them to do that without any repercussions. It also appears that some brands outfit the rest of the squad with a certain line of shoe based on my observations.
As a paid professional player, all of your kit is provided for you. Why would you wear anything else, unless you are paid to do it?
Sergio Ramos is with Mizuno
Josh, help a brother out
Favorite boot = lotto futura 100
Love the fit, touch is great and it's the best stud pattern
Need a central lace/ real tongue
What can I buy now to get me closest to that
You could try Lotto Zero Gravity 200 or Solista 200 boots.
I used to have a pair of Zhero Gravity 200s and they were the same quality as the 100s, just marketed as a takedown to push the laceless concept
The closest thing would the F50 adizero remake that just came out. Beyond that, it's not really a feel/stye that anybody offers anymore. Everything is one-piece uppers and nothing has a more robust synthetic like that.
@@Richie676 hey thanks, which zero gravity? I seem to find a few the original? Please send the link, so you'd say these are more toward the futuras than the solistas
Appreciate the help
@@michaelscarcello5902 They were the Zhero Gravity II 200. You're best bet would be ebay at this point. The Solista uppers were thinner, the Zhero reminded me of an updated version of Nike's Teijin synthetic. If I see a pair I'll try to send you the link
Best boots are Pantafolio d’Oro. Period.
JOSH
Why do you think nearly 0 pros are wearing the new tiempos?
Was this sarcastic? I can't tell
Van Dijk, Henderson, Alisson, Piqué, Courtois, Marcos Llorente...
And you got cristiano pushing away coca cola for water
love From Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
For Pro, everything are business
Because it doesn't matter and they are all pretty similar.
Thiago Motta wore Mizunos 😎 Now Sergio Ramos does 😨
Yes most football players get their boots custom fit.
1:47 i can relate
I wasted so much money buying what pro players wear. I rarely get a good fit & comfort so I end up buying pair after pair.
Pros doesn’t wear the normal boots everyone can buy. Custom made only for them. Remember van Persie wearing a predator adipower covered by an adizero skin…
Where is Puma getting the money to sign all these athletes
Puma is a huge company. I think they always had the money, but simply had prioritized using it in different areas. At the end of the day, it's a gamble to spend big on endorsements in hopes of gaining in sales and marketshare. I would think they look at it like an investment more than anything. I'm sure they consider just about everything.
@@Soccerreviewsforyou Hopefully their investment pays off as they've been signing alot of pro footballers which they didn't do in the past. Looks like they aggressively want to increase their market share in the boot space like they used to before Nike got into football in the 90s and 2000s. Puma was always big in motorsports like F1 so I guess they are allocating some of the money into football.
Bolt retired from running in 2017, so once he was gone they needed to expand their range and I think that's when they began a concerted effort to make a larger impact in football world.
I think soon mbappe will leave nike to join puma or adidas to become the face of the line, instead of being under ronaldo's face.
Dude I'm from India, Sega is better than nike and adidas....
I am late
Mizunos are just plain boring though... They all look the same to me.
Pooma
Because of $$$
30 secs ago 5 likes lmao
Mizuno’s are trash your not going tell me that mizunos are better then Nike mercurials😂
Hypocrite