These shoes are released relatively rarely, so for those of you who are not familiar with them let us remind that Gloro is a cool leather boot, often in bright, vivid colours, which was always praised to the price-quality relation. In theory, their life ended with arrival of Copa 17.

But that’s not entirely truth, because when Gloro 16.1, the second generation, was released, 15.2 continued to be produced. The same situation repeated a year later: Copa 17 came out and Gloro 16.2 is still out there. Every now and again a new colour appears, just as it happened now.

Obviously, we’re not dealing with the top quality model, as the number “2” in the name tells us, but it’s still quite impressive. Interestingly, this is a limited model, it’s not available on the American market. Polish one either, but that’s because the interest in this model wouldn’t be impressive, since there are already quite a lot of options available.

Recently we summed up adidas’ so far efforts and their plans for the future. We are very positive about the models, a mix of quality and nice colourways of familiar shoes. Today we can show you another example of the German’s good work.

Here is a leak of the future X 17.1 compositions. We’re dealing with what could be called a brown-out, though we don’t use that name except from white and black shoes. The boot is completely brown, but that’s not the most important part.

Our first impression is that of an elegant walking shoe. Of course, that spirit was mixed with a modern construction, which created a really interesting effect that we like a lot. This is something that Puma might have done a year ago and it would have scored them a lot of points. Well, it seems that the master of interesting editions is now the competitor from nearby.

As it usually happens with Nike cleats, a few weeks after the premiere of a model it appears on NIKEiD. Let’s remind you, that this is an online applet which allows you to create our design for a shoe according to our own ideas, add some personalisation and use some other, time and model limited options. What does Nike offer exactly when it comes to the new Tiempo VII? Let’s find out!

The first thing we should mention is that Nike, quite unusually, didn’t include the top model in this action, but one of the cheaper ones, Ligera. That’s a real shame and it means that at least for now, we’re not too interested in NIKEiD.

We checked out the options offered by the configurator and found some things which are really interesting and some which can be considered limitations. The latter comes in the form of the colour: so far, Nike only released mostly black colourways, and so on NIKEiD we see mostly this shade. The only areas that can be changed are the swoosh and the heel, but that can hardly be called creating a whole new face of the model.

Choosing a sole is a way more interesting part. There are only three of them (and there could be more) but they include the “normal”, classical SG. It doesn’t show up very often in cheaper models, but every now and again it does.

There is one thing, which disappoints us every time when a new model is introduced to this service. Even though our country has one of the currently best world’s players and Nike provides clothes and shoes for our national team, Polish flag is missing on NIKEiD! Some time ago we asked Nike about that and their polish division intervened and the flag was added for Superfly II, but since then we don’t see it too often.

There are some aspects of the service which could be made better, but we know that Nike is constantly improving it. We believe that once other colours of the upper are made available we’ll be truly able to express our artistic spirit. And, more importantly, we’re waiting for the top model, Legend VII. As always, we’ll keep you posted.

We’re almost at this point of year, when we should sum up the releases of past few months and compare them with what’s still in the future. Two things stand out most. Firstly, the quality, symbolised by NEMEZIZ. Secondly, very good designs. Recently we’ve been finding more and more reasons to enjoy products of the German brand, and apparently that’s not likely to change any soon.

adidas will release the silver Ace 17.1 Primeknit, which means that we can also expect to see Purecontrol. Ace 17.1 Leather remains in question, because it’s been a while since we last saw them. We wouldn’t mind getting a silver edition of these cleats, which wouldn’t be synthetic this time.

Not only silver shoes are something we have always been keen on, but also despite its irregular texture of the upper, our first impressions on Ace are great. We can’t think of a single fault of this shoe and if we get silver Purecontrol with a mirroring sole. Yummy!

Last week adidas released two new colourways for Glitch, an interesting model which can be made up from two pieces. The outer has slightly elastic studs on it and the inner “sock” that brings everything together.

The name of the new compositions is Pyro Skin. Including “skin” in the name is very much in place, as we’re dealing with two versions which both visually refer to magma, a common inspiration for football footwear.

The first design is red and leather, a material not very often in Glitch compositions. The other is darker and synthetic, supposedly the same type as usual, though it looks as if it was composed of two parts.

A premiere of the model took place a few months ago, and yet we’re already seeing 24th and 25th release of the upper. No one has ever provided so many shoes in such a short time, even back when TUNIT was being sold. Of course we can’t take it all too seriously either, because all these editions are pretty much the same cleats every time.

Another piece of news we can share with you is the price of the shoe – thanks to some special codes, we now have to pay 70 pounds (about 300 PLN) less for a starter pack (a sock and two uppers). But that’s not much of an improvement for countries other than UK and Germany, because these two remain the only places where the model can be bought.

Blackouts are trendy! Or at least black cleats, because we wouldn’t call all black shoes blackouts. There was Nike’s Pitch Dark pack, but we weren’t too enthusiastic about this collection, there was a properly made and limited Tiempo, adidas’ black collection and now this: Puma released black evoPOWER VIGOR.

For years Puma had some characteristic tricks. One of them was that they knew just how to make good compositions, how to handle designs gently. Two of the recurring schemes were blackouts and whiteouts. For reasons we cannot understand, they abandoned many of such ideas, but luckily these two are still doing perfectly well.

We don’t often get a chance to see evoPOWER Vigor with our own eyes, but we know that they are some of the most interesting shoes in the market, and at the same time some of the most underrated ones because of the awful marketing – especially in Poland.  We have seen many attractive colourways for this line, but as you can probably guess, this is surely one of our favourite ones. Well done Puma!

Not so long ago on TEPY.PL we showed you the second NEMEZIZ colourway, which was also the first one dedicated to Leo Messi. We had a few leaks of a new, perhaps the best adidas shoe, including all the editions made for the Argentinean. No other model fits this nationality as well as the shoe we’re reminding today.

Here is one of the future colourways prepared for Messi. This NEMEZIZ 17.1 reminds us of the Argentine’s colours in an obvious way. This will probably first such a bright release of the model dedicated to adidas’ greatest star. We don’t know exactly when we can expect it, but it’s not likely that it will be launched in the nearest future.

Obviously, because of the special personalisation not everyone will enjoy these shoes, but objectively speaking, they are really pretty. Not to mention how well they work on a pitch!

Next year it’s World Cup time, which means double excitement in the world of cleats. Not only will we see all the normal releases, but also every brand’s attempts to stand out for this special occasion. The spirit of the event is already present today because of all the rumours about bringing back Predator. Nike’s first signals are sent in a form of a shoe used by young Milan’s footballer, Manuel Locatelli.

He was spotted wearing interesting blackouts during training: normally he uses Magista, so that’s of course our first train of thoughts. The upper as well fits the image of what could be Opus III. But even after analysing it carefully, we cannot say much about the shoe, apart from the fact that it seems to be an early prototype and Nike is currently most likely testing a single element from its construction.

Smooth upper with holes doesn’t look like a most revolutionary idea, which is what we’d expect to see before Mundial. But it still gives us an idea about whom we should observe carefully and that we should already start searching for such treats on training pitches of the grand clubs.

Recently on TEPY.PL we mentioned a special edition of Puma ONE cleats: silver, synthetic version which should be released quite soon. The German brand surprised us and just a moment later presented another non-serial cleats, which we could never pass next to indifferently. Why? Because we value quality so much.

As you can see, the described model is ONE, its new, leather colourway. We found out that it’s made especially for one player, Antoine Griezman. Unlike last year’s, this design doesn’t have an obvious reference to the footballer’s style, but it does contain some other interesting features.

Standard calf leather has been replaced with a top quality kangaroo material. Synthetic material at the back has been given a crocodile-like material look. It makes the whole design look amazing. But most importantly, the quality of the shoe is absolutely top notch. Well done!

In the previous article we mentioned that adidas intends to release another remake of one of the older Predator shoes, model Precision, knows to all the experienced players. It turns out that apart from cleats we’ll get two more versions of the boot.

It’s not anything new, but adidas is taking a step forward: earlier white Mania was available in lifestyle versions, but this time apart from the walking boot we get a purely football extra.

This is just a turf. In FG cleats, the obvious modern element is the sole, but here, where the progress throughout the years has not been too great we can see a full, classical construction, which all in all is not too much different from the original.

Apart from that, there is also a version with a BOOST sole, which is evidently not meant for playing football, perhaps only for a training. For people crazy about football this is a beautiful boot. And all those people will like the idea of collecting all of these. It won’t be an easy task!

adidas Predator is a subject that returns to us like a boomerang, which is quite surprising, given that the shoe is no longer produced. But there are reasons for that: we hear rumours about reintroducing the model next year and the producers themselves won’t let us forget about it either, with all the refreshed versions of the old models in limited editions.

The last one of such products was white Predator Mania, and even though it was released in quite large amounts for a limited edition, it was sold out in a matter of minutes, not making it to Poland at all. Today, we share another surprise that adidas is preparing.

It’s a refreshed version of another old Predator, Predator Precision, which was originally released in 1998. We wonder why adidas decided on this not very popular colourway. Perhaps simply because the black and the white ones have already been used up?

One of the coolest leaks from the past week was yellow adidas X 17+. And as much as we like X line, acknowledge its popularity and admit that the model in that release looked stunning, there is something else that gets us much more excited.

Today we’re pleased to bring you a leak of another model made by the “striped” brand, or its new colourway, to be more exact: NEMEZIZ 17+ 360agility. The shoe which had its premiere recently stole our hearts and in our opinion they one of the most promising options for the year’s statistic published this December.

Just like in the case of X17, this yellow NEMEZIZ looks outstanding. We cannot wait for this collection, so it upsets us a lot that we’ll still have to wait for it. We’d love to just skip the black edition with yellow accents and move on straight to this bright one.

We have a gut feeling that this is going to be a hit and we can already recommend this model to all of you, both because of its quality and good looks. We noticed that recently adidas has been releasing a lot of colourways which seem to be designed just for us. That’s new! :)

When making comments about Nike’s achievements with the new Legend VII we mentioned that the black, limited colourway, released as a launch one, was in fact a match for the earlier Pitch Dark Pack, simply because it looks similar. Apparently, that wasn’t the case and now, after some time, Nike released the actual Tiempo from the said collection. Just like we did then, we’re going to remind ourselves the story of the previous generation, especially the Tech Craft packs.

The new colourway seems to be a twin of the second composition in the last generation, which was an addition to the earlier leather collection. We like this little nod towards history, even if we’re not the greatest fans of the colourway itself. First versions of Legend VII are consistent with the line’s legacy and fit the description of more conservative cleats. Everyone enthusiastic about this model can find reasons to rejoice not only in this fact, but also in the great, premium quality of leather.

It’s hard to miss the fact that in a month Nike managed to release four colourways for this model: the limited, black one, launch yellow-black, women’s and this one. That’s an impressive pace! We’re waiting now for the first Tiempo without black on the upper and wondering, if the change of the colour will somehow impact the leather quality. Let’s hope not! :)

Last week we reminded some leaks of adidas cleats, which we’re expecting to see released just after Magnetic Storm pack. Today we’re moving forward and presenting a whole new colourway. It has a lot of yellow, just like the one we think will be released next. But unlike adidas X from THIS article, this one doesn’t have a black mesh-pattern.

The shoe looks amazing and in our opinion it’s the best composition so far, maybe with the exception of the special edition for the Confederations’ Cup, but that one was not available in Poland. This is of course the beautiful top level, 17+ Purespeed with covered laces.

What’s important and gives us a lot of satisfaction, it seems that adidas is once again going to use chrome effect on soles of their most exclusive shoes. The special varnish is a beautiful addition to a good shoe and makes us feel that we’re really holding a premium shoe, even if the effect will wear off after a few uses. 

Recently Puma released their new model, Puma ONE. The cleats are leather and we weren’t expecting to see them in synthetic versions. Or rather, not in serial releases, because as we’ve known for a while, Puma intends to do some exceptions for special editions. Today we have a chance to see once again an already familiar model, this time not in catalogue photos but in real photos: silver Puma ONE.

As you can see, the upper is synthetic and this non-standard material is the only variation available for this edition. If you are at least a little bit familiar with our tastes you won’t be surprised with our praise for this silver colourway. The shoes look amazing and when joined by the unusual construction of ONE, they sum up for a really incredible release. We’re really glad to see a special edition made by Puma, because recently there haven’t been too many of them. It’s another example of how the company had something good to offer and for reasons we cannot understand decided to shelve the idea. Their carelessness was quickly spotted and used by Nike at the time of premiere of Legend VII, as we described HERE.

We don’t know the exact date of the premiere of the special edition of ONE, but our guess is that it is no accident that the photos were released now. Puma is losing people’s interest, which is why their leaks are less frequent than they used to be. It may turn out that this silver release is just around the corner.

Black cleats have recently been gaining more and more popularity and all the producers join the race offering colourways similar to competition’s, which they know are much desired by fans. But how do they know what the whole market is going to looks like a few months ahead? We have no idea, but for sure Under Armour has some good methods for that.

After Nike’s Pitch Dark and adidas’ Magnetic Storm, Under Armour released their black ClutchFit 3.0. If you read our article about adidas’ black stripe, you know how we think blackouts should be made and understand why we don’t think Under Armour does. But we're not even too upset this time.

Unfortunately, we’re writing this article out of pure journalistic duty, not so much as actual curiosity, because this is yet another model which will probably never make it to Poland. We don’t expect ClutchFit to be an outstanding model, but we’d still prefer to be able to check that out ourselves.

New Balance has officially revealed the new Audazo 2.0 football collection. Audazo is for the small-sided and futsal players who ‘Run the Game’. These players dominate the turf and court without fear and with the freedom to express themselves.

The Audazo range is worn by international futsal stars Alejandro Yepes (Spain) plus 2016 World Champion and Golden Boot Ball winner Fernando Wilhelm (Argentina).  The new collection features one small-sided colourway and one futsal colourway; Alpha Pink / Black / Tempest / Energy Lime.

Audazo Pro 2.0 Turf is specifically designed for small-sided play, with a lightweight synthetic upper for a slim fit and feel that gives you the ability to make fast moves for quick plays. The pro-form last gives unsurpassed feel and unbelievable comfort for when the action heats up. The rubber outsole provides traction and comfort, for optimal use on turf pitches. A REVlite foam midsole with lateral probank inlay gives support during cutting movements and provides underfoot cushioning.

Specifically designed for Futsal, the Audazo Pro 2.0 Court features a lightweight synthetic leather upper with breathable mesh for optimum ball control, fit and feel. The high abrasion toe cap and heel counter give excellent shoe durability, giving you the freedom to move and play at speed with confidence. The rubber indoor outsole provides traction and comfort, for optimal use on indoor surfaces.

General Manager of New Balance Football Richard Wright said, “We’ve seen a strong reaction from fans and pros to the Audazo collection to date and this new evolution of the shoes will certainly help players to show their style on the court and turf. We can’t wait to see even more players run the game in Audazo in the near future.” 

The distance separating the top players on the cleats market seems to be constantly increasing. In our minds, Nike and adidas were always the most important brands, stealing the leadership from each other recurrently. Until recently, however, Puma seemed to be on their tails. But now it’s getting harder and harder to call the brandscompanies “the top three”, because it’s becoming clear that Puma is falling behind, becoming more like Umbro and Mizuno than Nike and adidas. It’s visible especially on our Polish market, where we almost don’t see people selling their Puma cleats second handily, for example on our exchange group. The conclusion is simple – people don’t buy these shoes. But why?

The root of the problem are not cleats themselves, or at least weren’t until recently. Puma used to have really interesting EvoSpeed and very good evoPOWER, which we are going to officially present today. We say “officially present” because the shoes already had their premiere, but in truth we had to use pictures from abroad, which can be a good clue about why people don’t buy Puma. Their cleats are barely available in Poland, especially compared to Nike’s or adidas’ products. Releases come with huge delays, as it was with Puma ONE, which can hardly be bought anywhere. Right now, the launch composition is already an ancient history no one is interested in anymore. With this kind of distribution it’s impossible to achieve any kind of success.

Marketing is another problem. After a few years of fine work, Puma is back in trouble on that field, like when during Ekstraklasa matches they were promoting their shoes from two years back. Right now, it’s almost impossible to get photos of their products, and this is not only our opinion. Other media also notices this problem and point out how different the situation looks in other corners of the world, where for example they score great successes because of their cooperation with Rihanna. But in Poland, the company seems to be in a coma.

The new evoPOWER composition is beautiful. In the new photos we can see how important the silver colour is, which was barely invisible in the catalogue pictures. A great shoe in a stunning colourway, but so what? We won't buy them anyway.

It’s time for the second (after “Magnetic Storm”, read the article HERE) premiere of the last week – Nike Premier. This model is one of the side lines in Nike’s offer, released relatively recently to fill in the gap created when adidas presented their Copa Mundial  and Puma their King. The second generation of Premier has just hit the market, as we promised about two months ago.

Premier is a classical product. It has decent quality, nothing as brilliant as Mizuno’s products but also nothing that we’d find repulsive because of the artificiality of leather. And it’s relatively cheap. The second generation has not been changed much compared with its predecessor, most differences are purely cosmetic. The tongue has been altered a little (and we like that), the sewings are a bit different. The only big deal is a possibility of buying the shoe with an ANTI-CLOG sole.

In their basic version, FG Premier II, will still have the same status and will be perceived in the same way. Every now and again it will gain some fans because of the special releases which Nike likes to create. But ANTI-CLOG, the technology which prevents mud from sticking to the sole, is a game-changer. Firstly, Premier II is the cheapest boot available with this solution. If you can’t afford Superfly V or Phantom III with ANTI-CLOG but would really like to test this type of sole, this is a perfect solution to your problem. They cost as much as another adidas model on the same level, Copa 17. And if we compare these two shoes, add the need for a mix sole... We’re faced with a really interesting choice. On one hand, leather used for Copa is better than the one in Premier, but the AC sole cannot be underestimated. We think that because of this feature and general good looks, we’d decide on the Americans’ product.

But leaving these comparisons on a side for a moment, we can generally say that the new Premier is a very good shoe, that we are definitely fonder of this generation than the previous one. It’s hard not to respect the way Nike used one simple trick to put their product in a higher category and make it a real competition to similar cleats made by other brands.

Last week we saw two important premieres. Today we’re able to take a close look at all the novelties and share our opinions with you. We’ll start with a long awaited adidas collection called “Magnetic Storm”. The last time we discussed a new pack we did that basing on the premium 17+ models, so today for a change we’ll examine the professional 17.1.

Magnetic Storm is a collection of blackouts, cleats which are from definition completely black. We should mention that these sets are usually not seen on the feet of famous footballers and are less promoted by the brand. Which is quite funny, because for many people they are the most interesting and valued. In the leaks we saw three (no Copa17!) lines and they looked splendid. Will they still look just as well in reality?

They are even better! They are magnificent! We often mention how much we hate it, when the cleats which are meant to be black are “fixed” by adding an unnecessary colourful element, for example tips of the studs. adidas added a little “extra” here as well, but the dark, glittering stripes not only don’t ruin the whole design, but also are really gorgeous, as you’ll surely see in the photos.

Three years after adidas’ great revolution their offer is finally fully developed and “grownup” – and we’re not just talking about their age. NEMEZIZ is an amazing product which we recommend wholeheartedly. X17 continue its predecessor’s success and offer the same good quality. Copa is very solid, though much more expensive than Gloro, which fits more less the same category. And the final model, Ace, is the only option perfect for anyone with wide feet. All that creates a full, well thought image.

Quite often we criticize adidas, especially their policy in our Polish reality, but this time we have nothing but praise for them. Well done!

We have already grown accustomed to the yellow Nike collection, given how much attention it’s been given everywhere, but that is not the only series of products the brand has recently released. Apart from men football shoes, which actually quite often treated as unisex models, once a quarter the American company releases a special collection for women, with different designs and smaller sizes. And as expected – the time for the next one has just come.

It will be released in a few days, just like the yellow collection, but today we’re already able to take a look at each model and make a comment on it. Most female sets are brighter and more garish than male, which is why we were always so fond of them and liked them more than most boots made for us. Partially it may be because everybody is drawn towards what one can’t get, and there is no way we could buy a pair when their sizes are no bigger than 42, but there is no denying that the shoes were simply good looking.

This collection, however, is a bit different than most. There is quite a lot of black, for example the whole back of Mercurial. One side of Hypervenom is really dark as well, but the other is in a rare “aqua” colour, which balances the design a bit. Because of this lovely shade the shoe doesn’t look so dim and all in all improves the reception of the collection. Not all the models of course. Mercurial is rather toned down, while Magista, just like in the male colourway, is even in colour and has a lot of blue on in the front. And once again we think that Obra II will be the most popular boot among female players.

It’s not hard to notice the new Tiempo. Legend VII is available in a version for women from the very beginning, which means that ladies won’t be forced to wait until they get a chance to test them. And not only them – many men with smaller feet, or playing as juniors and desiring for top quality, will benefit from this collection. And please, don’t be ashamed of buying these shoes if you are boys – we ourselves would certainly buy them if we could.

The collection should soon be available in shops.Are you going to get a pair?

Last week Nike presented a new collection of cleats and NikefootballX shoes (top indoors and turfs). Once again we reached the finale of the story which began with a few leaks and now we get too see the real product on a pitch – which happened quite early this time, thanks to the Lech Poznań footballers. After Time to Shine and Pitch Dark, two collections which were released during the “gaps” between big games and therefore were not seen too often on the feet of players, this “pack” will often be seen on a pitch right from the start of the league.

As we all know by now, the collection is yellow. It was first presented quite a while ago, mainly because of the premiere of new Tiempo VII, but only now, towards the end of this week, they will be arriving in shops. Still, we are familiar with all the models by now and have a hard time choosing the prettiest one, which is a good sign. The fans of each line, those who prefer one model over the others because of its quality or construction, will not be faced with a disappointment that their favourite is less pretty than other products.

We described Tiempo time and time again, and we’ll surely get to do that many times more once we finally lay our hands on a pair. But there are some products which are still relatively new for us: indoors and turfs with “X” in the name. As you know, Nike sometimes releases NikefootballX in different designs than cleats. On other occasions, including this one, all the shoes share the same colourways. The model that catches an eye most is TiempoX Proximo, which we discussed in a separate article – HERE. The new yellow Nike collection will probably stay on the market for quite a while, so many of you may already start considering buying them before the next school year.

We mentioned this a few months ago, but given the premiere of Mizuno Rebula and a substantial number of leaks and articles on the model we think it’s time to remind you this colourway. It will probably be the next one to be released and is definitely worth attention, because pink is a quite unusual colour for this brand.

Mizuno is known to be a rather conservative brand, both in colours and materials, but sometimes they can surprise us. This model is definitely a surprise. Our opinion in Mizuno Rebula improved a lot after we got to touch the launch colourway before the official premiere. Why? Read THIS article where we share our positive thoughts on it.

Sadly, there’s not much chance that we’ll see this pink colourway in Poland, not when even the first one didn’t make it here yet. On one hand it’s not hard to understand, because Mizuno is not very popular in these parts of the world, but then again we’re always a bit disappointed when we see a wasted potential, a shoe which deserves a lot of attention, but it’s obvious even before the premiere that it won’t get much of it.

Recently we saw an incredible custom, “live” version of THESE cleats, made to mimic Predator Mania. As we stated in the linked article, some people manage to raise their fascination and passion to a divine, professional level. This handicraft is an exciting, unique way of channelling love for cleats, but we are just as fond of photomanipulations of well known and loved models. We decided to present two of our favourites here.

The first one is Superfly V in a... Superman version. The shoe designed by Lumo723 looks incredible, like another composition being a result collaboration of Nike and EASports. Part of the charm of these shoes it that they don’t and probably never will exist, but that doesn’t in any way diminish the talent of the author. We made our version of Superfly once as well – we coloured it like X 16 from Blue Blast collection, you can see the results HERE.

The other curious design is Messi 16+ Pureagility in colours borrowed from Mercurial Chapter 4 from Cristiano Ronaldo’s special series. The author titles themselves footballsilo. We’d like to sent them our respect – this model looks simply amazing and we’re sure it took a lot of work to make it. We made a colourway for this model as well, Messi 16+ coloured like CR7 Chapter 3, you can find it HERE.

The speed of releasing new Glitch compositions is amazing, we think we publish articles about them almost every week. It’s a good thing, but we are slowly running out of things to write, we are seriously considering starting posting only pictures, without any text. This time, however, we have a new paragraph to add, once again about the availability of the model.

With this brown colourway (a very attractive one, which uses to extent all the possibilities given by the synthetic upper) adidas decided to widen the area in which the Glitch is available. From now on not only people in England will be able to buy it, but also the ones from Germany – that’s closer to our redaction.

As much as this is an improvement, we are not going to pretend to be content with it. This is 2017 and such limitations are not welcome: it’s one thing to limit the quantity of the rarest, most special editions, but another completely to limit access to them only to certain regions.  That’s why this is a step in the right direction, but we wish the company started to run instead of walking.

We have a special treat for you. A person using a nick mania_expert has already surprised us many times with their samples of unreleased adidas cleats and today we can show you another one of such pictures. In them, you can see adidas Predator LZ II in an unseen version. We adore silver cleats, so it’s no surprise that this model stole our hearts immediately.

A few years ago we counted almost 20 of such samples which found their ways to the internet but never made it to the shop shelves. Apparently adidas likes making loads of prototypes and in most cases we’re really sad that the test versions never evolved into anything more. This case is no different: LZ was a brilliant model and this composition is striking, so we’d love to see it on our feet. A mix of silver and orange reminds us of two similar releases of adizero – could they be related? Maybe they were meant to be released together.

The most important premiere of the last week was obviously the new Tiempo Legend, which will surely arrive in shops soon. After seeing some promo materials on other versions of this shoe we decided immediately that we have to show you them as well, because even though the topic is less exciting than cleats, it looks very promising. Take a look at this TiempoX Proximo.

They are shoes from NikefootballX series, which consists of top level indoors and turfs. Unlike all other Proximo models, this particular one doesn’t have a sock because it would go against the spirit of Tiempo line. The previous generation was until some point interesting, but quickly started to disappoint in tests with its stiffness. This generation, however, seems to have been improved in many ways, so we’re feeling quite positive about them.

The new indoors borrow the old construction of the upper, unlike the previous generation, which introduced quite a lot of changes. A hardening stripe has been added in the front, an upper has been changed, different materials have been used in some areas – that’s about it when it comes to modifications.  The good news is that the stripe is just as wide as it has to be to do its job, but also thin and delicate enough to make the upper more elastic.

Another feature that can help with that is the quality of the material – Legend VII seems to have its upper made of splendid leather and from pictures we can tell that probably so does TiempoX Proximo II. It will probably be slightly worse than the one used for cleats, but still should be sufficient. That is a very good sign, as is using the same lacing system as in cleats – based on fly-wire system, which works its magic on the back part of the shoe in a simple but logical and innovative way.

It seems that new TiempoX Proximo will be much better than its predecessor, which was the debutant in this area. Soon it will be available in shops and we’ll make sure to examine them ourselves.

Fascination with different kinds of equipment is reaching a whole new level. We used to be one of a few sites where passion for cleats was shared, but people find more and more amazing methods of showing their love for different things and we cannot help but admire their work, especially when it’s this professional. One of the finest examples, which also happens our recent hot topic – resurrection of Predator and their legend – is this shoe.

A man calling himself “Jack the Ripper” created a product so good, that we’re having a hard time believing this is not a work of adidas after all. The level of details is stunning. Originally, the shoe was Ultra Boost model. We can imagine how the sole was transformed, but we cannot even begin to imagine how the scales were added to the upper. Incredible!

The design of the shoe is a reference to Predator Mania, we recommend taking a look at a lifestyle version of this model to fully appreciate the level of work put into this miracle. Chapeau bas to Jack the Ripper for his skills and the incredible passion, which we are proud to share with him.

As you know, adidas wants to rerelease Predator in 2018, just in time to hit the World Cup. The rumours about the expected popularity are getting louder and louder. A clash of many events is evident, as prototypes of Ace 18 have already been seen and the time when adidas did changes in their offer – evident.

The shoes you can see in the pictures are a prototype of Ace, shown recently on another bloggers site. Apparently adidas intends to shot down Ace series because of the growing interest in Predator. And we have to diminish the rumours that this interest is only a result of the upcoming remake of Predator Mania – football boots are made for years to come, not just weeks. If adidas is really reintroducing Predator, they had it planned a long time ago. How long?

If we take note of the date of the release of the last “Preds” – 2015 – and the date of rereleasing – 2018 – it becomes obvious that “killing” and “resurrecting” Predator was a planned, intentional move. Even if it’s possible to make cleats faster than in four years, let’s say two instead, the credibility of the whole “revolution” and returning to origins is weak.

adidas did a lot of bad PR with the way they shut down Predator. But all that can be forgiven if they play their cards well now. The pressure has never been greater and the expectations towards the new shoe are huge. But adidas has no one but themselves to blame – Predator is a very well defined boot, and anything different from fans’ dreams about the construction and the spirit will be a disappointing. One bad move can shutter the whole game plan! adidas, we’re asking nicely – don’t mess this up!

Last week another release of adidas NEMEZIZ hit the market, which made us really happy, no whether we like the design or not. Soon we’ll surely publish a review of this model on TEPY.PL, but for now we recommend reading an article with our first impressions on it. The new edition is a special treat for Messi. After having his line shut down, the Argentinean will now receive his personalised, special releases, like Cristiano Ronaldo does with Nike and Mercurial. We borrowed a pair to tell you what we think about them.

The shoes are black, which means it’s not really our cup of tea (unless the shoe is completely black, but that’s not the case). We can see also quite a lot of yellow and white, so in general we have the same problem with this collection as with Nike’s Pitch Dark. But the time for blackouts will come, and for now we can simply cherish the great solutions used in the upper. At first the shoe looks like a normal, slightly personalised version, but when only after we inspected it with care we noticed some unusual details.

First things first – the sole. This is not a normal NEMEZIZ underside, but the one used in Messi 16+ Pureagility. In most cases we’re not the greatest fans of reusing old soles, but in this case it’s a brilliant way of paying respect to the previous line, which is especially appropriate in an edition dedicated to Messi. Well done, adidas! But that’s not all!

The texture of the material is also unusual. In Dust Storm, a serial composition we had a normal pattern, but this one is also copied from Messi 16! It doesn’t make much applied difference, but it’s another great reference. And while the different upper doesn’t change much in practice, the sole from Messi did have some great features (thicknesses in mid-foot).

The last feature is Messi’s very own personalisation, which can be a bucket of cold water for some who liked this composition but are not that fond of the footballer. But this is the way shoes are personalised and it makes perfect sense. Clients have the same dilemma as before, but the company doesn’t face a whole “lost cause” line, which is a quarter of their offer, only a few colourways instead. We are impressed by the way adidas handled the new Messi, it’s clear that somebody gave this situation a lot of thought.

Last week, in the thunderstorm of new models and fresh leaks we missed this topic. And doubtlessly, this is not a topic to be missed! Did you know that Nike presented a new model of their leather boots, and it’s not Tiempo? You’ve heard about these cleats before, but somehow the premiere came and went without our attention. That’s why we’re eager to show you the new Premier now.

This is one of the shoes which always fits into the off-stream category. Nike designed it as a competition to adidas’ Copa Mundial. The shoe will probably never reach the same status, but it’s worth mentioning because it offers good quality - not perfect, but good - for relatively small amount of money. Every now and again it’s useful also for making some noise with special, colourful editions or – like in this case -new generations.

Perhaps one of the reasons why Premier is not often mentioned is that this model has been changed very little. The sewings on the upper are a bit different, so is the tongue, but all in all this shoe bears great resemblance to its predecessor and if you don’t know that it’s already another generation, you may not notice it. But then again, it’s probably more “updated” than adidas’ “new” X17.

We’ve never got the chance to get acquainted with the new Premier and we’re not likely to test them, because there are so many models waiting for a review (and so few legs to pick up the job). But if you like leather boots, you should definitely try them, as they are a symbol of that kind of footwear for 2017. If we manage to borrow a pair somewhere, we’ll be sure to share our opinion in a video.

Last week, one of the top stories in the cleats’ world was a premiere of a new Nike collection, Pitch Dark Pack, consisting of three lines of football shoes with black uppers. As you know, opinions on all the models vary, but this time we decided that all of them had a potential for something more. But...

We weren’t sure if this version was actually going to be released, but here they are: Pitch Dark with Anti-Clog sole, an expensive, luxurious edition with screws and which has a useful property of preventing mud from sticking to the shoe. And as we know, Anti-clog soles are always black, so it fits this design perfectly. We borrowed a pair to examine it carefully and as expected, this version makes a much better impression.

Black soles are definitely a good match with these uppers, because they eliminate some colourful elements and leave a much more appropriate amount of details in other shades. They abandon the unfortunate concepts like a white sole in Superfly and provide us with a product we needed: really black shoes. The only thing left is the company’s logo, but we can stomach that.

The other thing is the feeling of luxury, which makes feel fanciful and desire this version a lot more than the standard one. But we’re quickly brought back to Earth, because these are SG-Pro soles, which require a specific kind of grass. That’s why this time it’s not the money that’s standing us in the way, it’s the conditions. But if you have both the cash and the right pitch, they are definitely worth considering.

We already know what the Magnetic Storm collection will look like, we’ve seen countless leaks (check out X, NEMEZIZ and ACE), and so the time has come to point our attention towards a next collection. Especially because this release will probably be a limited one, so we don’t expect to see footballers wearing them, just like it happened with Dark Space for X16. That’s why serial compositions available for everybody will come soon after.

Today we’re returning to one of older leaks but with some new photos. This is probably the first colourway of this model that was leaked, even though it was not a launch one after all. A similar situation happened with NEMEZIZ, which was first seen in a blue release, not a black-white one.

This version of X 17.1 will be perfect for those who prefer calmer compositions. Our guess is that the number one in this edition will be Purespeed. Sometimes the visual difference between the two top models is not very substantial, but in this case we think it may be considerable. So we’re eagerly waiting for Purespeed!

We’ve been spending a lot of time updating you on the yellow Nike collection, but there is another one on the way which deserves some attention. It comes a bit as a surprise, as we expected to see black adidas a bit later in the year, but apparently Magnetic Storm should premiere really soon.

We have shown you X 17+ and NEMEZIZ from this collection and today we can add top Ace model, 17+ Purecontrol, to the line-up. It’s a real shame that Copa will most likely not be a part of this collection, because blackout with some interesting patterns would look really great on this model.

As we promised in the article on Lech Poznań footballers, we continue the story of the new Nike collection. While seeing these cleats on feet of players contracted by Nike is more less a speculation, the fact that the first model of the pack, Tiempo Legend VII, has been officially presented leaves no place for doubt. But is this the only presented model?

Surely you’ve seen the photo of tattooed hands lacing new Tiempo, it’s a very popular shot. What you may have missed is another, wider version of this picture, where we can see another model as well, Magista Obra II. The hands are Sergio Ramos’ and the shoes are clearly visible simply standing in a locker room. We’re not sure if this picture was released by Nike on purpose or if that was just an unfortunate official leak.

Magista Obra is probably the prettiest model from the upcoming collection. Other shoes have a lot of black on them, while Obra stresses yellow most. Do you like this model too? It’s almost time for the premiere, so we’ll all soon be able to judge with our own eyes.

It appears that not only Jasmin Burić from Lech Poznań is testing an upcoming Nike colourway. It hasn’t been officially presented by the brand yet, but we already know quite a lot about it (partly with help from the producers themselves), we’ll tell you everything in another article. The players of Lech Poznań have been testing it for the past two weeks.

We noticed it a day after we wrote an article on a cute "Kolejorza" goalkeeper, you pointed it out to us many times as well. Training sessions of the team are currently a real feast for our eyes, as we can spot almost all lines and models of cleats. Robak seems to be fond of Hypervenom Phantom, many of his younger colleagues uses yellow Mercurial. The only one we missed was the new Legend.

What is the reason for this big surprise? Grand brands don’t leave anything to chance. We’ve seen them show their cleats before the premiere in other countries now and again to make some noise and catch some media attention, and w think the reason they presented this yellow colourway this soon is to make us want it more. And clearly it worked! It’s the same way of marketing as leaks.

The date of premiere of this collection is getting closer and closer. Even as we write these words we fear that Nike will beat us and release their cleats before our article!

Last week we presented this very collection on different shoes, just as exciting as good as these ones. You can see NEMEZIZ 17+ 360Agility HERE and today we have another, “new” model for you. The quotation mark is no accident, because as we stated before in many articles, X17 can hardly be called that when it’s so similar to the previous generation.

This is what a blackout of an upcoming collection looks like. We like it both in terms of aesthetics and quality, just like NEMEZIZ. This leak fits perfectly into the pattern created with the recent Nike premieres. The new X will be completely black with a tiny exception of the brands logo, which is elegantly fitted and doesn’t destroy the general reception and the spirit of the shoe.

This X and a special edition of the new Tiempo can be presented as examples of how this kind of cleats should be made. So far, adidas doesn’t rush any leather editions of X and so we think this one will also be released only in synthetic. On the other hand, an upcoming yellow composition was leaked showing also leather upper, at least in samples.

NEMEZIZ is a seesaw: before the premiere we were not very fond of them, then we have grown very much of them. But now we see that not every composition fits our tastes. This leak, however, shows something that improves the average reception of this model a lot. This is the top edition, NEMEZIZ 17+ from a collection called CORE BLACK.

A similar one was released last year after the summer holidays and it turned out to be a hit. It was only made for X, though there was another one, a bit similar but more purple, made for Ace. adidas is about to release black NEMEZIZ with an impressive visual effect on the stripes in the top level. We expect this to be a special edition, as was the one from the last year, not used by adidas’ stars and therefore not as available as most serial ones.

As promised, today we’re posting on TEPY.PL an article connected with footballbootsdesign.com, where Zaki publishes sketches of his designs and ideas on how to make boots better. After launching the site the time has come for the first update, which we’ll shortly discuss here as well. This is a design which will bring you into contact with a still rather uncommon technology, especially when it comes to cleats – 3D printing.

It is said that 3D printing is our future because it will allow us to personalise footwear like never before and print it in our homes. In theory is makes creating shoes from a scan of our feet possible for everyone, not just for football stars. And that is all true. Many of you will ask: “why are these things not available already then and why are we not hearing about them?” But the answer is simple – the technology is not good enough yet. Zaki did some research on this field and decided to share the results with you.

Items printed in 3D are created from different synthetic materials with different properties, but so far none of the materials is fit for making shoes competitive with the models already in on the market. Try to imagine the thin material of EvoSpeed SL: its width is less than one millimetre, its elastic and resistant. The shoe itself may be less durable, but that is the effect of stitching it, not the material itself. And that kind of material so far cannot be made with 3D printing.

Propertied of the materials we already have force us to seek for new solutions. The upper must be designed in a different way, because printing is a completely different process than standard shoemaking. Some things simply have to be done in a different way, but that can sometimes be an advantage. What used to be an obstacle now may suddenly disappear thanks to this technology. Some new problems, however, are born: fragility, ventilation, comfort. Zaki’s design, though presented only in one picture, shows an idea of how a football shoe might be made with 3D printing, considering all its potential and concerns. You can read more on that topic on footballbootsdesign.com, a site with projects of football boots.

Another chapter in Puma ONE’s story, this time coming in a form of turfs. Ater many leaks shown repeatedly we can finally present you with something more fresh. As you can see, this model will be released also in a pink (or at least pinkish) version.

Unfortunately we will still have to wait for a cleats-version of this composition but we can already stars making assumptions and asking ourselves questions. This can be just another serial colourway, but maybe Puma will finally start making women’s cleats as well? So far they have never released such a model, even though their competition has been doing it for a long time.

Nike Tiempo boots, much like the professional players who wear them, have a reputation for making the exceptional look easy. “It all starts with premium leather, but with Tiempo Legend 7, we’ve integrated Nike Flyknit for a more dynamic fit and improved lockdown,” says Nike Football Designer Vianney de Montgolfier.

The result is a boot with enhanced fit and comfort that is 22% lighter than its predecessor.

The Flyknit through the midfoot encases Flywire cables that can be adjusted to preference.  Flexible, lofted Flyknit throughout the tongue area helps provide cushioned coverage atop the foot. Flyknit also helps the boot retain its shape.

To help prevent overstretching of the leather toebox, Nike developed Fit-Mesh, which makes its debut inside the Tiempo Legend 7.

“Fit-Mesh is woven to act like a Chinese finger trap. The more pressure you apply, the tighter it holds” continues de Montgolfier. “It is a floating lining attached to the raised biteline of the boot, not the leather. It helps contain your foot so the leather doesn’t have to.”

With Fit-Mesh providing stability, Nike leveraged a soft, seamless leather throughout the forefoot. The leather is fused with a thin foam that provides the touch and control benefits of quilting sans perforation.

The plush feel of the Tiempo Legend 7 extends all the way to the heel, where cushioned, articulated pods hug the foot in place.

Tiempo Legend 7 also marks the debut of the Nike Hyperstability plate, which is designed for multi-directional movements and helped shave 60 grams off the boot. The plate features a mixture of jagged conical studs, chevrons, and blades. As with all Nike Football boots, the precise traction pattern was refined through Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Completing the new look for Tiempo is a modernized logo on the heel counter. “Tiempo has inspired tremendous loyalty from legions of players,” concludes de Montgolfier. “Improving upon a beloved boot was an exciting challenge. The new innovations enhance and compliment the features players already love while significantly reducing the weight of the boot.”

Diego Maradona was and still is an important figure in Puma’s ranks, probably more than the current face of the campaign, Husain Bolt. That’s why it’s not very surprising that they keep on harking back to the Argentinean, as they probably will in future to his currently famous countryman. Puma has just presented a refreshed, exclusive version of Torero, a classical boot used by Maradona during World Cup in Spain in 1982. Recently Puma has been gathering rather negative opinions from our side. But every now and again they come up with such ideas, which show how the limited editions should be made properly – especially in context of not meritorious Glitch.

Black shoes has been remade with a bit of modernity, but fortunately upgraded materials have been used very discretely and smoothly, if we didn’t knew better, we could easily mistake them for an old, museum exhibit.

This is most likely a limited edition, but the producer did not specify how many pairs are going to be released. And because of that we can’t say for sure that these cleats will not show up in Poland, but this is exactly what our experience tells us.

In the previous article on Pitch Dark collection we showed off and gave you a lot of details from the history of cleats adding some of our own opinions. This time will be no different, when we can officially and without making Nike angry tell you about their most recent product, as much as we are able basing on these pictures.

The earlier mentioned Pitch Dark collection was not... black enough. This is meant to complement the faulty collection by adding new Legend VII in a blackout version. It’s completely black and absolutely stunning, exactly as it should be. Well done! Surprisingly, this is a limited edition, released in only 100 pairs, but sadly it seems that ours has been lost somewhere along the way. Aghhh, Polish Post, what have you done...

As we guessed from earlier leaks, it seems that “seven” has leather of exceptional quality. Nike and all the bloggers stressed this fact. This is a very good news, because until now the quality of Tiempo was under a question mark, except from the special editions.

We have written about the construction of Legend many times before, so we’ll skip that for now. We’ll wait until this colourway arrives in shops and then we’ll tell you everything about it. We find it really interesting that this premiere was so quiet, that it looks more like a teaser. This is a strategy typical for Puma, or at least it has been until recently, when they slowly started to abandon some of their traditions. Flings such as Pitch Dark show that sometimes Nike has some really good ideas and steals the show.

People interested in cleats quickly learn to see some patterns, designs returning over and over again. In most cases standstills are a bad thing, but sometimes, when a product is unusually good, we cheer when we get a chance to see its another release. In other cases, we are not sure what to think about certain products, collections and special approaches. One of such cases is Nike’s experiments with black. The newest collection brought this subject to our minds and made us wonder.

The American company has recently presented a quite a different approach than with a bright, starry Time to Shine collection. New compositions of Mercurial, Magista and Hypervenom have been revealed – yes, only the three, without Tiempo Legend. Or rather, maybe there is Tiempo as well, but that’s a completely different story, for another article. You have seen the leaks of these most recent cleats on TEPY.PL. Nike has once again surprised us with an unexpected premiere, because we thought these shoes would be released later.

Pitch Dark is a well known concept, we remember other collections with this name from back when Vapor IX was in circulation, a model very unusual back in those days, because it was available in two versions of the upper: pseudo-leather and synthetic. This time, when there is no Tiempo, the diversity has been slightly limited. As you can see, the cleats are black – we like this colour on shoes, but when we expect black cleats we want them to be actually black. Here, we can see some white soles and other elements, splashes of different shades added here and there. What we get is not exactly what we hoped for, just like when blackout Academy Pack was released.

We should adress the lack of Tiempo. The reason for this is because the current generation is being cancelled and the next one will be released soon. Nike is doing exactly the same thing as they did when Tiempo “five” was being presented. The collection preceding the premiere was Tech Craft Pack, the leather versions of cleats which did not include Legend V. Instead, another, complementing black-white-gold design has been added later.

The new Pitch Dark Pack may be liked by many, we admit that Superfly V seen from above look like cool cats. But all in all what we see is a wasted potential and the previous collection, even though far from perfect, was much prettier than this one.

There have been quite a lot of tournaments recently and even more especial equipment prepared for them. Cleats from NIKEiD designed for our team for UEFA Champions League or the ones adidas prepared for the Confederations Cup are just two examples, but not the only ones. Most of our readers may not be aware of this (sadly), but another interesting event is on schedule. In July in Netherlands a women’s EURO will take place.

Today we’re able to present an official ball made for this tournament by adidas. The design is similar to Krasava known from Ekstraklasa, but this one is a bit more orange. Unfortunately, we won’t see our lovely team playing with it in the championship.

There is a model we cannot stop thinking about – NEMEZIZ, but not the one with studs. It’s true that 17+ which Zaki is currently testing seems to gather only positive opinions, but this is not the model we’re fond of most. The one we’re thinking about is not exactly meant for football, but something close.

Quite recently adidas started implementing all of their designs created for cleats in TR (also known as TRAINER) versions. They are “normal” training shoes, not meant for long runs but perfect for warming up. Most of these models don’t make our hearts been faster, but NEMEZIZ really caught our attention. We will soon tell you why in one of the next TEPY TALK episodes.

Today we’re presenting a leak of one of the future colourways for this model. The composition is called OCEAN STORM and will soon be released. Another model from this collection was NEMEZIZ 17+ 360Agility, which we have showed HERE.

We are honestly surprised that we still have so many articles to write about Puma One even after its premiere. Paradoxically, it often happens that after the release of a model we stop paying it so much of our attention, unless the producer sends us a pair for testing that is. But in this case it seems that Puma ONE might not have made an impact in social media at first, and only now it is a common guest in many leaks.

The composition we’re presenting today is no stranger to you, but this is the first time we’re able to show it in “real” photos. This is also one of the first occasions in general to see Puma ONE in something else than a graphics, and therefore to try to assess the quality of materials. What do you think about Puma’s youngest child?

If you think there’s something wrong with this picture, you are correct. The sole, especially its back part, is different from what we normally see. The shape resembles AG, but the studs are exactly the same as in FG, so that is not the answer. The back of this ONE reminds us of a sole from New Balance Visaro II, which is not the best association. This may be a sole experiment or maybe it’s a more permanent change which we’ll eventually see in a final product. Time will tell.

As cleats-freaks we perceive the world perhaps a little bit differently than most people. Sometimes we feel as even the producers don't understand and appreciate fully the products they create and how important they are to some. Every now and again we see models which are terribly designed or poorly made and at the very same time those who were considered solid models, imperfect but pushing the market in the right direction and being an important part of football life, are being cancelled. A new product is an unknown, while the past is familiar and breeds sentiment. Recently we saw that Puma is not particularly good at giving a proper farewell to a product which people like and respect. Moreover, given the country of origin of this company, it looks like this is a national feature.

You may not know this, but Puma and adidas were founded by two brothers. At first they worked together, but then they started having different opinions and plans, so they decided to follow down the same path, but separately. One of them created adidas, the other - Puma. There was no lost love between brothers and, as the rumour has it, they never made peace in their lives. This analogy may be a bit farfetched, because after all we’re talking “only” about shoes, but it does make sense in a way.

Two of the three grand brands on the football market had a huge impact on how the cleats have been developing over the years. The magnificent Predator, which made adidas the company with more importance, had dozens of editions and was a true game-changer on the market, and that is also why it was so hard to believe that the brand chose to shut it down in such an awful, scandalous way. Since then, adidas has been trying to make up for the unfortunate finale and release some re-editions of the older models, sending a clear message that the ones which came after were simply not good enough.

We thought about this subject after seeing how carelessly Puma cut down EvoSpeed after launching ONE. It’s true that this line has been more-less in a coma for the last few years and changed its name more often than its construction, with the exception of a really cool SL series. But for us EvoSpeed is not just this model, but also its direct predecessor V, for example the brilliant V1.08, which became a symbol of Puma’s input into the world of cleats. How could they just simply forgo a product that important? Perhaps it’s because cleats are made by men, and men often care more about themselves than about the spirit of a product they created and the emotions they awake in consumers.

After the premiere of ONE we can start putting in order all the leaks we gathered in the last few months. We have more information now and we know that since the launch colourway was eventually the white-orange one, we shouldn’t expect any surprise CAMO compositions. That’s why we can finally give each design a more-less correct number.

Today we’re reminding a black edition, which you can see in a new picture. This is the second release of this model and we think we will see it rather soon. Many elements characteristic for this brand have been abandoned, but the following compositions are still designed to contrast each other.

Recently we informed about one of the future colourways for NEMEZIZ and apparently the news has been received as that the white-black-orange cleats were to be next in line of premieres. To straighten things out – they are not. The next NEMEZIZ to be released is probably this edition dedicated to Leo Messi:

As you know, NEMEZIZ stole our hearts with its brilliant quality. They have this one little flaw – they chafe easily – but apart from that they are much better than we anticipated. Those few people who are the grand fans of Messi and enjoyed his cleats will not be disappointed. Let us remind that these editions are different from normal, serial colourways: they have changed sets of colours and MESSI inscription instead of NEMEZIZ. Another interesting topic is how adidas personalises the normal editions for “the Flea” and you can read everything about it HERE.

Out of the blue, Puma ONE was presented this Saturday. That is surprising, because considering the impact this model has on Puma’s offer, we expected to see a huge marketing campaign to be launched, and instead everything happened with almost no media attention. We were really disappointed that EvoSpeed was not given a proper goodbye and that the official launch of ONE was somehow overshadowed by other, less important events. And it doesn’t have a CAMO version either. Oh, well...

We seem to be the only people who actually have an idea on how to deal with this model and how to welcome it in the right way. That’s why we decided to take task which would normally be executed by the producer - as much as we can, that is. Puma ONE replaces evoTOUCH and EvoSpeed on the market. Its construction is similar to the former, because it’s one of the “tall” shoes, the ones with a so called “sock”. Surprisingly though, it has a leather upper, like the TOUCH model, with few sewings and therefore potentially soft and loose one.

The launch colourway is white, and hence rather unusual in style when it comes to designs made for premiere models of this brand. It’s calm and dignified in every way. You have seen many combinations of these cleats and you know what to expect for them in the nearest future. Leather boots have a unique style and should always be celebrated as such.

We won’t discuss Puma ONE in terms of their general quality, or at least we won't give any opinions on it yet. But if we were to guess, an upper built this way will not provide good feeling of a ball. The shoe could use really superb material, but seeing these synthetic, enamelled stripes we are not overly excited about it. In general, Puma ONE seems to be an epitome of being late. Shoes with socks are a phenomenon born a few years ago, and if Puma decides to start making them now they no longer look like a strong company which doesn’t bow to the pressure of publicity but like a company which simply missed the moment.

This week will finally let us see an image painted inside our heads become reality. One of the latest leaks on TEPY.PL contained two special editions of adidas cleats, which the company managed to keep secret for surprisingly long. Both models are prepared for the Confederation Cup which has just started off in Russia. The German brand has proven in the last few months that whenever they can, they emphasise their involvement as sponsor by releasing really pretty editions of cleats.

Top models from lines X and Ace, that is X17+ Purespeed and Ace 17+ Purecontrol, have been given this special treatment. No cheaper model will be a part of this edition, but given that (sadly) the product will only be released on a few markets anyway, it doesn’t bother us too much. We have spoken of the quality of this model times and times again, so you already know everything about that (let’s just remind that we have completely different opinions on both of them) and we’re going to move on straight to discussing the visuals.

Saying that X17 is the most beautiful reveal of this line may be an overstatement, since that it was only released a month ago, but when looking at this composition and bearing in mind all the leaks of the future ones, such description seems quite correct. These cleats are stunning as well, both X and Ace.

The composition is related to the ball used for the matches, Kraava, the same one that is being played in other prominent leagues, such as futbolsport.pl league :P The design of the uppers is inspired by famous Russian rubies. That is a very original idea for both the colour and the pattern, and will look especially well in contact with the ball. As usual, these editions are beautifully crafted in every way imaginable.

This is another article which is only dictated by our journalistic duty, and not born from pleasure of dealing testing a good product. adidas has a model called Glitch, which is only available for people with a special code. The code is spread from one person to another, but there is another limitation – the product is only available in England.

For months we’ve been mentioning this sad information in all of our articles on Glitch, but maybe it’s time to remind you for a change what these cleats really are. This idea has been first used for F50 TUNIT, but this time cleats can be put together from a smaller number of elements: only two. There is an inner sock, which is put on first, and then there is an outer part with an upper. The fun part is that you can buy one sock and countless uppers, which (in theory) would spare us some money.

The new release is really great and immediately makes us think of Puma’s most original cleats released over the years (though for some reason recently there’s been much less of them). From the number of uppers released so far we deduce that the process of their production is much simpler than normally. We like it, but we’d love even more if we could just get one pair. This is a case where “limited” becomes much more irritating than exciting.

We think that we set a new record when it comes to a number of Mizuno-related articles in one week. But given that we never skip an opportunity to show you whatever piece of news comes into our possession, today we’ll share tow more leaks. This time, however, they are not focusing on cleats premiering in the next few months, but sometime in 2018. It’s a weird feeling, but from now on talking about next year’s products will happen more and more often.

The first one is another edition of Rebula. We have just shown you a white colourway which will soon arrive in shops (oh, will it?) after the holidays, and then we’ll start looking forward to this one. It’s brighter; white has been mixed with silver. We weren’t convinced to the previous leak, but this one looks brilliant in our eyes.

And there it is: yet another Mizuno Morelia Neo II colourway. The Japanese company releases their compositions less often than the competition, but in spite of that Neo may in fact be a shoe with the greatest number of colourways in history. Especially when you count the ones from an almost identical previous generation as well. The design... It’s alright. We could gladly accept one pair in Made in Japan edition.

We feel obliged to inform you that another colourway for Under Armour cleats has been released. The third generation of Clutch-Fit has just seen its another incarnation. Let us remind that when they were first released, they were meant to be a shoe similar to Nike’s Magista, but in the end their fate was quite different.

On one hand the shoe is quite minimalistic and not much is happening on its upper, which has the same colour and texture on the entire area. This is probably the most important element in the producers’ eyes. We didn’t have a chance to touch them – which says a lot about their availability in Poland – but we think that the patterns are not flat, but slightly raised. That feature makes them more similar to Predator or Laser then Magista.

We don’t expect this to be a very good shoe, even though it has some well thought elements here and there. Surely the designers had some clever ideas, such as this sole, where a harder hart is clearly separated from the front. Nevertheless, this idea comes more likely from Under Armour’s experience with running shoes than from knowledge about football reality, and that is simply not enough to make proper cleats which could win the market. This week we have released quite a lot of articles finished with negative words, but perhaps that sums up why the small brands, which have been written about a lot, are the small brands and not the big ones.

This week is surprisingly rife with less popular brands making it to articles on TEPY.PL. After leaks of catalogue pictures of white Mizuno Rebula we’re returning to the topic now with real-life photos presenting these cleats. For those of you who are not yet familiar with this model we recommend reading our earlier articles, because if you care more about quality and about designer thingamabobs, this is a perfect model for you.

We have already described the construction of this model in detail and so now we’d rather focus on its appearance. Most white cleats are pretty, maybe because while once it was considered extravagant, now it seems to us very classical and dignified. When mixed with black and blue it loses some of its charm, but all in all it’s still quite attractive.

When we think about a next edition, we’re just hoping that it will remain fresh and new instead of slowly turning into the boredom known from Morelia Neo, a model which remained unchanged for years. We respect Mizuno’s consistency and desire to keep their style, but we thing they would benefit more from releasing new models more often than every five years, after all the ideas for more-or-less original ideas for colourways have been used.

In the pictures we can see the shoes from a different, so far unseen perspective. They look really cool and will surely stand out on a pitch. Let’s hope that at least a few pairs will show up in Ekstraklasa as well, because that would greatly help us to convince you to buy them.

Let’s make a note – Nike showed some new balls. This topic will surely return many times during the time between seasons and not just in terms of Nike. Let us remind that this is the last time when Bundesliga uses adidas’ Torfabrik, because from now on they will have a different sponsor. That sometimes happens when companies spend more and more money on marketing and sometimes are not able to provide for some other parts of the business. But Spain, England and Italy seem rather stable in these terms.

The ball which is going to be used by the stars of these leagues is still Ordem. We don’t have many photos to show you, but it seems that not much has been changed in terms of technology and the only real upgrade is in fact the design. But we realise that a ball is only a ball and not much can be altered there, so we’re not going to whine about the lack of progress. At least not this time. Next year, however, is a big chance to show off because of the World Cup – though that is a chance for adidas, not for Nike.

We are only slowly cooling down after the premiere of adidas NEMEZIZ, and the brand is already heating things up with photos of what supposedly are early prototypes of this model. They have been flowing through the internet for some time now and we thought this is a right moment to make some commentary about them and show them to all those who didn’t come across them yet.

The pictures are interesting mostly because they show a different form of NEMEZIZ than the one released or known from all the leaks. The construction seems intact; in fact some photos show even better that the upper is in fact not made of stripes of material. If you take a closer look at the red material in the front, you’ll notice that the stripe is only an imitation of joining of materials and underneath the upper is even.

Unfortunately, these shoes have probably not been actual stages of development of this model, but only a half-product created for marketing purposes. We had a chance to take a look at similar shoes during the premiere of Nike Hypervenom Phantom III in Munich, and even though we suspect that some of them were only made for that occasion, they still presented a range of options and ideas abandoned at some point. These photos, on the other hand, show nothing more than different colour sets.

It’s already June, the time of premieres and changes. adidas presented NEMEZIZ, Nike is preparing their surprise, but what about Puma? Recently they released new VIGOR 3D, but generally we have no idea what their plans are. We’re just hoping that this is just a silence before the storm :)

Puma will soon introduce Puma ONE, which we’re presenting today in some brand new pictures. This is a standard launch colourway, but there may be some other surprises ahead (hopefully!), including CAMO, a trademark of this brand. But apart from these two, we thing there are some other interesting events coming.

When Puma ONE will begin its life, two other models will be shut down. evoTOUCH won’t be missed too badly, because it didn’t have much to offer anyway, but EvoSpeed and its predecessor, model “V”, are symbols of the company with a cat logo. Puma is known for incredible limited editions and we were hoping to see such editions made to celebrate the end of EvoSpeed. Will they say goodbye in that way? If not, there won’t be a real storm after all, only a little bit of rain.

Recently we’ve been talking a lot about Under Armour Spotlight cleats in the innovative, laceless version. After the first leak from last year there hasn’t been much information about this model, so we even started to think that the idea has been abandoned. But apparently that’s not the case and the premiere must be getting close, because we hear more and more about this shoe.

The best and the most famous footballer playing for UA, Mamphis Depay, has been spotted wearing these cleats while training. And not even blackouts, but an official colourway already. So far, UA has only been good at making pretty designs and the quality of their products left much to be desired. Is this time going to be different?

It doesn’t appear so. This is of course a fresh idea and we’re really interested about this shoe, but in the end replacing laces with a “zip” of some kind doesn’t seem to be the smartest idea. Apart from some good marketing, the shoe doesn’t bring much to the table. And for real footballers marketing is far less important than the real game.

It turns out that Mizuno must have released their new cleats, Rebula. Funny thing is that we only noticed it after carefully reading all the official press releases, but didn’t come across any real marketing campaign, nothing that would clearly indicate that the premiere actually did take place. From our perspective, it seems that our articles presenting this model on TEPY.PL a few months ago was in fact the best marketing the shoe has ever got :) And just like back then, today we have something new to show you related with this topic.

The novelty is a new Rebula colourway. We were very, very positive in our reception of these cleats, and all of our thoughts on them you can find in THIS article with first impressions and THIS video on our YT channel, an episode of TEPY TALK series. We don’t think we can hope for much when it comes to distribution in Poland, but the shoe is so good that it’s worth our attention nevertheless.On the top you can see model Rebula 1, a professional level, but not a Premium Made in Japan model. Apparently, this release won’t have such version – what a shame. Earlier, we were discussing this MiJ edition and that’s the one which won such high praise from us.

We also attached photos of two lower quality versions. They are not so interesting for us, but still worth posting – and who knows, maybe they will turn out to be relatively good and worth our recommendation? TEPY.PL always tries to see things from clients’ perspective.

Even though X17 has been upgraded from the previous generation the way Morelia Neo II has been from I, this is still a good shoe, which manages to pull through because of its quality. After all, generations are released each year, so a life of a model is relatively short, and this edition is simply very pretty. What we missed in X16 was some special releases, such as the one made for EURO or a “dragon” edition. Perhaps this time we’ll see more of them and today we have something that may indicate changes.

A special edition of X17+ Purespeed made for Confederation cup has been leaked. This tournament, which may not sound familiar to many of you, is the final rehearsal held in Russia before the Mundial. That means that cleats in the pictures should be released quite soon.

We love this design, it seems really interesting. We think that the “dotted” graphics has been replaced with something else, maybe even the entire material has been changed. Let’s just hope that we’ll be able to test that ourselves, because so far these editions have always been a rare thing on Polish market.

Recently, Nike has been busy with serving us quite a lot of cleats dedicated to certain footballers. There were special editions from NIKEiD for members of young Polish representation, we know that Neymar’s Mercurial is being prepared, but what you’re about to see came to us a as a real surprise. The American company presented a special Superfly V for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The shoe is in Portugal’s national colours and has a bit of gold on the swoosh, sole and other details. Another Portuguese accent has been added on a beautiful back. On the inside of the upper there is a CR7 logo known from previous, serial releases. But the most surprising thing is...

This shoe won’t be available even in a number of 10 pairs! Apparently, only Ronaldo will be given a pair and perhaps we’ll see him wearing them for the Confederations Cup in Russia. As you’re about to see, this tournament will bring many interesting twists in the world of cleats.

It rarely happens that a shoe is released and not made available for buying even in very limited amounts. On one hand it’s a good move, because it makes this one pair more desirable (and worth more money) than ever. But on the other it’s a shame than no one will buy them, even though we ourselves can’t really afford them, not to mention that usually all such pairs are gone within seconds.

The interesting part is that if these cleats are only made for Ronaldo, than a personalised version with a shorter sock must also be made. Most likely, these are some earlier samples which will be leaked at some point and sold on eBay for astronomical amount of money.

The main event of the past few weeks was obviously the match of our senior national team against Romania, but surely some cleats-freaks noticed another reason for excitement, which will gain much more attention after the weekend. Poland is hosting European Under-21 Championship, and so in some cities – not even the biggest ones, which is a nice idea – we’ll soon see the brightest stars from teams under 21 years old. And apart from young talents presenting their skills we’ll witness some white and red accents in equipment.

We are rather surprised with this, because these kinds of PR actions are usually held worldwide, but apparently Nike decided to share some of their glamour with the event. Or at least that’s how we perceive it, and we think we’re quite up to date with such things. Most fans may not find anything more interesting that all the actions on a pitch, but others will notice that some players on contracts with Nike will be playing in special cleats created with NIKEiD system. Among those entitled are Bielik, Kownacki, Bednarek, Kapustka and Lipski.

We saw the shoes in all their glory on Instagram, where each player posted a special video on their InstaStory. Lipski and Kownacki received Mercurial Vapor, Bednarek and Bielik Tiempo Legend, Kapustka – Superfly. Each day we hear about more and more names added to this list and if it wasn’t for the fact that some of the players from our team are probably contracted by adidas, we would have an incredibly rare occasion to see an entire team using the same special – white and red – colourway.

The design of these cleats is really attractive. All the patterns are available for sale on NIKEiD and moreover, we noticed that some of them can also be ordered in HG sole version, which is a rare situation. This is a great move that Nike made, but we cannot help but wonder – if NIKEiD is, after all, a system which allows personalising cleats better, then why are there no IDs, names or nicks, all the most personal parts of identification on the footballers’ shoes?

Many times we’ve been accused of spoiling the fun with our leaks (not by you, obviously, but by the producers), and we’ve seen so many cases when they to exactly the same thing and show their products too early on purpose. Apart from footballers testing cleats we can name some more actions, such as Nike showing officially their boots a few months before the premiere or recent presentation of t-shirts for the next season even before the finale of the current one.

A similar situation we saw with adidas and a ball for Europa League: they just presented what the ball will look like. Visually it is clearly pointing towards a cup, but what we like most about it is the construction. The patches and the material seem to hark back to adidas’ balls popular a few years ago, when their products felt more plastic and seemed more technologically advanced. We remember warmly products like SPEEDCELL, and so we have positive first impressions on this new ball.

Recently we showed these shoes as the first ones in the world and today we bring you more news about them. Mizuno presented dark blue-green Mizuno Morelia Neo. In case you missed them, here’s our article about these cleats (CLICK) and be sure to check out also our TELPY TALK video about them.

For a few years Mizuno has insisted on giving us the same cleats all over again, which is a really annoying habit. On the other hand, the quality of their products remains unchangingly splendid, and this new model is no exception. The presentation of this Mizuno’s Neo II composition made us think of another model, new Rebula. We’re really excited about those, because all the signs show that they will be brilliant.

At the beginning of this week we mentioned women’s NEMEZIZ and today we can tell you something about another such model released recently by the German brand. This dark blue Ace 17.1 L is the second such edition of these shoes; the first one premiered just after the breakout of the new generation back in November.

As you can see, Ace designed for women has a different construction than the one for men. The lacing is a mix of traditional holes with loops on the top and the tongue is normal, instead of being smoothly connected with the rest of the upper, as in male version. Visually this model is not striking, but anyway, we feel obliged to notify you about the premiere.

Recently we were getting excited about leak of one of the future releases of Copa 17 and wondering, if the said leak showed a model that will actually be released of if that was just another started but abandoned project. Finally, the mystery is solved and the truth turned out to be even more fascinating than we anticipated. This is a part of a collection which adidas designed in cooperation with another brand, KITH.

We admit, we don’t know much about KITH. It’s a kind of fashion company and has nothing to do with football, so we didn’t really bother to find out more. After all, catwalk and field don’t have much in common. The only thing of importance we found about this brand is that they one collaborated with Puma and helped them create four interesting editions of EvoSpeed model. Do you remember them?

This time also won’t end with just one model. A special collection will consist of the earlier mentioned Copa 17.1 with a beautiful design mimicking cobra’s skin and great leather quality, and also its lifestyle version, Copa 17.1 Ultraboost. We were hoping that a leak of white BOOST meant a white Copa as well, but unfortunately that’s not the case: white shoes for walking and black for playing is what we’ll get. But still, both pairs look stunning, so shut up and take my money.

There are also some surprises in store. Ace 17+ Purecontrol is another model included in this set, and this time we’re not too excited about it. Colour has been changed and a logo added, that’s it. It get’s nowhere close to Copa’s brilliance, not to mention that we’re not very fond of Purecontrol in general. Lifestlye version, however, looks much more interesting, with its salmon pink colour. This model is the definition of pure class and a product which seems to be simply designed for us.

To top up, there are two more models in this collection. One of them is a yellow classic designed to hark back to older Copa editions – a quite pretty one, but nothing breathtaking. Unlike the final product on the list, a white Purecontrol TANGO. The choice of colours and a unique sole make it incredibly attractive.

All this is being joined by a whole set of clothes. This entire collection is a perfect choice for those who live with cleats on a daily basis, and amazing Copa 17.1 COBRA has a quality that cannot go unnoticed. The sad part is, we are sure that none of these products will make it here, to Poland.

It’s time for some more opinions about new adidas’ cleats. In the previous article we spoke of X 17.1, before that about NEMEZIZ. Today we’re returning to the youngest model replacing Messi 16. We already described the standard version and today we’ll take a close look at the premium level: 17+ 360Agility. What’s important, this article can be treated as an introduction to a full review, which will hopefully be published on this site at some point. Since adidas is not interested in cooperation with us, we decided to buy the shoes on our own to test it and share with you our opinion.

As we remember, 360Agility doesn’t have laces. This is becoming an increasingly popular solution, associated especially with Purecontrol, a shoe of which we are not the greatest fans. The top quality NEMEZIZ is interesting mostly because it lacks a tall collar that could make up for the loss of tightness in lower parts of the shoe and eventually provide decent quality. Can this construction pass the test here? We’re glad to tell you that in our opinion it will.

New NEMEZIZ 17+ is rather difficult to put on and may be challenging especially for people who don’t have much experience with this king of footwear. Those who has ever had Nike DF cleats and watched our tutorial on YT on how to put them on shouldn’t have much trouble, nevertheless, they are tighter than most. And let’s take note that this is an opinion of a person with a narrow foot, so those with different build will have an even bigger challenge. But it’s still not half as hard as it was with old Zhero Gravity – putting these on was a real nightmare. We wonder if Danis Daković, their creator who moved on from Nike to adidas, had anything to do with this model.

Once we have them on our feet we can feel pleasantly tight upper. When you’re holding these cleats in your hands they may seem stiff, there is no “material” elasticity to be spoken of. We gave the boots to somebody not experienced with football equipment and they thought that this must be “some kind of a cheaper model”, because of this stiffness. Truth be told, this really isn’t a shoe which looks like it’s worth 1400 PLN, and this is precisely how much they cost. Luckily, all the negative impressions need to be revaluated.

When wearing them we are certain, that the boots fit our feet perfectly. In an article on 17.1 we informed that the inside of NEMEZIZ is lined with thin foam, the kind used in the back part of the shoe, under an ankle. We’ve never seen something like this and we are really impressed with comfort and fitting it provides, at the same time allowing the upper to remain thin. We can’t comment on the stiffness before testing cleats on a pitch, but we don’t think this is goingto be a problem.

Another interesting matter is the sole. We like it a lot, but there is something that could have been done better. A sticker on a shoe tells us that the visual effect on the sole dill disappear after using it a few times. The thing is, we can barely see the said effect at all. It’s a kind of coral-glittering paint, but it’s been sprayed over a transparent material, so it’s hard to even notice it. What a shame.

Our first impressions on NEMEZIZ 17+ 360 are very positive, which makes us feel better about the incredible amount of money we decided to spend on it.

We will be talking a lot about NEMEZIZ, especially because we were the first ones to see them in real, and not just the orange colourway that we described a few weeks ago (CLICK), but also a launch one, which we managed to examine closely in a shop. And what’s interesting – though not many people know about it – another one has already been released.

The said composition is designed for women. Recently we’ve been talking a lot more about Nike’s ladies’ collections, but let’s not forget that adidas makes those as well. You have probably seen this model already in one of leaks on TEPY.PL, but back then we didn’t know that it’s a women’s colourway.

This set of colours seems to be a common theme in adidas’ women’s colourways (though there aren’t so many of them), because female X 16.1 was also white-red. We got hold of those before the premiere as well and were stunned by them. These... well, they are not as brilliant. Let’s just hope that next attempt will be better and, more importantly, that they and all other women’s adidas colourways will be available in Poland more often.

The most anticipated premiere of the past few days was certainly adidas’ NEMEZIZ, but given that we had them before the premiere and already gave you our opinions on them, we were more excited about new X. The “new” part may not be obvious if you’re not looking closely, since, as we stated before, this generation is visually similar to the previous one. But we’ve learned not to judge things too early: Nike might have not changed a lot in Superfly when releasing the fifth generation, but the quality was improved a lot nevertheless. That’s why we’re so curious about the new X 17, even more than about NEMEZIZ.

Last week, the new cleats arrived in shops, including X17+ Purespeed (that’s right, the name Purechaos has been changed). Today, however, we’ll be looking at 17.1 because their predecessor, 16.1, was extremely popular and many of you must be curious about the updated version. So, how did adidas’ most popular model change and what do we think about those changes?

The most important element is obviously the upper, because it’s the only part which looks different. Somebody commented on Facebook that this mesh looks a bit delicate. Well, apparently there’s no need to worry about that. Now we can tell you, that all the things assumed when seeing this model in leaks but before touching it were wrong. The outer layer of X 17 is not mesh after all and the shoe has not been changed. At all. The dots on the upper are just a part of the painted pattern and the surface is in fact almost completely smooth.

That is a bit worrying. With so little changes we can say that X17.1 is nothing more than refreshed visuals. In fact, some colourways prepared for 16.1, such as Viper Pack, had more innovation than this entire generation, which only introduces only a new number. We examined the entire shoe from toes to heel and we can’t see a single meaningful change, anything that would improve the quality. The only things we spotted are a lack of hollows which helped with ball control and a slightly different facture of the collar’s material.

We tried to be optimistic about this shoe and stated that sometimes even small changes can be meaningful. But adidas did absolutely nothing with this generation, which is hard to accept. The desire for something new has not been satisfied at all. Nevertheless, this is still a very good shoe, just as the previous version was. And we admit that this new design is really impressive, X 17 looks great. Good news for us is that when we finally buy 17.1 we’ll be able to tell everybody our opinions not only about this model but about X 16.1 as well.

This week is full of new releases and first impressions on them. We’re going to start with a thing which is perhaps not the top priority on the list, but which caught our attention because of good feelings we had about both the model and the composition after seeing earlier leaks.

We’re talking about black/yellow evoPOWER VIGOR. We were lucky enough to receive one pair in a launch colourway from Puma and our redaction had really positive opinions on it. The colourway that was officially presented last week met our expectations, because even though it’s not exactly as crazy and garish as we normally prefer, it is both calm and full of class and spirit at the same time.

As it often happens, the key to the success was putting all the elements of the shoe in the perfectly calculated places. It’s not an easy task, given that what we always care about most is making the shoe as practical as possible, which doesn’t necessarily imply good looks. But in this case Puma managed to combine both.

As experts in this field, we feel obliged to mention (with much resistance) about two new leaks of New Balance Visaro II. This model has rarely been seen on TEPY.PL and even before the premiere we awarded it with a title of the ugliest shoe in history – hardly a high praise.

We have two designs to present: the first one is synthetic, black and green with pink accents. All in all, it’s nothing special. The other one is most likely a special edition, because we can see a leather upper. We generally enjoy white cleats, but even this colour is not enough to save this model.

New Balance is definitely a company which started making cleats by accident, simply trying to make some more money on people who are in love with products with the letter N. They don’t seem to have any real ideas, they don’t offer anything innovative, fresh or at least well made. And we know that they are able of making nice shoes, such as Furon Hydra. But this model is neither good nor pretty, that’s all.

Dust Storm collection was released by adidas quite unexpectedly, because all the leaks we published never inclined a real date of the premiere. Obviously, the model which caught the spotlight was NEMEZIZ, but all the others will make it to shops as well. And what’s next? The design of Ace in the said collection can help us figure out future plans of the company.

On the black and white shoe with yellow accents we spotted a characteristic pattern. In this article, we’re presenting photos of a model leaked a few months ago. After seeing how this colourway was decorated and knowing what the most recent Ace from “Dusty” collection looks like, we wouldn’t be surprised to see this dark blue- turquoise design released next. Visually... they are not striking, just like the current composition isn’t. But NEMEZIZ and X will make people buy it anyway. Releasing not very attractive shoes right now is a clever, safe way of planning production. All the factory and man power of adidas, all of their marketing is focused on what’s new, that way their offer may seem rich, but they are artificially pointing everyone towards only certain models.

In the pictures you can see two new models: tall Ace 17.1 Primeknit and low-cut Ace 17.1 Leather. The latter is a true jewel in adidas’ crown. It’s a shame that is seems to be treated without much care and interest, because it’s an excellent model. We recommend everybody considering them, while they are still in offer.

 Leaks become reality and as we’re already getting used to NEMEZIZ being released, we’re now focusing on another model, which we find even more interesting than the freshly introduced line. Because the best thing about NEMEZIZ was that they were something new, while X is practically identical to its previous generation. But in this case we can at least be certain that this is a very good product, as opposed to NEMEZIZ, the quality if which remains a mystery for now.

After an experimental X15 model, the German brand completely stole the market with X16. Footballer praised it, it was pretty, well designed and relatively inexpensive. The next generation, X17, is almost exactly the same, with the exception of material of the upper (and maybe some other minor details). However, we’ve learnt from our experiences with Nike and their Superfly V and now we realise, how significant can those seemingly small changes be.

In this article we’re presenting colourways which will most likely be released after the white collection. The first ones we’ll are probably the yellow ones, here in X 17.1 version, followed by green ones. In the picture you can see them in 17+ Purechaos edition. This design is so far our favourite one.

Most models available on the market are designed for people who value lightness of their footwear. A side effect of this lightness, at least in general opinion, which we agree with, is that shoes are far less resistant and durable. On the other hand, there are some boots now, which are connecting both desired features. What is our point here? Not so long ago we mentioned that Puma released new EvoSpeed FRESH, at which you can take a look HERE. Today we’re gladly returning to this model with another colourway.

When it comes to construction, you can find all the details in the article linked above. FRESH is known for its brilliant design, perfectly tailored to the needs of modern customers. This colourway is just as amazing as the launch one, and you know how much we loved that one. There are a lot of vibrant colours here, which are gaining more and more popularity nowadays.

This colourway seems a bit familiar and it reminds us of a similar, launch one created for the first generation of FRESH. The upper is a mix of blue and yellow. Te front part is blue and then it proceeds smoothly through a gradient to green in the middle. The final touch is white Puma logo.Puma EvoSpeed FRESH is a really interesting model, not just visually, but in terms of its construction as well. It’s a shame they are not very popular, because they would look stunning on a pitch.

I don’t have any trumpets or words full of pathos for you, instead I have an invitation, an introduction of a new idea. This is not exactly a part of TEPY.PL project, but I hope that those most crazy about cleats among you will follow it with the same interest. What I’m about to pass to you is a more personal project. Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present footballbootsdesign.com, a website which will allow you to see the next steps I take on my way to fulfil my dreams.

For many years I’ve been putting a lot of time, effort and passion into the topic of football shoes. Thanks to this engagement and, let’s face it, huge help and appreciation from the producers of footwear, I had a chance to gather some experience, which is unique worldwide (well, even if not unique, it’s a rare thing). I spent years assessing cleats, pointing out mistakes and learning the techniques and solutions that passed the tests. But would that knowledge allow me to really make boots better?

“Make” remains the questionable part, but hopefully I’ll get to that as well. But some time ago I decided to pick up a pen and start drawing (despite having rather... limited talent for that). I announced the creation of the new cleats-related website and published some of my projects on Instagram, where I used an anonymous account, to avoid being perceived only as Zaki from TEPY.PL. I asked some people from the football equipment business about my drawings and their receptions were positive.

Today it’s time to go public and present my works, and as a result start pointing my future to the right direction, towards seeing my visions come alive, as I always dreamed they would.

What you’ll see on footballbootsdesign.com are not all of my projects and I’m not stating that all of them are masterpieces. Nevertheless, I ask you to spend some time not only on watching the drawings, but also reading their descriptions and stories. And even those less interesting models are a way of learning and expanding. Only after I started doing this did I realise how many challenges await, how many potential problems. But all that doesn’t matter, as long as you keep on working, understanding them better, dealing with them more efficiently. We may think that everything has already been invented, but I try to see place for new ideas, which were missed by everybody else.

I am not the hero of that site, place and time are not important. The only thing that matters is the process of creation. Everything else is just a buzz surrounding my head. Welcome to the website.

The finales of the season are behind us, it’s time to start looking forward to the next ones. Those who didn’t win the grand titles are probably already getting ready for rematches, and the producers of football equipment are already designing new products. For example, adidas is has certainly already started designing balls for the tournaments sponsored by the brand. But for now, let’s take a look at the most recent result of the development process.

This is torfabrik ball, official football for Bundesliga for 2017/2018 season. The construction is the same as in Brazuca from 2014, but with different colours. Many of the previous editions had splashes of red, this one lacks this colour. This change is a foreshadowing of another: this is the last time adidas makes a ball for Bundesliga, because from 2018/2019 season Derbystar will be the company responsible for that. We think this is a failure of adidas, because being a sponsor of a league in a mother country should be definitely more important for such a company.

Last week we focused on indoor shoes, not it’s time for a lifestyle edition. This kind of footwear is showing more and more often on TEPY.PL. At first, we treated them rather tepidly, because we always visualised people who wear football shoes on streets as young boys who care more about being fashionable than about the actual sport. And that is definitely not the style we are fond of. But recently this trend has been changing and now people who wear such shoes don’t just show off, but present their actual passion for football not only on a pitch, but everywhere else as well.

With NEMEZIZ, walking versions will be released. Nike did a similar thing with many of their cleats, adidas had so far their most popular model, “Purecontrol”. NEMEZIZ is another interesting option. Let us point out once again, that this idea is not as new as it may seem. We wrote about it in another article, after Zaki bought his walking shoes which we will show soon.

We’ve been writing quite a lot about this model recently, due to the amazing speed of releasing new colourways for it. This one sentence is probably enough for most of you to guess, that the said model is adidas Glitch. A few days ago, we presented two compositions created for this model, you can see them HERE and HERE. And let’s not forget that the German brand released a silver colourway in September and countless others before that. Today we can show you another novelty – the (already) eighteenth design for this model!

This new composition is not only different in colours, but it also has an upper made of a different material – leather. We can see a lot of sewings on it, so we can be almost certain that the material is top quality. Only the front part of the upper is leather, the rest of the shoe is synthetic.

The past few compositions of Glitch shared a common style, based on abstract patterns. Surprisingly, this one lacks them entirely and can actually be described as peaceful. The official name of the composition is “True Blue”. In spite of not having all the extravagant solutions we were slowly getting accustomed to with this model, this colourway looks really well, completely covered with different shades of blue. The way they are joined, however, is quite interesting, with “cracks” on the synthetic part, showing brighter and darker colours.

We can enjoy the colourways all we want and stare at them for hours, but we’d like them a lot more if we could actually hold them with our own hands. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem likely, so we’re left with admiring them on our screens. Why? You can find all the info about their availability HERE.

Once again Polish market has visitors, which will surely shake things a little. Apparently, they already are. The laceless cleats from Under Armour are certainly not going to go unnoticed due to their original construction - and the producer was obviously hoping for exactly that when creating them.

Knowing the history of cleats made by this brand we are not too overwhelmed with this new product, but it is possible that some personal changes were made within the company, or perhaps they simply somehow risen from creating average products to being innovative and providing great quality. Umbro did such a thing a while ago. Perhaps UA is now moving to a new era. If this boot turns out to be good, it will surely be noticed as a great innovation.

The lacing system is the element causing all the excitement, because it doesn’t contain... laces. Instead, some other interesting elements have been introduced, such as the weird material seen on the sole. The colour may not be breathtaking, and this is probably the one planned for premiere, but the shoe still catches an eye. When can we expect the premiere? There’s been no news so far, but surely we won’t have to wait long. Unfortunately, it’s not likely that we’ll see them in Poland.

There’s no denying, that despite Nike’s effort and presentation of a new, stunning collection, the last few days on our website belonged to adidas NEMEZIZ. That’s hardly surprising, because we’re always more drawn towards a new model than just a new design, even if this new model is not necessarily better than all the others on the market. But we’ll have to wait and see before we give our opinion on that and meanwhile today we’re presenting new adidas’ cleats and the topic closely connected with them, Messi.

We mentioned about current shoes of the Argentinean and how the German company personalises them for him, if you missed that article you can catch up HERE. This time, we’re focusing on one of the future designs for this model: NEMEZIZ in a version dedicated to the brightest star of adidas. That means, that he will be the only footballer wearing such boots and it’s quite probable, that the choice of colours for them may be completely different from all the other lines.

We focused our attention mostly on the orange stripes, which look a bit like a serial composition we had in our redaction before the premiere (see it HERE); black and white are Dust Dtorm and this light grey makes us think of Camo – but these are all very loose, random connectioins. If you look closely at the picture, you’ll notice also another Messi composition in the background. 

Recently on TEPY.PL we accidentally started the topic of Predator, because Zaki found a really great model of walking shoes, which had a design inspired by old releases of that legendary model, shut down by adidas a few years ago. Another time we used this slogan was a remake released for Champagne Pack.

This is a very uncertain piece of information, as it was published only by one person with no other verification. But then again, this source never let us down, so we are not going to ignore it now. On one of cleats forums there has been a rumour, that adidas wants to reintroduce predator in 2018. And here we go again... :)

adidas NEMEZIZ is still a mysterious topic, even for us, because we did have a change to take a close look at one FG pair, but that was a sample, so we can still expect changes between what we already saw an what will finally be available for buying. Not to mention that there are many versions of the same shoe! We usually write about 17.1 in FG version, but many other combinations of levels and soles are prepared for this shoe. On TEPY.PL we started to get acquainted with the new adidas line in many ways at the same time, and that led us straight to this edition with AG sole.

AG is a sole designed for artificial grass and is clearly different from others. Not only does it have a changed configuration of studs, but also has a lot of white colour on the heel. This colour is there, because of an external heel counter, which has not been painted in any way. In the front, a TPU stripe has a very similar look.

External hardening elements are much more efficient, so we’re not surprised to see it in a shoe designed to face more overstrains than other sole-versions. On the other hand, we wonder why some models have the same construction, and this has a different one. Most importantly, the studs are all oval insets formed from the same material as the plate of the sole. The standard pattern is made more interesting with transparency, which allows us to see the design underneath.

Recently, Puma has released a new edition of their cleats, evoPOWER, which we are very fond of. The first colourway for this model was unique and we only saw it on VIGOR in 3D version. And another one has just been released, in a most current composition. This is what the producer says about it in an official press release:

“For those who aim to win. This special version of the evoPOWER accentuates the AccuFoam PU 3D dots, made to regulate the uneven surface when the foot comes in contact with the ball, by highlighting their appearance across the upper for a visibly striking 3D effect. The usual evoPOWERVigor 1 silhouette is also enhanced with a knitted slip on sock that rises higher up the ankle for increased fit and comfort.
With its unique 3D look and ballsy‘Fiery Coral’colorway every epic strike you make is guaranteed to be an eye catcher.”

We like this model, we think it’s probably good quality, though... we don’t like this “probably” part, but given the awful availability we are not able to verify this thesis.

While we were waiting for the arrival of the new adidas line, NEMEZIZ, which in now finally here, we speculated about what we can expect from the first colourways and what fate awaits Messi’s cleats. So far, we thought that he is going to use serial colourways on some occasions and some dedicated to him on others, the same method like Ronaldo and Nike’s. And only if you look closely will you notice, that the personalisation that adidas provides for Messi on his serial colourways (or rather colourway, there’s only been one so far) definitely exceeds the normal ID and could be condidered creating actual new editions for him.

Cleats designed for the Argentinean will have different compositions, a logo and MESSI inscription on one of the “bandages”. That’s a big area of the shoe altered, all in all! And other, serial editions which he uses are given the same treatment. And we’re not talking just about something like a printed text or embroidery – this is an entire set of whole new editions of NEMEZIZ designed for Barcelona’s 10.

We can’t help but notice, that cleats which are no longer used by a footballer often end up on some auctions or charity actions, or sometimes given away to somebody. And all these special personalisations will surely become a real treat for collectors.

Nemeziz will be one of adidas’ key silos, alongside the Ace and X.Built for the most agile players in the game, Nemeziz will be the new cleat of Leo Messi, Renato Sanches and Roberto Firmino.Key design feature takes inspiration from the process of taping for increased stability and agility.Nemeziz range available in stadium, cage and street versions.Portland, Ore., May 26th, 2017 – Taking inspiration from the past to create the future, adidas Soccer launches today Nemeziz, the latest cleat designed to provide unprecedented agility for the game’s most fluid players. To design the ultimate tool for the agile soccer player, adidas tapped into a common ritual in ancient battle, in dance and in sport: the use of taping for increased physical and mental strength.

Each element of Nemeziz has been designed to suit players whose agility helps them dominate. For these players to be at their best they need cleats to deliver security, support and adaptability and Nemeziz is built with these requirements at the fore.Several design features have been introduced to ensure peak performance in these areas. The unique AGILITYBANDAGE features revolutionary TORSIONTAPES technology to keep the foot locked down and delivers ultimate fit, while a dual-lock collar secures the ankle in place to enable explosive change of direction.

The TORSIONFRAME outsole features an ultra-lightweight build and TORSIONRIBS to provide dynamic push off support; a key feature for agile movement. The new AGILITYKNIT 2.0 interlocking yarn structure provides a soft direct touch and a lightweight adaptable feel.

To ensure players can experience the same level of agility in any setting, Nemeziz is also available in both Cage and Street versions. Bringing the same TORSIONTAPES and AGILITYKNIT 2.0 technology as the on-field cleat, the most agile players will be given the same tools to support their agility in the cage and on the street.Leo Messi – who will wear Nemeziz for the first time on the field in the Spanish Copa del Rey final on May 27th – said of the cleats: “Disruption is a part of my game. A player must attempt to make moves that their opponent isn't expecting and needs to do so as quickly as possible. To be able to do that, you need complete confidence in your boots and the flexibility to move and adjust easily. The design of these boots is perfect for my game."

Sam Handy, Vice President of Design, adidas Soccer, said “Part of our design philosophy at adidas Soccer is to look back to help us look forward, something we’ve held true to with the design of Nemeziz. The idea of torsion and taping is not a new idea, it is present in some of our classic products and in other fields, such as Martial Arts. It has been around for generations. Our design for this product was taking that idea, of the relationship between torsion, support and agility, and using it to support the most disruptive players in the game. Our main goal is always to provide the athlete with the tools to maximize their own creativity, and with this product we feel we have provided the structure and support that can help players like Messi, [Renato] Sanches and [Roberto] Firmino reach their true potential.” The Nemeziz franchise will launch with a white base colorway – Dust Storm – with a black striping execution and yellow branding. The cleat will be available in the U.S. from May 26th on adidas.com and adidas retail stores.

We finally managed to figure out what the launch colourway for NEMEZIZ will look like and if you’ve missed it, you should see these articles: HERE, HERE and HERE. Today, we’re adding another product to the collection of leaks, this time an indoor version of an upcoming NEMEZIZ line.

It’s hard to say which model we’re dealing with here, because the lack of visible laces suggests Purechaos, but then again the sole looks poor and not very attractive. Did adidas really make such shoes? Or are we simply missing laces, hidden somewhere cleverly? One thing is certain – after the holidays, indoor NEMEZIZ will be a common view during PE lessons.

Given the recent leaks of some upcoming adidas colourways, followed by a leak of an entire collection, we now know that the launch white-black Dust Storm composition will become the launch colourway for NEMEZIZ. But that doesn’t mean that the design we earlier thought would be the first one is going to be forgotten. Quite the opposite really, as today we’re showing you a premium version, which so far didn’t make an appearance on our site.

First things first: standard 17.1. You have seen all of their splendour with our early opinions in THIS orange-black composition. This time, the design is much calmer, but it has a lot of spirit, thanks to the yellow stripes. In any case, it looks much better than we expected from some earlier photos. We still don’t know what to think about it really, for sure we’re more interested in a premium version.
Premium edition is in this case called 360agility. After shutting down Messi line, adidas decided to change the name and the “Pure” part was replaced with “360”. We’re not sure why they did that, because “Pure” was a description of a quality level, not a line or a profile of a shoe.

This is the very first model to have such a low collar (in the more traditional meaning of the word, because obviously you won’t see a sock here) with absolutely no laces. There was Lotto Zhero Gravity, but that was a completely different league in football shoes. We must say we like this design a lot and just hope that it will prove to be as useful on a pitch as it is pretty.