Adidas F50 Adizero Messi Football Boot

Finally the one they call 'King Leo' has broken into a rare club, Adidas recently launched the highly anticipated F50 Adizero Messi boot. For those wondering this is not entirely the first boot made for the great footballer, but for the record it is the official start. Messi now joins the likes of Ronaldinho, David Beckham, Ronaldo, Pele and CR7 (Cristiano Ronaldo) as footballer who have a trademark football boot.


Speaking at the launch of the boot Messi had this to say, '' It's a great experience and I hope there will be many more in the future''. Short and sweet just like the man himself, the best player in the world will certainly keep selling these bad boys for Adidas with his impeccable performances.








I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to try these boots out, I had been waiting anxiously for a chance to see what Adidas had to offer. Messi's and Adidas' competition is Cristiano Ronaldo and Nike (Funny How Things Plan Out), Nike has long had the trademark CR7 boots made for the Portuguese & Real Madrid star. Obviously with the growing stature and reputation of Messi ...Adidas had to jump in, having tried the CR7 Mercurial boots in the past I was keen to snap up the Messi Adizero's.

Firstly the one thing that will catch your eye when you receive these boots is the packaging, the box is incredibly slick and elegant. Immediately you feel like you are in the presence of something special, Adidas really captured the imagination here.

You are greeted by a message that says, ''Play the Messi way''...obviously a play on words there because if it was that simple we all would be winning awards left, right and center.








The color and detail of the boot is really exciting and looks 'Messi like' if I can phrase it that way, Adizero fanatics will tell you that the boot isn't really much different to a normal F50. Truthfully I would have to agree but this is for a specific target market group, I've never really understood the reason for these trademark superstar boots. The reason is because I feel the price and overall performance of the boot is exactly the same as the original, the only difference is this one is customized with a personal design and name on it. After a week or two I realized the appeal, the difference with these type of boots is that you will be one of a few who wears them. You are holding or wearing a piece of history, they are different and symbolic. Footballers want to be special, more special than the next player out there and these boots do that.

Messi has been heavily involved in the development of the boot and the product itself has gone through 10 major testing rounds. With his natural movements on-pitch analysed and the boot shaped around these, Messi has been involved in every aspect of the development of the boot.The new Adizero F50 Messi combines revolutionary technologies and precision engineering with every aspect of the boot design based around making the wearer as fast as possible on the football field. At only 165g, the Adizero F50 Messi boot is one of the lightest shoes on the market and believe me you can feel it. In the box you will find two extra soles for your feet, the ones in the boot are speed based, lighter and thinner for improved performance. The others are comfort based soles, easily adjustable and much more comfortable. 

The Sprintskin is a 1.5mm thick layer made from DUALMAX synthetic with exclusive leather-grain material that allows the boot to be lightweight whilst maintaining a natural feeling between boot and ball, this is specifically tailored for Messi’s needs. Sprintweb is the 3D printed texture on the surface of the boot that allows for exceptional ball control at speed and also provides the supple but stable feel. The final layer of boot construction is the Sprintframe, a strong but lightweight lower section that offers players a perfectly balanced boot.

In conclusion I really could not find any major flaws to this boot, the only thing I'd say is that there is very little foot protection...so unfortunately if you kicked by a big brute on your foot, it will certainly hurt a lot but then again it says play the Messi way and he always seems to find a way to get up.

I give the F50 Adizero Messi boot a rating of

9/10 

If you'd like to join 'Team Messi' take a look at this youtube clip, while you at it check out our boot test clip too. (Videos Below)

For more information and details on the Messi boot range & collection make sure to visit the Adidas website and social network pages.

• WEB : http://www.adidas.co.za/football/
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