More to Come: Bakary Sako Debuts Dragon Ball Z Mercurial Superfly Boots
Sep 22, 2017, by Pat
Making his first appearance of the season, Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako caught everyone's attention last weekend wearing a pair of customized 'Dragon Ball Z' Nike Mercurial Superfly V cleats.
Created by Paris-based artist Pierre Navarro, aka Orravan Designs, exclusively for the player as part of an eight-piece Manga collection, these are easily some of the most memorable boots seen on-field in the recent past.
7 more one-of-a-kind Superflys are still to be worn on the pitch by Sako and it'll be interesting to see what he turns up with away against Manchester City this Saturday.
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Premium Material Returns to the World Cup Champions Badge
Alongside the second star above the crest, Spain officially unveiled a new 3D embossed World Champions badge during their recent 3-2 victory over England in the UEFA Nations League. This badge previously appeared on Spain's jersey after their 2026 FIFA World Cup triumph.
Compared to the heat-applied plastic version seen on Argentina's kits, the new badge from Cromotransfer offers a significantly more premium look, featuring an embossed surface and a multi-layered structure. Before that, Adidas has increasingly shifted to pre-applying tournament and champions badges directly in its manufacturing facilities.
However, this upgrade will be exclusive to the authentic player-version jerseys. The fan-version replica shirts will continue to feature the standard heat-transferred plastic badge.
Big thanks to @whatthekit_x for the collage.
