All-New Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 Mark Cavendish Cycling Shoes Revealed
Jul 6, 2018, by Chris
Nike has created a ultra-lightweight cycling shoe for British sprinter Mark Cavendish based on the Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 soccer cleats. The new Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 for Cavendish draw inspiration from the 1998 Nike Mercurial R9 soccer cleats that Cavendish was a big fan of.
"20 years ago, during France 98, I saw Ronaldo wearing the first Mercurial. Immediately I wanted them. The R9’s. I was always a Nike fan. They did things differently. They weren’t afraid to change what was normal."
“When developing them, we thought surely a boot designed to be light & comfortable for the fastest players in the world has to work for the same purpose on a bike. Thus, the shoe was born.”
Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 Cycling Shoes
The first Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 cycling shoe has a full Flyknit construction, built for pure speed in cycling like it is on the football pitch. The cleats come with a cycling sole plate and a special fastening construction.
The design of the boots is a throwback to the famous Ronaldo R9 boots that Nike created for the 1998 World Cup.
It is not the first time that Mark Cavendish received a cycling shoe with the design of the Nike Mercurial 2018 football boots. However, compared to his new special Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 R9 Flyknit cycling shoe, the orange Nie Mercurial cycling shoes were the same as standard Nike shoes from a tech point of view - they had nothing in common with the Nike Mercurial apart from the design.
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First Time in 12 Years: Juventus Bring Back Long-Sleeved Kits on Pitch
Making his Juventus debut in the match against AC Milan, Nick Woltemade was the only Juventus player on the pitch wearing long sleeves. Excluding special-edition kits, the German strike became the first Bianconeri player made this choice since Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio back in the 13-14 season.
Remarkably, even Cristiano Ronaldo, a long-sleeve icon, never wore one during his time in Turin.
Liverpool Could Use a Text-Only Turkish Airlines Sponsor?
Liverpool have announced that Turkish Airlines will become the club's new shirt sponsor from the 2027-28 season, ending the Reds' 17-year partnership with Standard Chartered.
While early fan concepts have used Turkish Airlines' familiar circular bird logo above the wordmark, a text-only sponsor could also be a realistic option.
The airline previously used a simplified two-line “TURKISH AIRLINES” wordmark on River Plate's shirts between 2019 and 2022, while Turkish clubs such as Galatasaray and Samsunspor have also used streamlined typographic versions of the branding.
A text-only layout could give Liverpool's future Adidas shirts a cleaner, less crowded look. The final sponsor application has yet to be confirmed, with the partnership set to begin in June 2027.
