More Players Lace Up In Classic Boots - Incl. Isco, Rakitic And Umtiti
Feb 3, 2019, by Chris
Classic football boots got more and more poplar recently, with brands bringing back some of the most ionic football boots they ever released. Footballers have jumped on the bandwagon and got some classic boots for them in order to use them in training or even official matches.Thanks to SoccerBible and rareboots4u for some of the pictures.
The most popular players who are lacing up in classic soccer cleats are Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos. Recently quite a few players got classic boots for training / nostalgia only, including Barca's Rakitic and Umtiti, while some others used them in official matches. We take a look at player who recently surprised us by lacing up in classic, iconic boots.
Denis Suarez
Before joining Arsenal, Denis Suarez trained in the black and green Nike Total 90 Laser III.
Isco
Isco took us back to 2013 wearing the Nike Mercurial Vapor IX.
Ivan Rakitic
Rakitic wore the Adidas Predator Mania 2002 Champagne edition in training. He even got more classic Predators that he showed off.
Samuel Umtiti
Sam Umtiti from Barca laced up in the classic white and red Nike CTR360 Maestri III boots from 2010 in training, returning from an injury.
Shamal George
Liverpool's youngster Shamal George laced up in the Euro 2016 Nike Hypervenom Phantom III boots.
Max Gradel
Max Gradel from Toulouse even laced up in two different classic Nike Mercurial Vapor III football boots. The royal blue and the white / golden Mercurials were originally released in 2006, but they still look fantastic.
Rafinha - Nike Total 90 Air Zoom 2002
Have you spotted other footballers with old cleats recently? Let us know in the comments below.
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