📸 The 5️⃣ most iconic boot designs in football history | OneFootball

Growing up, our favourite players and memories came with one specific thing – an iconic pair of boots.

We’ve broken down five of the most influential boot designs in football history below.

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Puma King

Ahead of the 1966 World Cup, Eusébio asked for a “softer and more flexible” boot and PUMA delivered – with the Portugal icon ending up top goalscorer that summer.

This iconic design was also worn by Pelé during the 1970 World Cup, with Johan Cruyff and Diego Maradona also donning the Kings years later. Generation defining.

Adidas Copa Mundial

It’s quite incredible that despite being released in 1979, the Copa Mundials’ have maintained their position as the best-selling football boot of all time.

Made of kangaroo leather, they were (at that time) the lightest boots ever made designed to exploit speed and versatility. It’s no surprise they were worn by such elite talents.

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Nike Tiempo

Despite first being released in 1983, one player put the Nike Tiempo silhouette on our radars and those who grew up in the 90s or early 2000s will know instantly.

Ronaldinho thrilled fans on a weekly basis with outrageous technique, skill and more importantly, loved making defenders look stupid in those white and gold beauties.

Adidas Predator

Just as they were starting to disrupt the football boot world, adidas produced their Predator line which were created to increase power and spin by adding fins to the shoe.

This is reportedly what won over Zinedine Zidane – who wore them at the 1998 World Cup – before David Beckham and his whipped crosses became synonymous with the boot.

Nike Mercurial

Everything feels better with rose-tinted glasses but these Mercurials – the first ever pair created by Nike – couldn’t have been made for anybody better.

Ronaldo wore these beauties at the 1998 World Cup, where he won the Golden Ball award, with Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo wearing newer designs later on.

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