Adidas Adipower Predator

If you watched the UEFA Cup Final you probably saw this cleat on many of the players. The Adidas Adipower Predator is the newest cleat in the Predator line. The colors are interesting to say the least, these ones are blue, green, and black, but they are cool looking, so that’s what matters. They incorporate old Predator technology such as the PowerSpine and the rubber coating on the shooting area. The cleats are reasonably priced at $199.99, and you can find them on soccer.com.

Messi is the Man

For all of you that didn't watch the UEFA Cup Final, you should have, and if you were smart enough to watch it, you saw a phenomenal game. Barcelona won 3-1 in regulation over a very good Manchester United side. Lionel Messi, AKA, "The Man," was a major reason why FCB came away with the victory. He had a goal, and was instrumental in the other two scored by FCB.
Wayne Rooney had the solo goal for Man U. in the first half, that was their only good look at the Barcelona goal the whole match. Barcelona outpassed, outworked, and outplayed the English en route to their victory.
Messi is the Man, he is a winner, he is a stud, he scores goals, he can burn guys, he is just a bad ass. He is the best player in the world right now, and quite possibly one of the best ever.
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Puma V1.11

The next evolution in the Puma V-Speed Series. The cleat is real light, 8.2 oz, it also looks a lot better than the Puma V1.10's, which I didn't really like. They are fairly similar to the V1.10's but they have a more streamlined look to them. They are new so they are relatively expensive, but not compared to Nike, haha. They cost about $160 on soccer.com. If you get a pair hit me up with an email.

Champion's League Final

So there are these two teams, FC Barcelona and Manchester United, and they are playing in the biggest soccer match of the year, the UEFA Final. Big stuff, really big, both teams are dominant, so it will be a good match, hopefully Barcelona will pull through with the win. Both teams are star studded, FCB with Messi, Man U with Rooney, we will see what happens. Tune in to Fox and May 28, 2011, 2:45 Eastern Time to watch it. It will be good.

Adidas F50 Adizero New Color

These F50's are a good cleat, but the colors are a little whacky. This is a color I would buy if I was a clown, which I'm not, so I probably won't buy them. They cost $300 as well, quite pricy for a cleat of this color. That said, I like this color more than the original black and green, black and orange Adizeros.

Nike CTR360 Maestri II Gold

Wow, these are pretty looking cleats. These were made for the Concaf Gold Cup, to commemorate it or something. My friend, he is going to play college ball in Seattle, really likes these the CTR360 Maestri cleats. I wouldn't mind getting a pair of these for myself. They are relatively expensive, $180, but it isn't horrible.

Nike Mercurial Blade Shin Guard

Why in the world would you buy these shin guards? They cost $99, why would you spend that much money on the most insignificant piece of gear a soccer player wears. They are light though, only 3.4oz, but so what. Carbon Fiber, that sounds fancy, maybe Nike will come out with carbon fiber implants for your shin so you won't even need shinnies.

The image that Nike gives me is that Nike Gear is for Rich People, not the common people like me. $400 cleats, $100 shin guards, it is too much. Nike is for people like Ronaldo, they rich, not the hard working middle class.

If you are one of those Rich People then you can buy these shin guards here.