Top 5 Exclusive Football Boots Worn by Legendary Players

In line with the thrilling release of the new Nike Mercurial CR7 Vitória, we have compiled a review of our personal top 5 models of all time. These boots were worn by five top players who have been highly acclaimed at their clubs and national squads, accumulating leading individual awards and recognition among worldwide football fans. Each pair is a rare piece that only a lucky few have been able to try.

Ronaldo Nazario – Nike Mercurial Vapor Chrome R9 (2002 World Cup)

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Ronaldo Nazario arrived at the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan after a long period of two years away from football pitches due to serious injury. Despite this misfortune, the American brand Nike truly trusted him and developed a groundbreaking model, the Nike Mercurial Vapor I, with a chrome-plating finish never seen before, which he wore throughout the whole competition. On such a demanding stage, Ronaldo showed his everlasting talent to the world and became the top scorer with eight goals. “The Phenomenon” had made an unforgettable comeback. These Mercurial boots were sold as a limited edition and even today are considered a collector’s piece.

Zinedine Zidane – adidas Predator Absolute Gold (2006 World Cup)

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Zinedine Zidane had already retired from Real Madrid before starring in the 2006 World Championship held in Germany, knowing beforehand it was going to be his last appearance as a professional. To honour his career, adidas created these golden Predator Absolute boots to take part in the greatest tournament of all. Zizou played one of the best tournaments imaginable, displaying all his distinctive skills and leading France to face Italy in the final, where he opened the scoring by converting a controversial penalty kick Panenka-style. Besides his outstanding performance throughout the tournament, he was sent off in his last-ever match for headbutting Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the chest in retaliation to the Italian’s verbal provocation.

Ronaldinho Gaúcho – Nike Air Legend Tiempo R10 (2005)

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As football enthusiasts, we are all familiar with the Nike Tiempo Air Legend R10 worn by Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Back in those days when the Brazilian star used to display his skills at FC Barcelona, these pearly white and gold cleats made a solid impression due to their appealing design and the showy gameplay the Brazilian used to delight us with. Such a popular pair of boots had their own “remake” ten years later. Not many people know, though, that two pairs of boots were crafted with real gold details: one for the player and one for the Nike factory in Montebelluna.

Cristiano Ronaldo – Nike Mercurial Vapor (Ballon d’Or 2013)

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The Portuguese received his fourth leading individual award some days ago, so Nike decided to honour him with the sublime Nike Mercurial CR7 Vitórias; as seen previously in our blog, only 777 pairs will be sold worldwide, to the misfortune of the most enthusiastic CR7 fans. Back in 2014, the Nike Mercurial Vapor IX CR7, featuring a white frame and a golden outsole, immediately became a one-of-a-kind among the Mercurial line, a memorable model from the American brand. This time only 100 pairs were sold around the world.

Leo Messi – adidas Messi 15.1 Platinum (Ballon d’Or 2015)

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The Argentinean star has accumulated five Ballon d’Or awards throughout his career: the first four in a row and the fifth in 2015. Out of all the special editions released by adidas to commemorate such five occasions, our favourite is the platinum white edition released by the German brand in 2015, which he truly deserved after winning La Liga, the Spanish Cup, and the Champions League with FC Barcelona. The adidas Messi 15.1 became a solid addition to his own signature line and immediately drew attention from football fans. Not a single pair of these was ever sold worldwide.

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