30. Adidas F50 Adizero, 2010
Most iconic colourway: Yellow/black
Other colourways: Blue/white, gold/black/white
Stars who wore them: Lionel Messi, Arjen Robben, Dani Alves, David Villa
Pretty soon enough, the F50 just became Messi's boot. That's what happens when you're that good - but also when you hold one aloft after netting in a Champions League final. This iteration was particularly nice with the three stripes wrapping around the heel.
29. New Balance Furon: Bambaly edition, 2018
Most iconic colourway: Green/yellow/red
Other colourways: -
Stars who wore them: Sadio Mane
What's so nice about the Bambaly Furon from New Balance is that it pays tribute to a star who you wouldn't usually see custom boots for. Messi and Ronaldo have had their special editions - and Sadio Mane getting one is a lovely touch. These are quintessentially Senegalese. They still look awesome.
28. Adidas Predator Accelerator, 1998
Most iconic colourway: Black/red/white
Other colourways: White/black/red
Stars who wore them: Zinedine Zidane, Alessandro Del Pierro, David Beckham
Adidas were getting bolder, the three stripes were getting bigger and these were the boots that Zinedine Zidane won the World Cup in. They're not the cleanest design in terms of Predator looks but they're one of the most memorable.
27. Nike CTR360 Maestri III, 2014
Most iconic colourway: Red/white/black
Other colourways: Yellow/black/white, blue/white/black, red/black/white
Stars who wore them: Andres Iniesta, Jack Wilshere, Sami Khedira
In 100 years from now, future humans will take one look at the Nike CTR360s and inform you that they were made in 2014. They feel so of that era – to the extent that suuuurely everyone on the planet had a pair of these in the mid-2010s? Simple, cool, durable and in a range of colours, they ticked all the boxes.
26. Adidas F50.6 Tunit, 2006
Most iconic colourway: Blue/green
Other colourways: Yellow/blue, grey/silver, white/blue, red/white
Stars who wore them: Lionel Messi, David Villa, Lukas Podolski
The chop-and-change studs project from Adidas in the mid-2000s may have died a death when everyone lost their screw-in studs on the grass - but these boots are still beautiful today. Adi's answer to the Vapor, these came in superb colours, they were lightweight and they felt fantastic. Bring them out today and they'd still be a hit.
25. Adidas Copa Sense, 2021
Most iconic colourway: Black/gold
Other colourways: Red/white/coral, silver/purple/pink, white/pink
Stars who wore them: Jude Bellingham, Joao Felix, Paulo Dybala
These boots are already classics, despite barely being two years old. The Copa Sense is moulded with the vintage leather of Adi boots past, while using a typically-showy stud plate. The result is something masterful. They're absolutely gorgeous.
24. Nike Mercurial Vapor III, 2006
Most iconic colourway: White/yellow
Other colourways: Yellow/green, red/white, blue/grey, white/red, volt/white
Stars who wore them: Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo
The Vapors were evolving. Gone was the heel panel, replaced with a halftone fade: these were the boots that Thierry Henry ripped Real Madrid apart in the Bernabeu and he looked every inch the superstar. Ronaldo, naturally, had some Brazil-coloured ones for the World Cup, too.
23. Nike Hypervenom Phelon II, 2016
Most iconic colourway: Bronze/black
Other colourways: White/volt/pink, grey/orange
Stars who wore them: Neymar, Wayne Rooney, Miroslav Klose
Mercurial Vapors are supposed to look smooth, fluid and free - but Nike's 2016 Hypervenoms were spiky and abrasive. These boots were something different for the American brand and were perfect for speedsters everywhere.
22. Adidas Copa Whiteout, 2014
Most iconic colourway: All-white
Other colourways: -
Stars who wore them: -
"What's cooler than being cool?" Outkast first pondered. The answer is of course taking a classic like the Copa Mundial, with all its rich texture, nostalgia and downright football 'eritage and spraypainting the whole thing white.
These special editions came out in 2014 and are extremely rare. They're unicorns of the football boot world: something you always knew should exist but couldn't possibly. Ice cold, indeed.
21. Adidas F50 Adizone, 2011
Most iconic colourway: Yellow/purple/red
Other colourways: Orange/black/white, white/sky blue/red
Stars who wore them: Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale
Acid yellow and purple is certainly a statement, with the 2011 F50 Adizone resembling a couple of Chewits that had melted together in your school blazer. The design of the F50 has always been a favourite at FFT Towers. This pair, worn by Messi, Bale and school kids across the nation, were up there with the best of all.
