The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG football boots have dropped – and they just might be the best football boots we've seen all year.
Inspired by Italy, this new Tiempo takes the legend of Andrea Pirlo's 2006 World Cup-winning boots and creates something minimal and classic, of course, with touches of the nation's famous Azzurri blue. There's a silver soleplate on this one, while tiny flourishes of the Italian flag make this one a collector's edition.
They're among the best Nike football boots out right now – and surely by the end of the year, they'll be topping plenty of lists as the best boots of 2022.
The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG is the reimagining of a classic
They're simply beautiful. The Tiempo is a legend of the game – and FFT gave the latest pair a four-and-a-half star review when we tried them. But these are a different beast altogether.
"This special edition has premium leather, crafted in Montebelluna, in a design inspired by the likes of Andrea Pirlo, who led Italy to victory on the global stage in 2006," Nike boasts of these ones.
They look incredible, with the classic, Italian blue used for the Nike Swoosh across these ones and the same blue used on the stitching. They're white, all over, with a silver soleplate that brings this one slap bang into the 2022, too.
Take a look at the closer details, though. The red, white and green of the Italian flag make an appearance in a tiny tag that pokes out from the Swoosh, while the colours are also wrapped around the ends of the laces. There's a Montebelluna-inspired shield on the heel – and just check out the gorgeous bag that the whole thing comes in.
The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG is a firm ground stud and has been released purely as a special edition product. So come on, admit it: even though they beat England last summer in the Euro 2020 final, you're ever so slightly gutted that they won't be at the World Cup, aren't you?
These boots are available to buy through Nike.com
