The history of football boots is an integral part of the game itself: they changed with football.
The first boots are considered to be the shoes of King Henry VIII, which he ordered to make for himself after being injured during the match. To this day, this model has not been preserved, and shoes began to fully develop at the beginning of the XIX century.
Iron spikes were attached to the sole, which provided good traction, but could cause severe damage, so in 1863 the Football Association banned their use.
Once again, they came into use only in 1891, but were no longer metal, but leather, and they were supposed to protrude a maximum of half an inch.
The next important stage in their history is 1925, when the first interchangeable spikes appeared and the first Adidas boots began to produce.
In the future, shoes were repeatedly modified and improved, becoming better and ... more expensive. Today we decided to make a selection of the 10 most expensive boots in the world, collecting the most unusual models in one material.
10. Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII iD - £ 185
Strong, durable, “breathable”And comfortable - Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII iD are ideal for your money. For yard games, they are expensive, of course, but for people who are seriously interested in football, they are just right.
There is no overpayment for the autograph of a famous football player, unnecessary inserts of gold or precious stones - just high-quality branded boots.
This is only the tenth line: the prices of other models are much higher, but whether they are better is a big question.
9. Adidas miF50 adizero - £ 210
Main feature boots Adidas miF50 adizero - the presence of a high-tech data collection system. They collect information about how much a player ran for a match, what maximum speed he could develop, etc.
Remember 2012, when Lionel Messi made 86 goals for the season? Then he played just in the Adidas miF50 adizero. Perhaps it was they who helped him achieve such an impressive performance, but we are inclined to believe that the secret is in the incredible talent of the Argentinean.
8. Reebok by Ryan Giggs - £ 249.99
Ryan Joseph Giggs is a Welsh footballer, a living legend for the Manchester United club and all English football. In the Red Devils T-shirt, he played 963 matches, which is an absolute record that is unlikely to be broken in the foreseeable future (given the current “venality” of the players).
He has won 13 Premier League titles, goals in 11 consecutive Champions League games and a host of other achievements. He scored almost all his goals in boots Reebok by Ryan Giggs, so the company decided to make a limited series when the player spent the 800th match for the club. Each boot is decorated with an autograph of Ryan, which makes the line of shoes unique.
7. Nike Tiempo Legend IV Elite FG - £ 274.99
When creating boots Nike Tiempo Legend IV Elite FG Kangaroo skin was used, which is rather inhumane in relation to these animals, but it is extremely effective. Thanks to the leather, the shoes turned out “weightless”And durable.
In addition, they are distinguished by reliable fixation of the foot and durability, which was achieved by adding Kevlar fiber to the shoe frame.
Preference for this model was given by such legendary players as the defenders of the Spanish national team and the Catalan “Barcelona” Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique, as well as the Italian maestro Andrea Pirlo.
6. AdidasF50 named Lionel Messi - £ 349.99
AdidasF50 boots with the name of Lionel Messi technically, they are almost nothing better than the cheaper F50 adizero, but thanks to the name of the Argentine they cost more. Beautiful packaging and design are what attract them.
White color symbolizes lightness, and red is just Messi's favorite color. There are 11 spikes on the sole: 10 white, in two rows, and one red between them. White symbolizes the team, and red symbolizes the Argentinean himself, emphasizing his uniqueness and prominence on the field.
5. Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II Mamadou Saco - £ 1,500
The boots themselves Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II are much cheaper than one and a half thousand, but we are talking about an exclusive model owned by French footballer Mamadou Saco. He ordered them from fashion designers during the PSG game and got a truly unique pair: about 5,000 Swarovski stones adorn each boot, the right one made in the colors of the Brazil flag and the left one in France (this symbolizes the unity of these teams).
They look really "expensive and rich", But how to play them is a big question. Sako did not enter them on the field, since after the first contact with the ball shiny stones would have strewed the lawn.
4. Boots of Sir Stanley Matthews of the 1952/53 season - £ 38,400
The legendary English football player is known not only for becoming the owner of the Golden Ball in 1956, but also for his truly English gentlemanly behavior on the football field. He spent over 700 matches at a professional level and never even received a yellow card, not to mention the deletions.
1952/53 Sir Stanley Matthews Football Boots - the thing is rare and expensive due to the fact that it was in them that the player led his Blackpool to victory in the FA Cup in 1953. They do not differ in steep characteristics (and by modern standards, they are completely trash), but they have a rich history, which provided them with such a price tag at the auction.
3. NikeTotal 90 LaserII Rio Ferdinand - £ 125,000
Cleats NikeTotal 90 LaserII Rio Ferdinand, and the following two positions in our ranking are united by the fact that they were all created for a charity auction on the initiative of the former model Louise Di Marco.
She had the idea to make the most expensive shoes in the world and with this idea she came to Rio Ferdinand, who was just planning to open the Live The Dream Foundation, a fund for helping poor children.
Ferdinand, in turn, told about this to his partners in the England team, who also appreciated the idea. Each footballer singled out a pair of boots that were modified, trimmed with jewelry and sold at auction, which was attended by 1,200 people.
Shoes Ferdinand himself, designed by the producer (who in the past was also a musician) Goldie, bought for 125 000 pounds. White and black diamonds, rubies, gold - this is not the boots, but a work of art. Even the laces here are not ordinary, but gilded.
2. Nike Total 90 Laser II Wayne Rooney - £ 125,000
Football shoes Nike Total 90 Laser II Wayne Rooney were sold for a similar amount, which also went to the fund to help children. Here, the 10th number assigned to the footballer was inlaid with pink gold.
1. UmbroSpeciali John Terry - £ 135,000
Cleats UmbroSpeciali John Terry - the winner of our top, although 120 stones less were used in their decoration than the model of Rio Ferdinand.
In addition, there are 84 black diamonds that are carefully laid around the spikes. The boots themselves are also equipped with an autograph of the player, who he left after the victory of the England national team over Belarus with a score of 3: 0.
Looking at them, there is not even a thought that you can play football in this. Put under the glass in the museum - yes, but definitely not to kick the ball.