FIFA World Player of the Year in Nike Mercurial Vapor IV

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Nike Mercurial Vapor IV cleats were given the title of FIFA World Player of the Year today at a star studded event in Zurich. Ronaldo just beat out Lionel Messi to the title after an amazing year which saw the Portugese star score 42 goals and lead Manchester United to the Premier League and Champions League title. Throughout the past year, Ronaldo has sported most of the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV range, including debuting the Pine green version and also the Carbon SL's. In the past few weeks, Ronaldo has been wearing the Citron version, and is likely to wear the newest Charcoal version in a coming weeks. The Nike Mercurial range of football boots are worn by players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Theo Walcott, Robinho and Franck Ribery wear are designed for speed. They have an aerodynamic design and a covered lacing system that provides a better boot-to-ball contact area. The microfibre synthetic upper is thin and lightweight without compromising protection, and gives a great touch and feel for the ball due to it's 'glove-like' fit and second skin feel.

New Nike Mercurial Vapor IV, are they Pink or Berry?

Nike is releasing its latest color of the Mercurial Vapor IV range. But the question on everybodies lips is are these cleats Pink or Berry? Nike is advertising them as 'Berry' but from all the talk going around they are more of a Pink color!

The questions is, who will be brave enough to wear these cleats when they are released? They are being released as a limited edition, so when they are released you are going to want to get a pair as soon as possible, believe me even though they are going to be a pink color, they will sell out fast!

Pictures of the cleats have been held very closely by Nike, driving up the interest in the cleats. Even the Professional players and commentators in Nike's advertisments have only seen a picture, but not been allowed to keep it! The only picture released is the one above left. As soon as the first pics are released we will have them here, so keep an eye on the blog for a first look at the cleats. The release date in the UK for the cleats is November 24th!

Cristiano Ronaldo Mercurial Vapor IV FG, Goal!

Cristiano Ronaldo is making up for lost time after missing the first 3 games of the 2008/09 season. With 8 goals so far this season in the Premier League, including 6 goals in his last 4 games. His two goals in saturdays games came from blistering free kicks. Ronaldo has a unique ability to make the ball turn in the air, and against Stoke, after only 3 minutes of the game, Ronaldo had the ball swerving and dipping into the back of the net. For any Fantasy League manager, Ronaldo is a must!

We have reviewed the Nike Mercurial Vapor IV FG that Ronaldo wears before, but lets take another look at these unique cleats. These cleats are designed for speed, and the lightweight design helps give a player a one step advantage over their oponents. A VAPOR forefoot plate with multidirectional traction pattern gives you excellent grip. The upper material used in the cleat is soft, supple Teijin synthetic leather. They weigh a superlight 7.4oz.

From other reviews, these cleats are an excellent purchase. Because of the materials used, the cleats contour to the shape of your foot increasing the comfort. Speed is a huge part of the current day style of soccer, so these cleats are a must have for wingers and speedy forwards looking for an advantage over their opposition!

Also, check out this pretty funny video of Manchester United's Kit-man using Ronaldo's gear, pretty entertaining!!
http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikesoccer/2008/11/12/nike-pro-albie-is-tackleproof

Ronaldo's new Nike Mercurial Vapor IV

Nike have unleashed Cristiano Ronaldo....in his new marina and volt Mercurial Vapor IV. At the weekend, Ronaldo debuted the cleats with a second half goal vs West Brom, and also wore them during the Champions League clash with Celtic. During both games, Ronaldo was his usual creative self, setting up some great opportunities with crosses from both the left and right hand side. The Vapors are designed for the fast paced player, someone who likes dribbling and pulling off tricks. They are aero-dynamic and have a large surface area for a cleaner strike zone. Players that currently wear the cleats include Theo Walcott and Robinho...flair players.

And it looks like Nike have picked up the right players! Robinho's big move to Manchester City, Theo Walcotts emergence with Arsenal and England(his hat-trick vs Croatia being the highlight) along with Ronaldo, who is one of the favorites for the World Player of the year has certainly helped their sales numbers and is helping them push ahead of Adidas in boot sales.

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