A Mercurial history
Waiting to discover the new boot made by Nike, let's see some models of one of football's most iconic boots
Sports
February 2nd, 2018
February 2nd, 2018
When Nike Football presented the new “Fast AF” pack it was immediately clear that particular boot was missing: the Mercurial Vapor. The Swoosh’s iconic silo, in fact, is just about to unveil its latest revolution, after radically modifying the idea of football boot itself in the last 20 years, since its debut in 1998.
After all, the very characteristic of mutability is part of the “Mercurial” brand, that inspired its features from its first big testimonial’s physical and technical features: Ronaldo. Just like the boot at his feet, the Brazilian champion was able to watch every action with patience, then unleashing his instinct at the right time, with unmatchable speed.
Nike revolutionized the idea of football boot, changing what used to be the standards of the time and finding a way to favor speed on the pitch. First with the use of synthetic kangaroo leather and then with the reduction of the soleplate’s thickness, almost cut by half than before. And waiting to discover what the last Swoosh creation will show us, let’s see the history of one of the most iconic football boots in football: the Mercurial Vapor.
Nike Mercurial 1998
Nike Match Mercurial 2000
Nike Mercurial Vapor 2002
Nike Mercurial Vapor II 2004
Nike Mercurial Vapor III 2006
Nike Mercurial Vapor SL 2008
Nike Mercurial Vapor IV 2008
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly 2009
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II 2010
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III 2011
Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII 2012
Nike Mercurial Vapor IX 2013
Nike Mercurial Superfly IV 2014
Nike Mercurial Superfly V 2016
