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Nike has released the latest Mercurial colorway in celebration of the silo¡¯s top player, Cristi

Nike has released the latest Mercurial colorway in celebration of the silo¡¯s top player, Cristiano Ronaldo. Dubbed the Nike Mercurial Vapor IX CR7 Galaxy, the cleat is out of this world.



A perk of being one of the top players to have ever played your respective sport is that you are often given your own signature shoe and apparel silo. Michael Jordan was rewarded with his own, and he has since been joined by fellow basketball players Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose. Lionel Messi now has his own brand courtesy of adidas. But the soccer player whose new personalized cleats demand the most attention is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal and Real Madrid superstar now has seven personal shoes as part of the CR7 brand, and the latest is arguably the best to date.



Nike knows how to generate hype around its releases, and none more so than the CR7 Mercurial launches. With ¡®El Clasico¡¯ on the horizon, you can be sure that Nike will be praying for CR7 to come up big on the weekend in his new cleats in Real Madrid¡¯s potential title deciding clash with Barcelona.

Past CR7 releases have ranged from vibrant to downright garish, but the latest colorway simply oozes class. Featuring a ¡®supernova¡¯ print, the Nike Mercurial IX CR7 takes inspiration from the Portuguese star's unique style of play.



We were watching a game, and after Cristiano scored yet another amazing free-kick the commentator posed the question 'Is Ronaldo from this planet?'¡± remembers Denis Dekovic, Nike Footwear Design Director. ¡°When we got back to the design studio we got to thinking about CR7¡¯s style and how similar it was to the definition of a supernova - a celestial body that radiates energy - and that was it, we had our inspiration.


The concept of a star that burns brighter than others reflects Cristiano's style, speed and the idea that as a player he plays without limits, much like the outer reaches of the galaxy. What Cristiano is able to achieve on the field is something that we felt was limitless. So we took that direction and focused on creating a highly luxurious finish fused with modern print and color choices, added Dekovic.

The new Mercurial IX cleat features an all-over digital print of the Star Vela Supernova and includes a seven star path print, paying homage to Cristiano's shirt number. The supernova print is juxtaposed with a chrome swoosh flecked with silver fleck and a Blue Glow outline, making for a subtle and deadly product.



¡°It¡¯s great to collaborate with Nike. It gives me added confidence to know that they take my thoughts to create the best boot for me,¡± said Cristiano Ronaldo.  ¡°In addition to the way the boots perform, it¡¯s also cool when we create something that represents my personality and style of play.  It's a very special relationship.

The CR7 Galaxy cleat will not feature the same dimpled Nike Speed Control upper as the standard Mercurial Vapor IX. Rather, it has been replaced with the same Japanese microfiber that was used for Ronaldo¡¯s last personalized cleat, complete with the leather finish.



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Battle Pack - bereit f¨¹r den Kampf

Bei dieser offiziellen Schuhkollektion handelt es sich um die Fussballschuhe, die eigens f¨¹r die FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft in Brasilien 2014 konzipiert worden sind. Erstmals getragen werden diese Modelle zum UEFA Champions League Finale 2014 in Lissabon und im Anschluss zum Mega Event an der Copacabana. Das Battle Pack kommt unter der Kampagne "all in or nothing" zum Tragen. Durch sein einzigartiges Design mit den Komplement?ren schwarz und weiss wird dieses Entweder oder Prinzip verdeutlicht. Das feurige Gold und damit einzige Farbe auf den Schuhen, in dem die drei legend?ren Streifen gehalten sind, stehen symbolhaft f¨¹r das Ziel aller Spieler, dem Gewinn des Pokals der FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft.

Spielkontrolle und besonders klassische Attribute kennzeichnen dieses Silo, dessen Schuhe von den Stars Philipp Lahm und Frank Lampard getragen werden.

Der neue Adidas 11Questra Hallenschuh zeigt sich in wei? mit schwarz und orangen Streifen. Dieser neue Fussballschuh pr?sentiert sich im neuen WM 2014 Design und ist dein ganz pers?nlicher Einstieg zum Ballgef¨¹hl und bringt dich der Perfektion ein St¨¹ckchen n?her. Sein strapazierf?higes und funktionelles Kunstlederobermaterial ist besonders leicht und sorgt f¨¹r eine lang anhaltende und perfekte Passform. Der 11Questra ist ein Top-Einstiegsmodel mit einem sehr guten Preis-Leistungs-Verh?ltnis und ist nicht nur dadurch ein echtes Muss f¨¹r dich. Die non-marking Au?ensohle garantiert die eine maximale Beschleunigung und perfekte Traktion auf allen Hallenb?den.

Produktdetails:
• Strapazierf?higes und funktionelles Kunstlederobermaterial sorgt f¨¹r angenehm weichen Tragekomfort
• Obermaterial ist besonders leicht und sorgt f¨¹r eine lang anhaltende und perfekte Passform
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• N?hte des Obermaterialss sorgen f¨¹r dauerhafte und perfekte Passform im Vorfu?bereich
• Ferse mit Colourblock und Grafikdruck
• EVA-Einlegesohle ist vorgeformt
• Atmungsaktives Netzfutter
• Non-marking Au?ensohle bietet dir beste Traktion und maximale Beschleunigung auf allen Hallenb?den
• Material: Synthesefaser

• Teijin synthetic leather upper with speed control technology delivers a secure custom fit and maximum control at any speed
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• Weight: 7 oz
• Style: 555606
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