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Adriano's opportunity

DonJulio — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:55:29 GMT

Brazil face Bolivia on Sunday and with qualification secured, Adriano looks to step in and prove his worth for Brazil's number 9.

Leading scorer in Brazil's national championship, Adriano is firing on all cylinders. Now it's time to Make the Difference on the national stage.

The battle for a place in South Africa has been won. The battle to wear Brazil's number 9 in 2010 is just beginning.

My expectations are greater than yours

DonJulio — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:25:34 GMT

With Manchester conquered, it’s on to Madrid.

Now the world’s most expensive player has been unveiled before an 80,000-strong crowd, it’s on to business.

For every single screaming fan in the Bernabeu, that means just one thing - snatching the title from Barcelona.

The £80million man is ready to launch his latest bid for supremacy wearing new, personally tailored black Mercurial boots. Don’t bet against him.

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Alves vs Drogba

DonJulio — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:15:03 GMT

Two world-class players. Renowned for their power. Feared for their speed.

Just one place to play for in the final of Europe’s elite club competition.

Zero margin for error as they both face off in the Mercurial Superfly – the fastest boot in football.

Who will give? And who will take? The countdown to glory starts here.

Superfly does it again

DonJulio — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:04:39 GMT

Another week, another double – that seems to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s motto these days. Zlatan made it four Superfly goals in two games on Sunday, notching a penalty and an utterly exquisite chipped finish as he led another Inter drubbing at the San Siro. Measure that in goals per minute, and you’ve got the kind of figures that keep defenders awake at night.

Everyone knew they were fast, but even the biggest fans of the new Mercurials couldn’t have expected them to dominate 60-seconds of the weekend’s Arsenal vs Newcastle showdown quite so decisively. All Gunner fans saw was a streak of red and silver as Andrei Arshavin whipped in a killer free-kick for Nicklas Bendtner to finish at full stretch on 57 minutes. Before the clock had struck 58, Obafemi Martins’ opened his own Superfly account, rampaging the length of the field to smash his own debut goal in the new boots.

Two goals. One minute. That’s Superfly scoring speed.

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CR7 gets Wired for Speed

DonJulio — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:54:43 GMT

One sight that will send a chill down the spines of Europe’s best defenders – the world’s best player getting to grips with the world’s lightest boot.

Cristiano Ronaldo debuts the Mercurial Superfly as Man Utd look to reach the Quarter Finals of Europe’s elite club competition. But he won’t be alone. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will also be wielding his own Superfly.

Catch the Superfly tonight at Old Trafford.

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Zlatan gets Wired for Speed

DonJulio — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:24:23 GMT

With Inter Milan’s crunch encounter with Manchester United just days away, Zlatan Ibrahimovic got the training ground delivery he’d been waiting for – and the one that United’s defenders had been dreading. To the untrained eye, it may look like an ordinary boot, but hidden beneath that prototype black paint job is the fastest footwear known to man: the Mercurial Superfly.

Press play to see the boot’s journey from the finest raw materials all the way to the feet of the world’s fastest players.

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CR7 vs Zlatan: Superfly Face-Off

DonJulio — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:35:41 GMT

The lightning-fast feet of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will light up one of the biggest games of the season as two of Europe’s elite clubs clash head-on.

And to give their game an injection of turf-burning speed, CR7 and Zlatan will be the first players in the world to wear the new Mercurial Superfly.

The boot is the product of obsessive design and development over the last 10 years of speed. Revolutionary Flywire technology at the heart of the Superfly make it even lighter and faster – giving both players deadly pace. Never before has the evolution of a boot been such big a part of an athlete’s onfield armoury.

With 15 goals each already this season, CR7 and Zlatan have a total of 30 strikes between them. And from the moment they lace up their Superflys for a double European debut, the race for number 31 is on.

It’s all on the line.

Wired for Speed – the Superfly lands

DonJulio — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:33:48 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo, Old Trafford, the hush of an expectant crowd. All the familiar ingredients were in Manchester yesterday, but with one big difference: CR7 wasn’t playing. He was unveiling the latest and lightest installment in the Nike football boot dynasty – the Mercurial Superfly.

Here’s what the World Player of the Year, European Player of the Year and winner of the European Golden Shoe said about working with the Nike development team to bring his dream boot to life.

CR: “I give feedback about what I like best, what makes me feel good and things I’m accustomed to. Nike listens to my feedback and they improve the boots each time. This boot is very different to the one I’m using and I prefer these to my old boots. The Mercurial Vapor Superfly is much lighter and helps me attack faster.”.

And of all the boots out there, why is the Mercurial so special?

CR: “Since I was 16 or 17, I’ve always played with the Mercurial. These boots are very different to others – they’re much lighter, but I think the boots are perfect to play in. It is something very special to play with these boots because they are known for being fast. For people to associate speed with my style of play is flattering.”

When 76 000 fans pack Old Trafford on March 11, one thing’s for certain: with debut goals in both his Mercurial Vapor IV and Mercurial SL boots, the world will be watching the clock to see how long it takes CR7 to hit the scoresheet with his latest weapon.