There might be no other club with more players wearing Nike's Magista cleat. Not less than nine players from FC Barcelona's first team are lacing up in Nike's cutting-edge control boot, and their selection between the low-cut and high-cut boots reveals a pattern that is quite interesting (via footballbootsdb.com and Unisportstore.
Young Players Wear Obra, Older Players Wear Opus
There is a clear pattern between old and young players wearing low-cut and high-cut boots.
The youngest player to wear Nike's traditional low-cut Opus soccer boot is Sergio Busquets (28 years old), while the oldest player to wear the modern high-cut Obra boot is Sergi Roberto (24 years old). While this already nicely illustrates the pattern, here is a complete list of FC Barcelona's Magista Opus and Obra players.
Nike Magista Opus 2:
- Sergio Busquets (28 years) - Nike Magista Opus 2
- Arda Turan (29 years) - Nike Magista Opus 2
- Iniesta (32 years) - Nike Magista Opus 2
- Mascherano (32 years) - Nike Magista Opus 2
Nike Magista Obra 2:
- Denis Suarez (22 years) - Nike Magista Obra 2
- Samper (21 years) - Nike Magista Obra 2
- Sergi Roberto (24 years) - Nike Magista Obra 2
- André Gomes (23 years) - Nike Magista Obra 2
- Umtiti (22 years) - Nike Magista Obra 2
However, while the distribution of Opus and Obra players is already well balanced in Barcelona's squad, the same pattern can be also seen by players from all clubs. So are 7 from the 15 most popular Magista players wearing Nike's Magista Opus cleat, while 8 are lacing up in Nike's Magista Obra cleat.
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