There was probably no other training session with more blackout boots this year. Not less than eight Borussia Dortmund players laced up in new blackout cleats during yesterday's open training session.
BVB players Marco Reus, Mats Hummels, Shinji Kagawa, Ciro Immobile, Kevin Kampl, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ilkay Gündogan and Adrian Ramos laced up in brand new black-out Prototype Soccer Cleats (thanks to Jhojeh for the great spot). What were they wearing?
Marco Reus - Puma evoSPEED SL 2015 Boots
Marco Reus wore a blackout version of the lightest ever soccer cleat.
Reus has been already spotted wearing a black-out Puma 2015 Prototype Soccer Boot on February 20, when he laced up in the blackout Puma evoSPEED SL 2015 Prototype Boots for the first time.
A few days later, we leaked the totally new Puma evoSPEED SL 2015 Soccer Cleat, which is reported to be the lightest ever commercial boot at less than 100 grams. Puma will launch the new Puma evoSPEED SL 2015 in July 2015 to open a new chapter in the history of ultra-lightweight football boots.
Mats Hummels, Adrian Ramos - New Adidas 2015 Prototype Boots
Mats Hummels' new blackout Adidas 2015 Soccer Cleat.
Both Mats Hummels and Adrian Ramos usually wear Adidas Predator Cleats. In the last training session, both players laced up in the blackout 2015 Adidas Prototype Football Boot, which was already seen on the foots of Iker Casillas and Koke last week.
Made for control, the brand new Adidas 2015 Prototype Cleat features a distinctive honeycomb 3d upper structure as well as an external heel counter for more stability.
Yesterday, Inter midfielder Hernanes revealed the leather version of the new Adidas 2015 Prototype Boots. The new Adidas 2015 Control Boot is set to replace the Adidas Predator Instinct Cleat.
Kagawa, Kampl, Immobile, Mkhitaryan - Adidas X 15.1
Close-up picture of the blackout Adidas X 15.1 Prototype Boots.
Regular Adidas F50 Adizero players Shinji Kagawa, Kevin Kampl, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ciro Immobile laced up in a blackout version of the totally new Adidas X 15.1 2015-2016 Boots. Last week, Gareth Bale also sported the black-out Adidas X 15.1 Soccer Cleats.
The Adidas X 15.1 Boots feature a low Dynamic Fit collar and a thin synthetic upper, made for the player who shatter expectations. The Adidas X 2015-2016 Soccer Cleats will be launched with a yellow colorway in Summer 2015.
Interestingly, regular Nike Hypervenom player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sported the Nike Mercurial Superfly Boot. Ilkay Gündogan laced up in blackout Nike Magista Obra Boots after his contract with Nike expired in early 2015.
Which totally new 2015 football boot are you most excited for?