30. Nike Mercurial Superfly 4, 2014
29. Nike Hypervenom Phantom, 2013
28. Nike CTR360 Maestri II, 2010
Most iconic colourway: Red/white/black
Other colourways: Yellow/black/white, blue/white/black, red/black/white
Stars who wore them: Andres Iniesta, Jack Wilshere, Sami Khedira
In 100 years from now, future humans will take one look at the Nike CTR360s and inform you that they were made in 2014. They feel so of that era – to the extent that suuuurely everyone on the planet had a pair of these in the mid-2010s? Simple, cool, durable and in a range of colours, they ticked all the boxes.
27. Adidas F50.6 Tunit, 2006
Most iconic colourway: Blue/green
Other colourways: Yellow/blue, grey/silver, white/blue, red/white
Stars who wore them: Lionel Messi, David Villa, Lukas Podolski
The chop-and-change studs project from Adidas in the mid-2000s may have died a death when everyone lost their screw-in studs on the grass - but these boots are still beautiful today. Adi's answer to the Vapor, these came in superb colours, they were lightweight and they felt fantastic. Bring them out today and they'd still be a hit.
26. Nike Tiempo Legend 6 Francesco Totti, 2006
Most iconic colourway: Black/gold
Other colourways: Red/white/coral, silver/purple/pink, white/pink
Stars who wore them: Jude Bellingham, Joao Felix, Paulo Dybala
These boots are already classics, despite barely being two years old. The Copa Sense is moulded with the vintage leather of Adi boots past, while using a typically-showy stud plate. The result is something masterful. They're absolutely gorgeous.
25. Nike Mercurial Vapor III, 2006
Most iconic colourway: White/yellow
Other colourways: Yellow/green, red/white, blue/grey, white/red, volt/white
Stars who wore them: Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo
The Vapors were evolving. Gone was the heel panel, replaced with a halftone fade: these were the boots that Thierry Henry ripped Real Madrid apart in the Bernabeu and he looked every inch the superstar. Ronaldo, naturally, had some Brazil-coloured ones for the World Cup, too.
24. Nike Hypervenom Phantom 3, 2018
23. Adidas Copa Whiteout, 2014
Most iconic colourway: All-white
Other colourways: -
Stars who wore them: -
"What's cooler than being cool?" Outkast first pondered. The answer is of course taking a classic like the Copa Mundial, with all its rich texture, nostalgia and downright football 'eritage and spraypainting the whole thing white.
These special editions came out in 2014 and are extremely rare. They're unicorns of the football boot world: something you always knew should exist but couldn't possibly. Ice cold, indeed.
22. Adidas F50 Adizero, 2011
Most iconic colourway: Yellow/purple/red
Other colourways: Orange/black/white, white/sky blue/red
Stars who wore them: Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale
Acid yellow and purple is certainly a statement, with the 2011 F50 Adizone resembling a couple of Chewits that had melted together in your school blazer. The design of the F50 has always been a favourite at FFT Towers. This pair, worn by Messi, Bale and school kids across the nation, were up there with the best of all.
21. Nike Mercurial Flyknit Ultra, 2018
