Check out the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG boots, inspired by icons of Italy
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The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG football boots have dropped – and they just might be the best football boots we've seen all year.
Inspired by Italy, this new Tiempo takes the legend of Andrea Pirlo's 2006 World Cup-winning boots and creates something minimal and classic, of course, with touches of the nation's famous Azzurri blue. There's a silver soleplate on this one, while tiny flourishes of the Italian flag make this one a collector's edition.
The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG is the reimagining of a classic
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The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG boots from the front(Image credit: Nike)
The instep of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
The outside of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
The soleplate of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
They're simply beautiful. The Tiempo is a legend of the game – and FFT gave the latest pair a four-and-a-half star review when we tried them. But these are a different beast altogether.
"This special edition has premium leather, crafted in Montebelluna, in a design inspired by the likes of Andrea Pirlo, who led Italy to victory on the global stage in 2006," Nike boasts of these ones.
They look incredible, with the classic, Italian blue used for the Nike Swoosh across these ones and the same blue used on the stitching. They're white, all over, with a silver soleplate that brings this one slap bang into the 2022, too.
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The soleplate of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
The Italian flag tag of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
The heels of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG boots(Image credit: Nike)
The carry bag of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
The laces of the Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG(Image credit: Nike)
Take a look at the closer details, though. The red, white and green of the Italian flag make an appearance in a tiny tag that pokes out from the Swoosh, while the colours are also wrapped around the ends of the laces. There's a Montebelluna-inspired shield on the heel – and just check out the gorgeous bag that the whole thing comes in.
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The Nike Tiempo Legend 9 Elite MI FG is a firm ground stud and has been released purely as a special edition product. So come on, admit it: even though they beat England last summer in the Euro 2020 final, you're ever so slightly gutted that they won't be at the World Cup, aren't you?
Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
