This Month In Gear: March 2016 : Football Boots : Soccer Bible

March madness. We take a look back on a jam-packed month of fresh product as 2016 turns up the volume with daily drops and creative cops. Thick and fast, get up to date here as signature releases and limited edition boots took centre stage. Don't blink.

adidas X15+ SL - The next stage of the adidas Football Revolution saw the Three Stripes shave excess weight off the X 15.1 by launching the X15+ SL. An innovative new X-CAGE with a shine-through TPU material resulted in the adidas X15+ SL offering a speed-constructed design with striking and more premium graphics.



PUMA evoSPEED SL Grass - PUMA reached into their diverse and iconic footballing archives for the inspiration behind their latest evoSPEED SL design. Based on the landmark v1.06 boot originally launched in 2006, the evoSPEED SL revived the famous grass print and delivered it in a beautiful re-issue a whole decade later.



Pantofola d'Oro La Gazzetta Inter - The second release from the collaboration between Pantofola d'Oro and La Gazzetta was delivered by the most stylish of paper boys. Wrapped in headlines created by Inter Milan, Pantofola d'Oro continued the series in trademark quality that even featured Jose Mourinho on the instep.



Nike CR7 Free Mercurial Superfly - Nike remastered the Cristiano Ronaldo signature football boot for the street with the launch of the CR7 Free Mercurial Superfly inspired by the second chapter of his exclusive series - the Natural Diamond collection.



F.C. Real Bristol SS Updates - An ever expanding collection that shimmered with silver. SOPHNET curated with Nike to add a fresh selection of products to the prestigious and premium F.C. Real Bristol line.



Nike Radiant Reveal Pack - All four of Nike's silhouettes were reimagined in suitably bright colours for a collection that headed into Spring/Summer 2016 with some serious colour game. Splashing white uppers with fluorescent pops of pink, volt and orange, Nike went all out with the Radiant Reveal Pack.



Nike FootballX Radiant - Nike's latest FootballX collection erased the vibrant spring colour for a sleek white & black finish. Matching the grit of the streets on which the small sided game is played, the trio of Proximo drops are equipped for the industrial demands of urban football.



Umbro Velocita "White/Black/Fiery Coral" - Umbro dropped a third colourway on their second-generation Velocita as they equipped the lightweight speed silo with a fresh new colour hook-up in time for the end of season run-in.



Umbro Medusae "White/Carbon/Gold" - Umbro made it a hat-trick of Medusae colourways with the introduction of a heritage inspired "White/Carbon/Gold" combination for their youngest silo.



Nike Tiempo Vetta QS Updates - An internal collaboration that took football footwear to evolutionary places, the Nike Lab Tiempo Vetta smacked back down in two fresh colourways. A leather that offered a beautiful pinch, they were heavy weight winners all day long.



Nike England 2016 Shirts - Nike revealed England's EURO 2016 home and away kits drenched in traditional and national pride with colours synonymous with English football: white, red and blue. If it does come home, it's coming home in style.



Pantofola d'Oro La Gazzetta AC Milan - The perfection pioneers at Pantofola d'Oro collaborated with Italy's most established sports newspaper La Gazetta dello Sport, to create a majestic series of football boots decorated with Gazzetta headlines from historic footballing moments. First up was AC Milan.



adidas X 15.1 "White/Semi Solar Slime" - Making their final preparations for the end of season run in, adidas released a new seasonally bright "White/Semi Solar Slime" design for their pool of X 15.1 players to wear as they enter the business end of the campaign.



adidas ACE 16+ Purecontrol "Shock Blue" - The adidas ACE 16+ Purecontrol is a laceless luxury that has helped redefine the world of football boot design. Launched as the second official on-pitch colourway, the uninterrupted flow of the "Shock Blue" wave broke on the professional scene during the March international break.



Nike Air Max 90 Ultra Superfly T - Nike collided two of their most iconic silhouettes from lifestyle and performance as the Air Max met the Superfly in Tinker Hatfield's Air Max 90 Ultra Superfly T. A real splitter of a design.



Nike France 2016 Shirts - Rarely does a Nike drop make its way through the French capital without being captured by photographer Alexpenfornis. Collaborating with Nike Football to showcase the new home and away uniforms of the French National team came a selection of shots worthy of this summer's host nation. Magnifique.



adidas Argentina 2016 Shirts - As we moved closer to the Copa America Centenario adidas unveiled the Argentina home kit for 2016. More specifically the shirt is one that fine tunes a timeless classic keeping it contemporary, casually.



Nike Free Flyknit Mercurial "White" - The perfect summertime edition of the Nike Free Flyknit Mercurial arrived last month. The football-sneaker hybrid announced its seasonal make-up for Spring/Summer 2016 with an "All-White" upper and accented speckles of colour.



adidas Porsche Design Sport x Football - Two German powerhouses combined for a collaboration that embraced high performance and premium engineering. The adidas Porsche Design Sport football boot was the work of two brands coming together to marry their obsessions with quality and precision to create a limited edition release of sheer luxury.



Under Armour Batman vs Superman - Leaning on their partnership with Warner Bros. Under Armour launched two superhero inspired football boots as Batman led the line with Superman playing just off the shoulder. Both good in the air, naturally. A standout release from March.



Nike USA 2016 Shirts - New kits, new crest, new era. Nike revealed updated outfits for the men's and women's United States National Team ahead of the Copa America Centenario and 2016 Olympics in Rio.



Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 Chapter 2 - Nike unveiled the Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 Chapter II - 'Natural Diamond'. Chapter One was fire infused with tenacity. Shifting the story on a transition, Chapter Two focused on Ronaldo's move away from is childhood home in madeira to Lisbon on a quest to become pro.



PUMA evoSPEED Fresh - PUMA took the evoSPEED adventure to new ground with the release of the evoSPEED Fresh – a boot that is designed to keep your feet cool as the temperatures rise and we approach summer tournament football.



Nike Mercurial Superfly V - Taking to Nike's 2016 Innovation Summit in New York to witness a fresh attack of cross-category innovations, Nike unveiled the new Mercurial Superfly ― a boot of enhanced engineering and under the hood revolution that attacks at pace.



Nike Innovation Summit 2016 - The key technology that came out of the summit, other than the Superfly V, was Nike's 'Anti-Clog' breakthrough. Facing the reality that the beautiful game is not always played in beautiful conditions Nike turned to the finer margins in ensuring mud doesn't clog up the sole while helping improve weight and preventing any unnecessary slipping.



adidas ACE 16+ Purecontrol Pogba - An untameable talent that continues to dominate in his own fashion, Paul Pogba is a player that football needs. After becoming an official member of the Three Stripe squad, adidas presented him a limited edition ACE 16+ Purecontrol.



SoccerBible Magazine Issue 5 Limited Edition Cover x Studio Blup - Yeah, we're chucking a plug in. Adding liquid style to an equation that champions football’s beautiful senses, we collaborated with design studio BLUP to produce a limited edition cover with just 250 copies available worldwide. Buy one, if you like.



Stone Island x Supreme SS16 Collection - Colliding cultures in a shared space of lifestyle appreciation, Stone Island collaborated with US skate brand Supreme to produce their third partnered release for Spring/Summer 2016.



adidas Fluid & Etch - Exquisite simplicity. That's what adidas executed with their new limited edition Fluid & Etch Pack, which shared black and white designs between the X and ACE silos that were stripped back to the finer details.



Pantofola d'Oro Lazzarini Daniel Cordas - Pantofola d'Oro began their 130th anniversary with a beautiful collaboration with artist Daniel Cordas, who together created the Il Gigante Buono (The Gentle Giant) paying tribute to one of Britain's finest footballing exports – John Charles.



adidas Spezial SS16 Collection - A Sunday suit for today's game, the adidas SPEZIAL SS16 collection was riveted with some classic and contemporary threads. Like a proper football ground with romantic wooden seats and high profile names, we took a look at the full range.



Nike Tiempo Legend 6 "Black" - Fashionably late. The Tiempo 6 entered the Academy Pack party under the cover of darkness as Nike handed out the all-black wrap to dress it as the epitome of heritage cool.



Hummel Afghanistan 2016 Shirts - In breaking down boundaries, Hummel presented the new Afghanistan football shirt. Fitted with Hijab, there was no better time to celebrate International Women's Day than with this crafted symbol of unity.



Under Armour Mother's Day Speedform - Keep your petrol station flowers and chocolates. Put down the candles and bath salts. This is what your mum needed for Mothers Day – a pair of flowery Under Armour Speedforms. Another creative concoction of beauty from Under Armour last month.



PUMA evoSPEED SL K-Leather "Black" - A shot of pure beauty. PUMA put on the K-leather treatment to bring a new dimension of luxury to the evoSPEED SL series, all lovingly wrapped up in a blanket of triple black for the most premium of designs.



Nike LunarEpic Flyknit - The Nike Flyknit juggernaut shifted another gear with the introduction of the LunarEpic Flyknit, featuring more mid-height collar goodness inspired by the Magista Obra football boot.

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